Microwave food processing—A review

S Chandrasekaran, S Ramanathan, T Basak - Food research international, 2013 - Elsevier
Microwave heating has vast applications in the field of food processing such as cooking,
drying, pasteurization and preservation of food materials. In this article, various applications …

Energy efficient drying technologies for sweet potatoes: Operating and drying mechanism, quality-related attributes

MT Rashid, K Liu, MA Jatoi, B Safdar, D Lv… - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sweet potatoes (SPs) are a versatile tuberous crop used as subsistence and cash crop in
raw and processed forms. The major issue with SPs is post-harvest losses, which result in …

Experimental and theoretical investigation of shelled corn drying in a microwave-assisted fluidized bed dryer using Artificial Neural Network

L Momenzadeh, A Zomorodian, D Mowla - Food and bioproducts …, 2011 - Elsevier
Drying characteristics of shelled corn (Zea mays L) with an initial moisture content of 26%
dry basis (db) was studied in a fluidized bed dryer assisted by microwave heating. Four air …

Discrete particle simulation of food grain drying in a fluidised bed

J Azmir, Q Hou, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Drying is a common practice for post-harvest processing of food grains. Fluidised beds are
often adopted for this purpose. It is of importance to understand the fluidised bed drying …

Modeling drying characteristics of hawthorn fruit under microwave‐convective conditions

R Amiri Chayjan, M Kaveh… - Journal of Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A laboratory microwave convection dryer was used to dry the hawthorn fruit, applying
microwave power in the range of 270–630 W, air temperature in the range of 40–70C and …

Comparison of Drying Characteristics and Quality of Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) Using Different Drying Methods

LL Qi, M Zhang, AS Mujumdar, XY Meng… - Drying …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to compare the drying characteristics and the quality of dried
Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) cubes obtained by hot-air drying (HAD), intermediate …

Simulation of microwave-assisted gasification of biomass: a review

Y Zhang, C Ke, W Fu, Y Cui, MA Rehan, B Li - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerical simulation of heating process of different materials under microwave irradiation
has been widely studied. This study reviews the model development of microwave heating …

Multi-objective optimization of hybrid microwave-fluidized bed drying conditions of rice using response surface methodology

S Nanvakenari, K Movagharnejad, A Latifi - Journal of Stored Products …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed to examine the drying of paddy to a moisture level of 12% wet
basis using a microwave-assisted fluidized bed dryer. The experiments were designed and …

Simulation of mixed-mode solar dryer with vertical air distribution channel

ST Sileshi, AA Hassen, KD Adem - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Final quality of product in drying process significantly depends on the flow behavior of drying
air. The main drawback of conventional solar dryers is the non-uniformity of air flow inside …

Drying of kaffir lime leaves in a fluidized bed dryer with inert particles: Kinetics and quality determination

SM Tasirin, I Puspasari, AW Lun, PV Chai… - Industrial Crops and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix DC) leaves are widely used as aromatic herb and food ingredient.
Drying process is required to preserve this product. In the present study, drying behavior of …