Adsorption of natural annatto dye by kaolin: kinetic and equilibrium.

The adsorption of annatto dye was analysed using kaolin clay as the adsorbent. In this work, the influence of the adsorbent particle size, agitation (0 and 100 rpm), temperature (25, 40, and 60°C), and salt presence (sodium chloride and sodium sulphate at 1, 2 and 3 wt%) on the adsorption process was studied. The adsorption increased 14.21% for particles smaller than 45 µm and the agitation (100 rpm) led to an increase of 22.41% compared to the system without agitation. The ΔG° (237.711 kJmol-1) indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous. The negative value of ΔS° (-408.999 Jmol-1K-1) and ΔH° (-115.829 kJmol-1) showed an exothermic physisorption process. The adsorption kinetics follows the pseudo-second-order model. In the adsorption equilibrium, the tested models provided good correlation coefficients ranging from 0.744 to 0.999 with the best fit observed for the Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity of the kaolin clay for the annatto dye was obtained at 25°C with 1% of sodium sulphate (q max = 59.88 mgg-1).

Efeito de Bixa orellana na alteração de características de ovos de galinhas / Effect of Bixa orellana in the alteration of characteristics of poultry laying eggs

Objetivou-se, no presente trabalho, avaliar os efeitos da adição de urucum (Bixa orellana L.) na ração de galinhas poedeiras, quanto à possível interferência na qualidade dos ovos. Para obtenção das amostras foram utilizados 125 animais, divididos em cinco tratamentos: Controle (0 por cento - T1) e quatro tratamentos com adição de urucum na ração (0,5 por cento - T2; 1,0 por cento - T3; 1,5 por cento - T4 e 2,0 por cento - T5). Os animais foram separados aleatoriamente em cinco blocos de cinco animais, totalizando 25 animais por parcela. Os ovos, após coletados, foram classificados usando ovoscópio, pesados, realizada análise de gravidade específica, unidade Haugh, altura de albúmen e gema, espessura da casca, diâmetro e índice de gema. As diferentes dietas não afetaram: peso; gravidade específica; altura do albumén; espessura da casca; altura de gema; diâmetro de gema. Pôde ser observado que a adição de urucum, na ração de poedeiras, não alterou a maior parte dos parâmetros de qualidade física do ovo, somente a unidade Haugh e o índice de gema apresentaram diferença (p<0,05).

This research evaluated the effects of addition of anatto (Bixa orellana L.) to feed laying hens to verify the possible interference of the anatto on egg quality. The eggs were obtained from 125 animal divided in 5 treatments: Control (0 percent - T1) and four treatments with addition of anatto (0.5 percent - T2; 1.0 percent - T3; 1.5 percent - T4 and 2.0 percent - T5). The laying hens were separated in five blocks, each block with 5 animals, with total 25 animals by parcel. The eggs picked were classified using eggscopic, weighed, specific gravity, Haugh unit, albumen and yolk height, thickness of the shell, diameter and index yolk. Different feeds did not modify: weight; specific gravity; albumen height, thickness of the shell; yolk height and diameter of yolk. About the eggs quality analysis, addition of anatto did not show significance (p>0.05) among the treatments to most of the parameters of physical quality of eggs, only Haugh unit and yolk index showed differences (p<0.05).