Background Fruits and vegetables are an essential class of food with enormous nutritional
and commercial gains. With the surge in interest for nutraceuticals, the demand for high …

This study presents a state-of-the-art overview on the application of ultrasound technology in
the drying of food products, including the ultrasound pre-treatment and ultrasound assisted …

Highlights•The influence of pre-treatments on drying kinetic was updated.•Ultrasound,
pulsed electric field, high pressure and ethanol were reviewed.•Pre-treatments significantly …

Among different effects, both ultrasound and ethanol technologies change the product
structure and promote mass transfer when used as pre-treatments to improve the food …

Copper-cadmium slag, produced during the hydrometallurgical process of zinc, is
considered as hazardous solid waste. However, a large number of valuable metals (zinc …

In this study, the effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on osmotic dehydration of kiwi slices was
investigated. Kiwi fruit slices were subjected to ultrasonic pre-treatment in a sonication water …

For the first time, the ethanol as pre-treatment to the ultrasound-assisted convective drying of
food was evaluated. Pre-treatments were performed by immersion of apple slices in ethanol …

The effect of ultrasound (US), osmotic dehydration (OD), and osmosonication (OS)
pretreatments on total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids content,(TFC), phytochemical …

A self-designed hot-air convective dryer coupled with contacting ultrasound system was
used for the dehydration of garlic slices. Contacting ultrasound significantly accelerated the …

Featured Application The osmotic dehydration process is used on an industrial scale in the
processing of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables processed by osmotic …