2015/10/30 by Lamyae Lahnine, Mourad Ouhammou, Lahnine, Lamyae +13
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · #Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity #Food Drying and Modeling #Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses #Thymus satureioides #irradiation #solar energy. #sorption isotherms
paper · doi:10.48317/imist.prsm/morjchem-v4i1.3940
openalex publication_date 2015/10/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
Thymus satureioides is an endemic plant of Morocco used for its virtues in traditional medicine. This natural plant in comparison with the preserved one by gamma irradiation and thermal-biochemical treatment using a solar dryer, were investigated at various temperatures and water activity using a saturated salt solution method. Thus, it was necessary to study the effect of preservation processes on the storage conditions. The sorption curves of thyme decreased with the increase in temperature at constant relative humidity and the hysteresis effects were observed. The experimental data of sorption were described by six equations. The Enderby’s model was found to be the most suitable for describing the sorption curves for untreated and irradiated thyme. In opposition, treated thyme was approached by Peleg’s model. Moreover, the optimum water activity of storage was investigated.