With the fast-growing adoption of anaerobic digestion in food waste treatment, the
appropriate disposal and utilization of digestate have become a prominent problem. Using …

There are three main genetic varieties of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) used in chocolate
making: Forastero, Trinitario and Criollo, which are distinguished by their aroma, an attribute …

Algeria industry fruit processing generates a huge amount of waste which causes a serious
environmental problem. Thereby, the use of solar drying as a clean energy process seems …

This study aimed to predict the drying kinetics, energy utilization (Eu), energy utilization ratio
(EUR), exergy loss, and exergy efficiency of quince slice in a hot air (HA) dryer using …

Two different drying methods were applied for dehydration of apple, ie, convective drying
(CD) and microwave drying (MD). The process of convective drying through divergent …

This study was aimed to examine the effect of sun tracking system on the solar drying
kinetics of biological materials. A lab-scale PV-assisted solar drying system equipped with a …

In order to explore the feasibility of suitable drying technology of tomato-paste, four solar
drying methods were employed, namely (i) Basic Solar-drying Mode (SDM),(ii) Solar …

The current study aims to explore the hybrid solar-electric drying (HSED) of garlic cloves,
tests were carried out at three different temperatures 50, 60 and 70° C under natural …

Drying of food materials leads to an increase in shelf-life and gives quality end products.
Drying with solar energy is an economical and environmentally friendly method than other …

In this data article, proximate composition, elemental profiling of fruits and oil cakes and the
physicochemical properties of the mechanically extracted oil of Moroccan black cumin and …