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Study of the Washing Condition for High Quality of Solar Salt

고품질 천일염 생산을 위한 세정 조건 연구

  • Han, Jae Woong (Department of Bio-industry mechanical engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Kim, Hoon (Research Group of Consumer Safety, Korea Food Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Jai (Department of Bio-industry mechanical engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 한재웅 (공주대학교 생물산업공학부) ;
  • 김훈 (한국식품연구원 소비안전연구단) ;
  • 이효재 (공주대학교 생물산업공학부)
  • Received : 2020.05.15
  • Accepted : 2020.08.07
  • Published : 2020.08.31

Abstract

This study examined the washing conditions for high-quality solar salt. The salinity of the washing water was set to 5 % to prevent yield loss, and the temperatures of the washing water were 5, 10, 17.5, and 20 ℃. After washing the solar salt, the moisture content, salinity, insoluble matter, and sandy powder were measured from the solar salt. In addition, the color properties, L*[lightness], a*[redness], b*[yellowness], and yield were measured. The moisture content of the salt showed a tendency to increase when the temperature of the washing water was above 10 ℃, and the salinity and yield tended to decrease as the temperature of the washing water was high. The amount of insoluble matter decreased with decreasing temperature of the washing water. In the case of sandy powder, the highest value was 0.67 % at a washing water temperature of 5 ℃, and the value was 0.57 % under the other temperature conditions. Regarding the color properties, the b* [yellowness] of the color of the solar salt increased when the washing water temperature was high. This appeared to decrease the appearance quality. According to the above results, a washing water temperature above 10 ℃ was appropriate. The development of design factors of a high-quality solar salt production system is expected with experiments to define the drying conditions after the washing process.

본 연구는 고품질의 천일염을 생산하기 위한 세정조건을 구명하기 위해서 수행되었다. 세정시 수율의 감소를 방지하기 위해서 세정수의 염도는 5 %로 설정하였고, 온도조건은 5, 10, 17.5, 20 ℃로 총 4가지 수준이었다. 세정 실험 후 수분, 염도, 불용분, 사분의 함량을 측정하였다. Color 특성으로는 L*[lightness], a*[redness], b*[yellowness]값을 측정하였고, 최종적으로 수율을 측정하였다. 세정 후 천일염의 수분은 세정수의 온도가 10 ℃이상의 범위에서 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 염도와 수율은 세정수의 온도가 높을수록 감소하였고, 불용분의 함량은 세정수의 온도가 낮을수록 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 사분의 함량은 세정수의 온도가 5 ℃인 경우 0.67 %이었고, 더 높은 온도에서는 0.57 %로 감소하였다. 색도중 b*값의 경우에는 세정수의 온도가 높을수록 높게 나타났으며, 이는 표면품질 저하의 원인으로 판단되었다. 따라서, 품질 저하와 수율의 감소를 최소화하는 세정수의 온도는 10 ℃이상이 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 향후 세정 후 건조조건 구명을 위한 실험을 수행하여 최적의 고품질 생산 공정의 설계인자를 도출할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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