Present article is an overview of available solar drying technologies developed for small
rural agricultural farms emphasizing domestic applications. A huge amount (about 61%) of …

Solar dryers have always been criticized for their lower performances. There are numerous
ways to define the performance of a solar drying system such as thermal performance …

Nanocosmeceuticals are promising applications of nanotechnology in personal care
industries. Zinc oxide is an inorganic material that is non-toxic and skin compatible with self …

This paper presents an experiment and an examination of the performance of a mixed solar
dryer with forced convection, which has been used to dry tomatoes. The studied system is …

Ficus Carica L., or more commonly known as figs, is one of the first cultivated fruits in human
history that is consumed worldwide today. As one of the apparent efforts to increase its …

Reducing postharvest losses (PHL) of fresh perishable agro-produce is a key strategic
pathway to increasing incomes, food and nutrition security in East Africa. In response, an …

Drying of agricultural products is an energy-demanding process. High costs, scarcities in
fossil fuels and environmental threats attract the use of solar energy as an alternate source …

The purpose of this study is to investigate how a tracking indirect solar dryer (SD) powered
by photovoltaic cells affected the drying kinetics (DK) and thermo-environmental conditions …

A family of distinct ZnO morphologies–hollow, compartmented, core–shell and full solid ZnO
spheres, dispersed or interconnected–is obtained by a simple hydrothermal route, in the …

Solar drying increases the quality and shelf life of the food product. In this study, three drying
methods (solar, hot air, and sun drying) were used to evaluate the physicochemical …