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Empirical Study of High Quality Solar Salt Production System

고품질 천일염 생산공정의 실증연구

  • Han, Jae Woong (Department of Bio-industry mechanical engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Kim, Hoon (Research Group of Consumer Safety, Korea Food Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Woong (Department of Bio-industry mechanical engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Jai (Department of Bio-industry mechanical engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 한재웅 (공주대학교 생물산업공학부) ;
  • 김훈 (한국식품연구원 소비안전연구단) ;
  • 김웅 (공주대학교 생물산업공학부) ;
  • 이효재 (공주대학교 생물산업공학부)
  • Received : 2020.07.17
  • Accepted : 2020.09.04
  • Published : 2020.09.30

Abstract

This study was conducted to demonstrate the manufacturing process for producing high-quality solar salt. The design criteria of the manufacturing process, which was studied in a previous study, was applied to an actual manufacturing system to evaluate its performance. The design factors applied were the drying air temperature and the temperature of the washing water. They were 100℃ or less and 10℃ or less, respectively. Two standards were applied to the process performance evaluation. Standard (I) was the international food standard for solar salt, and standard (II) was the quality standard for high-quality solar salt production. The main quality evaluation items were the moisture content and salinity, and the color characteristics were also measured (p<0.05). The manufacturing process of solar salt consisted of five steps, and the quality change was measured for each step. The measured quality was appropriate to the standard (I) from the third-step process. In addition, the quality of the high-quality solar salt was suitable for the standard (II) from the fourth-step process. Therefore, the performance of the proposed solar salt production process met international standards. The improvements in the production of high-quality solar salt will improve international competitiveness in the future.

본 연구는 고품질의 천일염을 생산하기 위한 제조공정의 실증연구를 위해 수행되었다. 이전의 연구에서 구명한 제조공정 설계기준을 실제 천일염 제조시스템에 적용하여 그 성능을 평가하였다. 본 연구에 적용된 설계인자는 건조열풍온도와 세정수의 온도이었으며, 설계기준은 각각 100 ℃이하, 10 ℃이하이었다. 공정의 성능평가기준은 천일염의 국제 식품기준 (I)(염도 95 %이상, 수분 4 %이하)과 고품질 천일염제조를 위한 품질기준 (II)(염도 97 %이상, 수분 2 %이하)의 두 가지를 적용하였다. 주요 품질평가 항목은 수분, 염도이었으며, color 특성도 측정하였다. Color 특성은 L*, a*, b*값과 백도를 측정하였고, 측정결과는 p<0.05수준에서 유의하였다. 천일염의 제조공정은 총 5단계(원료, 건조 전, 건조 후, 냉각 후, 최종제품)로 구분되며, 각 공정별로 품질의 변화를 측정하였다. 측정된 품질은 3단계 공정부터 국제품질기준 (I)을 만족하였다. 또한, 품질측정 결과는 4단계 공정부터는 고품질 천일염 제조기준 (II)을 만족하였다. 따라서 이러한 결과는 제시된 천일염 제조시스템의 성능이 적합한 것으로 나타내었다. 또한, 향후에 높은 수준의 제조기준을 적용한 고품질 천일염 제조기술을 통해서 국제 시장에서의 품질 경쟁력을 확보할 것으로 기대된다.

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