Novel, low cost CaCl2 based desiccants for solar crop drying applications

Renewable Energy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 513-520

  Thoruwa, T F N ^a   Johnstone, C M ^b   Grant, A D ^b   Smith, J E ^c  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b APES Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bentonite CaCl2 desiccant; Kaolinite CaCl2 desiccant; Moisture sorption; Regeneration; Solar crop drying

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CROPS; DESORPTION; HEAT STORAGE; MOISTURE; SOLAR DRYERS; SOLAR HEATING;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DESICCANTS; SOLAR DRYING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033909233     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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