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Study of adsorption of organic pollutants on wheat bran biochar
Hanák, Jan ; Pořízka, Jaromír (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This diploma thesis explores the application of the Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) method for determining and monitoring the concentrations of dissolved pharmaceuticals and organic dyes in water and food. The theoretical part introduces the issue of the occurrence of these organic substances in water and food, the principles of the DGT method, the characteristics of adsorption and adsorption isotherms, and the introduction of biochar as an adsorbent. The experimental section primarily focuses on optimizing and validating adsorption gels containing commercial biochar and unmodified biochar from wheat bran for the adsorption of specific substances using the DGT method. Oxytetracycline was primarily tested from a selection of antibiotics and malachite green from organic dyes, which is widely used in aquaristics. The results demonstrate a comparison of the effectiveness of adsorption using these two types of adsorbents and their characteristics, such as infrared spectroscopy analysis or images from a scanning electron microscope. From the Langmuir isotherm, the maximum adsorption capacity for oxytetracycline on commercial biochar was found to be 314,065 mgg-1 and the maximum adsorption capacity for wheat bran biochar was 89,720 mgg-1. The maximum adsorption capacity of commercial biochar for malachite green was 439,406 mgg-1. The work further emphasizes the potential of the DGT method as a tool for food analysis and investigating contaminants in water systems, which further move into the food chain.
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Jelly candies with the addition of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) extract
Knapovská, Pavlína ; Pořízka, Jaromír (referee) ; Vítová, Eva (advisor)
This thesis deals with the application of bilberry fruits (Vaccinium myrtillus) and their extract to jelly candies and the subsequent characterization of these candies in terms of volatile compounds, total phenolic compounds and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity and sensory quality. The volatiles were determined by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry and standard spectrophotometric methods were used for the determination of bioactive compounds. Total phenolic content was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, antioxidant activity by the TEAC method and total anthocyanin content by pH differential analysis. The sensory quality of the samples was evaluated using unstructured graphical scales. The preparation of the bilberry extract was optimized on the basis of total phenolic content and the following conditions were selected as the optimal: a weight of 1000 grams of bilberries per litre of water, a temperature of 50 °C, and an extraction time of 2 hours. The optimum additions to candies were selected, by sensory analysis, as 25 wt. % of extract and 15 wt. % of bilberries. A total of 45 volatile compounds were identified in the candy with bilberry extract, the most abundant being (E)-9-hexadecen-1-ol (22,7 %), furfural (10,9 %) and 2-ethylhexan-1-ol (10,0 %). The total phenolic content was 1141 ± 11 gGAE · g-1, the antioxidant activity was 660 ± 66 gTE · g-1 and the total anthocyanin content was 418 ± 23 gC3G · g-1. A total of 40 volatile compounds were identified in the candy with bilberry and the most abundant were linalool (22,7 %), (E)-9-hexadecene-1-ol (16,1 %) and 2-ethylhexan-1-ol (8,4 %). The total phenolic content was 1735 ± 56 gGAE · g-1, the antioxidant activity was 1109 ± 32 gTE · g-1 and the total anthocyanin content was 745 ± 23 gC3G · g-1. With the addition of both the extract and the bilberries, the candies showed a significant increase in bioactive and volatile compounds content, and the colour and flavour of the enriched samples were positively evaluated, thus improving their overall acceptability.
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Study of physio-chemical properties of high-protein baking mixtures
Damborská, Alexandra ; Diviš, Pavel (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
In terms of nutrition, proteins are an integral part of the diet. They have many functions in the human body, and their lack in the diet has a negative effect on human health. For now, the biggest source of protein is animal production. However, plant sources, which are also rich in protein content, are also starting to come to the fore. Pastries are among the most consumed foods in the world. By adding protein isolates, concentrates or hydrolyzates, you can increase the protein content of baked goods and, in addition, enrich its amino acid profile. The following proteins were selected for the preparation of high-protein bakery mixes - pea protein isolate, wheat bran protein concentrate, beef protein hydrolyzate, brown rice protein isolate, egg white protein isolate, whey protein isolate, soy protein isolate, gluten and hemp protein concentrate. The protein content of plain wheat flour was determined to be 11%. The mixtures were mixed so that the resulting protein content was 20%. The reference sample of plain wheat flour T530 and the high-protein mixture were analyzed to determine the chemical and mainly the rheological properties. From the rheological determinations, a farinographic and extensographic analysis of the formed doughs was performed. The determined parameters were processed by the principal component analysis method to compare the properties against the reference.
