Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Abstract Drying agricultural products is a crucial step in maintaining post-harvest quality. Understanding the use of equilibrium moisture content is essential in grain processing, as it is an inherent property of grains. The objective of this study was to assess the number of hours suitable for mai...
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| author | Letícia Silva Patrícia Carvalho Barbosa Cristiane Fernandes Lisboa Luís César da Silva Hellen Pinto Ferreira Deckers Anderson Barbosa Evaristo Camilla Sena da Silva |
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| description | Abstract Drying agricultural products is a crucial step in maintaining post-harvest quality. Understanding the use of equilibrium moisture content is essential in grain processing, as it is an inherent property of grains. The objective of this study was to assess the number of hours suitable for maintenance aeration, cooling, and low temperature drying, while also evaluating the risks of over-drying the product or the humidification of intergranular air. This study focused on soybeans and corn stored in Unaí, located in the Northwest Mesoregion of Minas Gerais, with a moisture content of 13.0 % (wet basis). Meteorological data were collected from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, using weather stations operated by the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). The historical series from INMET provided daily meteorological data over the studied period, including collection hour, temperature, and relative humidity values. The results revealed that throughout the year, the air blown into the grain mass for both corn and soybeans-maintained conditions conducive to achieving a moisture content of 13% (on a wet basis). For corn, the months with the highest number of hours suitable for hygroscopic equilibrium were January, April, and June in 2020; May, June, and November in 2021; and April, May, and July in 2022. For soybeans, the months with the most hours suitable for hygroscopic equilibrium were May, June, and November in 2020; April, May, and November in 2021; and March, June, and December in 2022. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d15f85cdb0264d70b2fe3cffef29e76d2025-08-20T02:08:45ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1678-43242025-03-016810.1590/1678-4324-2025240046Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, BrazilLetícia Silvahttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-3446-6773Patrícia Carvalho Barbosahttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-8970-1470Cristiane Fernandes Lisboahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-8800Luís César da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-6715Hellen Pinto Ferreira Deckershttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9685-7030Anderson Barbosa Evaristohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-0196Camilla Sena da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0845-5010Abstract Drying agricultural products is a crucial step in maintaining post-harvest quality. Understanding the use of equilibrium moisture content is essential in grain processing, as it is an inherent property of grains. The objective of this study was to assess the number of hours suitable for maintenance aeration, cooling, and low temperature drying, while also evaluating the risks of over-drying the product or the humidification of intergranular air. This study focused on soybeans and corn stored in Unaí, located in the Northwest Mesoregion of Minas Gerais, with a moisture content of 13.0 % (wet basis). Meteorological data were collected from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, using weather stations operated by the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET). The historical series from INMET provided daily meteorological data over the studied period, including collection hour, temperature, and relative humidity values. The results revealed that throughout the year, the air blown into the grain mass for both corn and soybeans-maintained conditions conducive to achieving a moisture content of 13% (on a wet basis). For corn, the months with the highest number of hours suitable for hygroscopic equilibrium were January, April, and June in 2020; May, June, and November in 2021; and April, May, and July in 2022. For soybeans, the months with the most hours suitable for hygroscopic equilibrium were May, June, and November in 2020; April, May, and November in 2021; and March, June, and December in 2022.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132025000100204&lng=en&tlng=engrainspsychrometryhygroscopic equilibriumstorage. |
| spellingShingle | Letícia Silva Patrícia Carvalho Barbosa Cristiane Fernandes Lisboa Luís César da Silva Hellen Pinto Ferreira Deckers Anderson Barbosa Evaristo Camilla Sena da Silva Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology grains psychrometry hygroscopic equilibrium storage. |
| title | Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full | Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_short | Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_sort | potential use of aeration in soybean and corn stored in the northwest of minas gerais brazil |
| topic | grains psychrometry hygroscopic equilibrium storage. |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132025000100204&lng=en&tlng=en |
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