Hybrid solar dryer for quality dried tomato

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1591-1601

  Hossain, M A ^a   Amer, B M A ^b   Gottschalk, K ^c  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Color; Lycopene; Pretreatment; Solar dryer

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; CITRIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FRUITS; HEAT STORAGE; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLAR DRYERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACIDS; AUXILIARY HEATING; DRYING METHODS; DRYING PERFORMANCES; DRYING RATES; DRYING UNITS; LOADING CAPACITIES; LYCOPENE; MICROBIAL GROWTHS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PRETREATMENT; SODIUM METABISULPHITE; TOTAL FLAVONOIDS; UV RADIATIONS;

CURING;

EID: 56549125191     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802467466     Document Type: Article

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