… the influence of wet and dry conditions on the osmotic and elastic responses of the
chlorenchyma and the water-storage parenchyma of Opuntia ficus-indica, a CAM plant cultivated …

… The present work examines the effect of drying air conditions on drying kinetics of the prickly
… under air controlled conditions. Moreover, the prickly pear fruits are sufficiently dried in the …

… spray drying conditions … dried mucilage (SDM-9) obtained at drying conditions of the central
point (treatment 9) are exhibited and compared with solutions reconstituted from freeze dried …

… Aqueous solutions of mucilage were spray dried without the use of carrier agents and the
influence of drying conditions on mucilage powder properties was evaluated. The drying …

… ficusindica, a species whose root hydraulic conductivity has been investigated under various
conditions (… ficus-indica were subjected to relatively rapid drying in a shallow substrate, …

… In conclusion, the CP microcapsules obtained with the optimal conditions showed a higher
recovery of bioactive compounds in the drying process. The effect of encapsulating agent on …

… has been investigated as a potential method for obtaining high quality dried foodstuffs, …
conventional drying under similar drying conditions. These may include a reduced drying time, …

… The experimental drying curves show only a falling drying rate period. The main factor in
controlling the drying rate was found to be the drying air temperature. The drying rate equation …

… of drying of Opuntia’s cladodes observing two conditions: … cuticle (partially removed), using
a drying tunnel with forced flow. The … The conditions of the environment were controlled and …

… This work deals with the drying of nopal correlated with the textural properties of the dried
product. Convective drying studies were performed and the most representative experimental …