Decaffeination of Coffee and Tea
Calculates the mass balance and solvent requirements for supercritical CO2 decaffeination of coffee beans or tea leaves.
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1. Define Input Parameters
2. Engineering Output
Initial Caffeine Mass (M_caf_i)
- kg
- kg
Initial Flavor Mass (M_flav_i)
- kg
- kg
Final Caffeine Mass (M_caf_f)
- kg
- kg
Final Flavor Mass (M_flav_f)
- kg
- kg
Extracted Caffeine Mass (M_caf_ext)
- kg
- kg
Lost Flavor Mass (M_flav_lost)
- kg
- kg
Minimum CO2 Required (M_CO2_min)
- kg
- kg
Solvent Loading (L)
- kg/kg
- kg/kg
Selectivity (beta)
- dimensionless
- dimensionless
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This calculation methodology facilitates the design and sizing of batch supercritical CO2 extraction units for the decaffeination of coffee and tea. It provides a mass-balance framework to estimate solvent requirements and evaluate the selectivity of the process in preserving flavor compounds. The approach is critical for optimizing solvent inventory and ensuring product quality during scale-up.
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