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Study of the quality of oilseeds in bread products
Fučík, Jiří ; Pořízka, Jaromír (referee) ; Vespalcová, Milena (advisor)
This bachelors thesis focuses on analysis of crude oils pressed from oil seeds commonly used in bread products. Analysis of oils is made on different heat treated samples of seeds and commercial available oils. In the theoretical part is described the bread-making technological steps and processes, characterized oil seeds used in bread-making and oils from these seeds. In addition there is a description of experimental techniques and used types of quantitative analysis: saponification number, acidic number, ester number, iodine number and peroxide number. In the experimental part was analysed in total three samples of commercial available oils (flaxseed, sesame, sunflower) and three samples of oils pressed from fresh oil seeds (flaxseed, sesame, sunflower). Seeds were also baked in the bread, pressed and analysed. Results of each sample preparation phase was compared and possible change justified.
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Influence of beer protein on foam stability
Benda, David ; Štursa, Václav (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the influence of beer proteins, phenolic compounds, bitterness and selected metal ions on beer foam stability. The theoretical part describes beer foam from the physical aspect, beer foam stability and its measurement and the factors that positively or negatively influences the stability and quality of the beer foam. In the theoretical part are described selected proteins that influence beer foam. In theoretical part is described the origin and technological significance of proteins. The experimental part is dedicated to the measurement of beer foam stability with the NIBEM method, the analysis of total protein content, the analysis of total phenolic content, bitternes and element analysis of beer samples. Measured data indicated correlations between protein content, phenolic compounds content, bitterness and metal ions with the beer foam stability. The results show that proteins and phenolic compounds as isolated parameters don’t essentialy affect the beer foam stability. It was found out, that bitterness as isolated parameter influences the beer foam stability the most.
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Production and characterization of protein isolates from different kinds of bran
Vybíral, Lukáš ; Diviš, Pavel (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the use of various types of bran as a by-product in the milling of cereals. Mills create a huge amount of this material per year. The most common way of processing bran is mostly incineration and to a lesser extent it is used as feed for livestock. Depending on the type of cereal, bran contains 10-20% of protein, which disappears from the food chain due to combustion. Within the framework of sustainability and valorisation of waste, which has recently been largely discussed, great emphasis is placed on waste minimization whether in the field of its production or further processing. Due to the relatively high protein content, bran appears to be a suitable starting material to produce protein supplements. Proteins can be extracted from bran based on their different solubility at different pH. In the alkaline method, the proteins are first dissolved in an alkaline pH and then precipitated in an acidic medium. Lyophilization is followed by characterization of the extract in terms of yield, protein content, moisture, amino acid profile and digestibility. The highest yield was obtained with the oat bran isolate (13,5 ± 0,6 g of isolate per 100 g of bran). In terms of protein content, the best protein isolate was also obtained from oat bran (95,2 ± 0,4% protein in the isolate). Another determination was the analysis of the amino acid profile, in which a high content of arginine was found in all analyzed protein isolates from bran. Determination of digestibility showed very good digestibility of all produced protein extracts from bran.
