title: Comparative decomposition kinetics of neutral monosaccharides by microwave and induction heating treatments.
abstract: The stabilities of five neutral monosaccharides (glucose, galactose, mannose, arabinose, and xylose) were kinetically compared after the molecules were submitted to microwave heating (internal heating) and induction heating (external heating) under completely identical thermal histories by employing PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) temperature controlled ovens and homogeneous mixing. By heating in water at 200°C, the rate constants for the decomposition reactions varied from 2.13×10(-4) to 3.87×10(-4)s(-1) for microwave heating; however, the values increased by 1.1- to 1.5-fold for induction heating. Similarly, in a dilute (0.8%) sulfuric acid solution, the decomposition rate constants varied from 0.61×10(-3) to 2.00×10(-3)s(-1) for microwave heating; however, the values increased by 1.5- to 2.2-fold for induction heating. The results show that microwave heating imparts greater stability to neutral monosaccharides than does induction heating. The undesirable decomposition of monosaccharides at the surface boundary of reactor walls may have increased the probability of monosaccharide decomposition during induction heating.
authors: Oceanography Section, Science Research Center, Kochi University, Kochi City, Kochi, Japan. stsubaki@kochi-u.ac.jp
authors: Shuntaro
authors: S
authors: Tsubaki
authors: Kiriyo
authors: K
authors: Oono
authors: Ayumu
authors: A
authors: Onda
authors: Kazumichi
authors: K
authors: Yanagisawa
authors: Jun-ichi
authors: J
authors: Azuma
mesh_terms: D006361:Heating; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D008872:Microwaves; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009005:Monosaccharides