Effect of Traditional Process Methods on the Physicochemical and Functional Properties of a Traditional Food Salt (Nikkih) Obtained from Waste Biomass Peels of Musa paradisiaca and Musa acuminate
Table 4
Potash content as a function of M. acuminate and M. paradisiaca peel biomass pretreatment and combustion conditions.
Biomass treatment method
Combustion time (min)
Combustion temp (oc)
Dilution (mL)
Potash content (%)
RwMp
30
350
500
61.82 ± 0.43
RwMa
30
300
1500
39.38 ± 1.23
RwMa
60
350
1000
39.96 ± 0.82
Mp90
90
350
500
43.01 ± 1.41
Mp90
30
300
1500
51.67 ± 2.34
Ma90
30
250
1000
48.13 ± 2.65
RwMp
90
300
1000
54.085 ± 1.09
Mp90
60
250
1000
51.905 ± 0.67
Ma90
60
300
500
36.36 ± 0.35
RwMa
90
250
500
48.275 ± 1.95
Ma90
90
350
1500
32.45 ± 0.90
RwMp
60
250
1500
72.81 ± 1.13
Com
35.42 ± 7.15
The result represents the mean of three readings ± standard deviation.
