Diseño de una planta despulpadora de frutas cítricas (Naranja Citrus Sinnensis), para el Municipio del cantón Caluma.

Abstract

The objective of the present titling work was to design a citrus fruit pulping plant (Naranja Citrus Sinmensis) for the Municipality of Canton Caluma. The design was based on simulation pilot tests carried out in the facilities of ESPOCH Industrial Processes Laboratory. The data obtained were taken as a basis for calculations corresponding to the equipment industrial level involved in the process of obtaining the orange pulp, and the design of the plant according to considerations predisposed by the Municipio de Caluma. The validation of the designed process was based on the Standard NTE INEN 2337: 2008. JUICES, PULPS, CONCENTRATES, NECTARS, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE BEVERAGES. Requirements which the chemical and microbiological physical parameters were specified in order to accomplish with the standard of human consumption. It is concluded that the process designed to obtain orange pulp includes the selection of raw material, washing, peeling, pulping, homogenizing, packaging, labeling and storage. The pulp obtained in the simulation of the experimental part of this project was analyzed in a certified laboratory located in the city of Guayaquil (Inspectorate S.A.), where the results showed that the product meets the standard for marketing. The citrus fruit pulping plant for the Municipality of Canton Caluma was made based on orange and it is recommended to try the design for other citrus fruits such as grapefruit, lime, lemon and tangerine.