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Drying
Drying is a popular technique to preserve the agricultural produce. In this chapter, the importance of drying for the enhancement of shelf life is...
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Effect of stacking position on drying rate during radio-frequency vacuum combined with mechanical press drying of Douglas-fir and Radiata pine
In this study, the effect of stacking position in the dryer on the drying rate during radio-frequency vacuum combined with mechanical press (RF/VP)...
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Solar drying of timber in Harbin, China
The variation in seasonal conditions causes an impact on the wood–water relations and dimensional stability like shrinkage and swelling with solar...
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Vacuum microwave drying of PEF-pretreated Chilean abalone (Concholepas Concholepas) slices: drying features, sustainability parameters, and protein quality properties
A pulsed electric field (PEF: 2.0 kV/cm) was applied before vacuum microwave drying (VMD: 120 W, 120/260 W, and 260 W at 40 kPa) on Chilean abalone...
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Exploratory studies on using thermal energy storage for vacuum wood drying
Vacuum wood drying is a fast and proven method, in which wood is subjected to dry at lower temperature. However, continuous transfer of the heat is...
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Convective Drying of Potato Slices: Impact of Ethanol Pretreatment and Time on Drying Behavior, Comparison of Thin-Layer and Artificial Neural Network Modeling, Color Properties, Shrinkage Ratio, and Chemical and ATR-FTIR Analysis of Quality Parameters
The present study examined the impact of ethanol pretreatment and drying time on various aspects, including drying characteristics, modeling using...
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Effect of Heat Carrier Particles on Drying Characteristics and Germination Traits of Canola Seeds
PurposeResearch into hybrid drying methods is generally aimed at increasing drying speed while maintaining seed quality. Heat Carrier Particles...
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Optimality of Process Parameters During Refractance Window Drying of Ginger
This article presents an optimization study on the refractance window drying (RWD) of ginger. Here, two optimization methods, namely the...
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Effect of low vacuum medium temperature drying on reduction of residual stress and correction of warp of Japanese cedar timber
Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar) in Japan plantations are aging, and the main supply of timber in the market is shifting from small- and...
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Optimization of Process Parameters for Microwave Drying of Yellow- and Purple-Fleshed Potatoes
The main objective of the present work was to study the optimization of microwave drying of potatoes that have different flesh colors. The effects of...
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Comparative investigation on the phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of walnut kernel from different drying methods
Drying techniques are being used more and more to extend the shelf life of industrial products. Drying could influnce the content of phenolics in...
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Analysis of stress development during kiln drying of beech timber
Before use, timber must have reduced moisture content. Kiln drying causes cracking risk. This study aims to evaluate the risk of cracking during the...
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Influence of Drying on Food Bioactives
In the past, research and development in food drying had focused on the processes as much as on the products. The technology was aimed to extend the...
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Air drying of brown algae Sargassum: Modelling and recovery of valuable compounds
Human populations in the Caribbean region, suffer recurrently for 12 years from brown tides followed by significant strandings of Sargassum spp....
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Relationship between freeze-drying and supercritical drying of cellulosic fibers with different moisture contents based on pore and crystallinity measurements
This work investigated the relationship between freeze-drying and supercritical drying of cellulosic fibers with different moisture contents based on...
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Supercritical CO2 drying of New Zealand red beech to below the fibre saturation point reduces collapse distortion
Supercritical CO 2 offers an alternative method of removing wood moisture and reducing cellular collapse compared to traditional drying techniques....
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Visible dynamic changes in the mechanism of water evaporation surface formation during wood drying
Internal moisture distribution seriously affects timber shrinkage relations during drying, and it is also an essential parameter for testing the...
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Basics of Wood Drying/Seasoning
Wood seasoning is one of the most important fundamental or primary processing stages for ensuring efficient utilization of wood resources as timber....
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3E (Energy, Exergy and Economic) Analyses and Kinetic Studies on Microwave Drying of Star Fruit
Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) is beneficial for humans as it is enriched in natural antioxidants. However, due to its seasonal availability, drying...
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Effects of four drying methods on the quality, antioxidant activity and anthocyanin components of blueberry pomace
The effects of drying on the quality, antioxidant activity and anthocyanin components of blueberry pomace were investigated using hot air drying...
