Santiago, John Edmar B. <br/><br/>
Determination of absorption isotherm of banana (Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana) blossom /  
John Edmar B. Santiago 
 - City of Batac :  MMSU,   2024. 
 - xv, 77 leaves :  29 cm 
<br/><br/> UTHESIS (Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: leaves 45-47 
<br/><br/> Adsorption isotherm of banana blossom (Saba Banana variety) was determined  by standard static gravimetric method at four experimental temperatures (15℃, 25℃,  35℃, and 45℃) with water activity range of 0.113 to 0.859. The experimental  equilibrium moisture content obtained in this study was fitted to Brunauer-Emmett Teller (BET), Guggenheim-Anderson-de-Boer (GAB), Henderson-Thompson, Oswin,  and Caurie equations to predict the adsorption behavior of banana blossom. The  adsorption isotherm of banana blossom was found to be a Type II isotherm in lower  temperatures (15℃ and 25℃) while Type IV isotherm in higher temperatures (35℃  and 45℃) and it was also found that the equilibrium moisture content of banana  blossom increases as the water activity increases for each of the temperatures. The GAB  Model fitted the best to the experimental data at 15 ℃ and 35 ℃ while the Oswin  Model fitted the best at 25℃ and 45℃. These models are suggested for drying, storing,  and packaging banana blossoms. The drying curve of banana blossom was also studied  and it was observed that the pre-heating period starts at the first two hours then a  constant rate period happens between two to nine hours and a falling rate period  happens thereafter. The rehydration property of banana blossom was also studied and  it was found that the higher the temperature of the water, the faster it will rehydrate.