Experimental study of cassava sun drying

Drying Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 921-938

  Njie, D N ^a,b   Rumsey, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Open air drying; Roots and tubers; Solar drying; Solar energy; Vegetable drying

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DEHYDRATION; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

AIR FLOW; DRYING RATE; OPEN AIR DRYING; SUN DRYING;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0031104489     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939708917268     Document Type: Article

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