Research Article

Mitigating Postfrying Degradation Factors of Fats and Oils through the Development of Bagasse-Based Adsorbent

Table 2

Mean values of particle size (μm) for various SCB treatments.

SCB (% NaOH)MV (μm)MN (μm)MA (μm)CSSDMzσiSkiKg

Control465.872.4302.01.99E − 02230.5440.4246.10.28711.225
0.5376.815.92107.85.60E − 02325.5345.2340.50.5211.197
1.0281.213.4784.557.10E − 02223.9246.7240.90.4991.187
1.5116.28.4742.011.43E − 0195.4103.3101.40.6391.304
2.099.273.6531.071.93E − 0178.3988.0187.070.5981.595
2.580.185.8632.991.82E − 0167.0577.6663.950.510.89

MV: mean diameter as per volume distribution, MN: mean diameter as per number distribution, MA: mean diameter as per area distribution, SD: standard deviation, Mz: graphic mean (less coarse particles with respect to MV), : inclusive graphic standard deviation, Ski: inclusive graphic skewness, and Kg: kurtosis (peakedness) of distribution.