Table 2.
Treatment | Bulk Density (ρb, g/mL) | True Density (ρt, g/mL) | Porosity (p (%) = (ρt − ρb)/ρt × 100) |
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Control | 1.50 ± 0.02 a | 1.39 ± 0.01 a | 7.29 ± 0.01 a |
PEF-50 pulses | 1.50 ± 0.04 a | 1.38 ± 0.01 a | 7.45 ± 0.02 a |
PEF-100 pulses | 1.50 ± 0.00 a | 1.38 ± 0.00 a | 7.44 ± 0.00 a |
PEF-200 pulses | 1.52 ± 0.13 a | 1.38 ± 0.03 a | 8.65 ± 0.04 a,b |
PEF-300 pulses | 1.55 ± 0.01 a | 1.40 ± 0.00 a | 9.81 ± 0.01 b |
Mean values ± standard deviation of triplicates; values in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05 level.