Low-temperature desiccant-based food drying system with airflow and temperature control

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-77

  Nagaya, Kosuke ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Jin, Zhehong ^a   Fukumuro, Masahiro ^a   Ando, Yoshinori ^a   Akaishi, Atsutoshi ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Akashi Metal Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airflow control; Desiccant; Drying system; Foods; Low temperature; Temperature control; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DRYING; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEXTURES; VITAMINS;

AIRFLOW CONTROL; DESICCANTS; DRYING SYSTEMS; FOODS; LOW TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLES;

FOOD PRESERVATIVES;

EID: 31944447427     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.03.051     Document Type: Article

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