Drying and testing of mint (Mentha piperita) by a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT)-based greenhouse dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1002-1009

  Nayak, Sujata ^a   Kumar, Ajit ^a   Mishra, Jaya ^b   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon credit; Carbon mitigation; Greenhouse dryer; Mint powder; Photovoltaic thermal

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC PLANTS; CARBON CREDITS; CARBON MITIGATION; DRIED PRODUCTS; DRYING PROCESS; ENERGY COST; FINAL MOISTURE CONTENT; FOSSIL ENERGY; INITIAL COSTS; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MINT OIL; PHOTOVOLTAIC-THERMAL; SHELF LIFE; TECHNOLOGICAL TREATMENT; ULTRA-VIOLET;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); GREENHOUSES; MINTS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

DRYING;

EID: 79960284774     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2010.547265     Document Type: Article

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