Orthogonal experimental study on Steam explosion treatment technology of areca nut

Abstract

Improving quality of areca nut is a critical problem for manufacturers. A steam experimental explosion device has been developed. An areca nut processing technology was optimized by using the orthogonal experiment method. In which, the processing parameters including pressure, processing time and temperature, were taken by three factors. Each factor selected three levels and nine groups of orthogonal experiments were carried out. The volume expansion rate of the sample was taken as evaluation standard; the best treatment scheme is obtained through optimization. The experimental results showed that the equipment shortened soaking time of normal process, orthogonal experiment reduced the number of experiments, and orthogonal experiment accelerated the application speed. Products will meet the use requirements of customers.