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Development and characterization of new dairy products with increased fiber and protein content
Smatana, Igor ; Punčochářová, Lenka (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
The bachelor thesis was focused on the production and characterization of new dairy products with increased protein and fiber content. Ground wheat bran was used as the fiber source and wheat bran protein extract was used as the protein source. From an ecological point of view, it would be ideal if 100% of the raw material was used and nothing was left as waste. We tried to approach this by using the waste (by-product) that arises during the production of flour as an additive to dairy products. The theoretical part focused on the characterization of fermented and unfermented dairy products and their production, the nutritional value of proteins and fiber and the composition and benefits for human health of wheat bran, protein isolation from wheat bran and common analytical methods to determine rheological properties, viable cell numbers. water binding and sensory acceptability. Two basic dairy products were created, one fermented and one unfermented, and subsequently fortified with a source of fiber (wheat bran) and a source of protein (protein concentrate from wheat bran). All products were subsequently characterized for characterization. Water binding, rheological and sensory properties were determined. The fermented dairy product was also subjected to cytometric analysis to determine the number of viable cells. The experimental part describes the methods we use to prepare and characterize new products. After evaluating the measured data, options for optimizing the acceptability of products by consumers were proposed. The results showed that the organoleptic properties were negatively affected by the addition of wheat bran and protein concentrate.
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Study of the chemical processes during kombucha technology
Chludilová, Markéta ; Obruča, Stanislav (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
The kombucha drink is referred to as leavened tea with added sponge called a scobie. In this way, a low-alcohol beverage is obtained, which gains considerable popularity, especially due to the alleged beneficial properties for human health. The microbial composition of this beverage is very rich, consisting of bacteria and yeasts living in a beneficial symbiosis [11]. The microbial composition of the drink and its beneficial effects on human health are very closely related. This work deals with the analysis of the chemical composition of the commodity beverage, especially with regard to the content of major components such as organic acids, carbohydrates and ethanol. These analytes are among the most common and most profoundly found substances in the carbohydrate beverage and are very closely related to the microbial composition of the scoby itself [3]. Combo beverage samples were supplied by RebornFood, one of which is the commercial production of this drink on the Czech market. At the same time, this company bases itself on purely natural fermentation of beverages, and therefore it is not particularly involved in the production process. The results of this diploma work point to the effect of the scoby used and the associated occurrence of analytes in the beverage, as well as the production process associated with the formation of analytes, which is described in several articles. It is expected that this work will provide information both on the production conditions and on the chemical properties of the beverage related to the condition of the scoby, which will be used further, both for RebornFood and the material used to solve the technical problems of this beverage production.
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Analysis of wine by modern analytical methods
Škařupa, Přemysl ; Pořízka, Jaromír (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This work is dedicated to the analysis of wines using modern analytical methods. The theme is divided into two chapters. The first part deals with the chemical composition of wine from major components to the elements in trace amounts. The second part gives an overview of the most important modern analytical methods used for analysis of individual compounds in the wine and evaluated these methods in term of various parameters.
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Beer foam stabilization using biosurfactants
Jandrtová, Sabina ; Diviš, Pavel (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
This diploma thesis focuses on a research of the foam stability of the beer. We specifically observed the influence of ethanol and surface tension on the foam stability, and influence of ethanol and surface tension on the height of the foam. It was observed the influence of the hop acids in non-alcoholic beers. Furthermore, different biosurfactants were added into to the beer to observe better stability of the foam. The theoretical part of this work describes the foam from the physical aspect. There are described fourth key events involved in foam formation. Then it focuses on the beer foam – its structure, substances that influence its behavior and measurement of the foam stability. In this part there are described biosurfactants as well – their characteristics, qualities, distribution and applications. The experimental part is dedicated to the influence of ethanol, surface tension, the amount of iso- acids on foam stability in beer. There is observed the influence of biosurfactants of the foam stability and surface tension, which are added into to the beer. For the measurement of the foam stability was used the Rudin method. Liquid chromatography with DAD detector was used for the measurement the amount of the hop acids. The surface tension was determined by tensiometer. According to the results addition of ethanol changed the characteristics of the foam stability, but it’s not easy to find correlation between the increasing amount of ethanol and its stability. It was found out, that there is connection between the amount of ethanol and surface tension. On the other hand, there is not much connection between the surface tension and foam height. Within the framework of addition of biosurfactants was observed, that these foaming agents interacted the surface tension of the beer (lowering), however these agents accelerated the fall of the beer foam.
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