A comprehensive review of recent advances in renewable-based drying technologies for a sustainable future

C Acar, I Dincer, A Mujumdar - Drying Technology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Conventional drying technologies generally rely on drying processes driven by using hot air,
where these processes have significantly high energy consumption and greenhouse gas …

Comprehensive assessment of heat pump dryers for drying agricultural products

ABT Loemba, B Kichonge… - Energy Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fruits and vegetables are agricultural products that require preservation to enhance and
protect shelf life, encapsulate natural flavour, and retain nutritional content. Globally …

[HTML][HTML] Mathematical modelling and exergo-environmental analysis of drying potato samples in a waste heat-based convective dryer

MH Masud, HH Himel, AME Arefin, AA Ananno… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the drying kinetics within a food dryer is an important step towards its
improvement. This study investigates the drying kinetics of potato slices in a recently …

Experimental investigation of a novel waste heat based food drying system

MH Masud, AA Ananno, N Ahmed, P Dabnichki… - Journal of food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract World Food Program reports that more than 821 million people are subjected to
acute hunger despite sufficient amount of food being produced. One of the underlying …

Passive solar dryers as sustainable alternatives for drying agricultural produce in sub-Saharan Africa: advances and challenges

C Matavel, H Hoffmann, C Rybak, S Sieber… - Discover …, 2021 - Springer
The lack of adequate techniques for food processing is among the reasons underlying food
losses and high levels of hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa; the application of solar energy to …

Multi-utilisation of cow dung as biomass

AA Ananno, MH Masud, M Mahjabeen… - … bioconversion of waste …, 2021 - Springer
Cow dung or cow manure is a heterogeneous substance excreted by bovine animal species
as waste. It also contains water, microbiota, feed scraps and dead skin. The demand for …

Anaerobic Co-digestion of Liquid Dairy Manure with Food Waste: A Sustainable Source of Green Energy

MH Masud, AA Ananno, MS Hossain… - Manure Technology and …, 2023 - Springer
Biomass is the third most common energy source after coal and oil, so biogas generated
from biomass waste (ie, food waste and liquid dairy manure) can become an attractive …

[PDF][PDF] Discover Sustainability

C Matavel, H Hoffmann, C Rybak, S Sieber, K Müller… - 2021 - publications.zalf.de
The lack of adequate techniques for food processing is among the reasons underlying food
losses and high levels of hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa; the application of solar energy to …