Drying Atlas: Drying Kinetics and Quality of Agricultural Products

Drying Atlas: Drying Kinetics and Quality of Agricultural Products features foundational overview information for food production as an introduction to this important process. The book provides, in a condensed and systematic way, specific insights to the drying-relevant properties and coefficients of over 40 agricultural products. It also presents information about production methods influencing the drying process and the quality of the dried product, the official quality standards of the products, the design principles and operating characteristics of drying systems that are widely used in postharvest processing and food industry. Available books on drying technology mainly focus on drying theory and simulation of drying processes. Drying Atlas: Drying Kinetics and Quality of Agricultural Products offers systematic information about the impact of other important parameters such as relative humidity, air flow rate, mechanical, thermal and chemical pre-treatment, and drying mode for specific products. This book is a unique and valuable reference for those scientists and engineers focused on industrial drying applications and dryers, as well as graduate and post-graduate students in postharvest technology and drying. Explores production methods influencing the drying process and the quality of the dried productOutlines the official quality standards of the products, the design principles, and operating characteristics of drying systems that are used in postharvest processingFeatures 41 chapters (each for an agricultural product) presented in a condensed and systematic way INDICE: 1. Production and Processing 2. Drying and Quality Kinetics 3. Cereals 4. Root Crops 5. Oil Crops 6. Vegetables 8. Stimulants 9. Fruits 10. Medicinal Plants

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818162-1
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 528
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés