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 5
Alkaline content of potash 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)
Alkaline cont (%)
Nonalkaline cont (%)
RwMp
30
350
500
58.5 ± 0.14
41.5 ± 0.14
RwMa
30
300
1500
58.1 ± 0
41.9 ± 0
RwMa
60
350
1000
59.1 ± 0
40.9 ± 0
Mp90
90
350
500
61.7 ± 0.14
38.3 ± 0.14
Mp90
30
300
1500
57.1 ± 0
42.9 ± 0
Ma90
30
250
1000
56.25 ± 0.21
43.75 ± 0.21
RwMp
90
300
1000
57.4 ± 0
42.6 ± 0
Mp90
60
250
1000
53.45 ± 0.20
46.55 ± 0.21
Ma90
60
300
500
60.25 ± 0.21
39.75 ± 0.14
RwMa
90
250
500
52.8 ± 0.14
47.2 ± 0.14
Ma90
90
350
1500
60.45 ± 0.14
39.65 ± 0.21
RwMp
60
250
1500
54.4 ± 0.14
45.6 ± 0.14
Com
48.7 ± 0
51.3 ± 0
The result represents the mean of three readings ± standard deviation.
