The cost of drying carpet which is done toward the end of the manufacturing process, is quite high. The carpet industry has been using convection drying for many years. Little attention has been given to quantifying the effect of microwave power during the drying of carpet. An experimental system was developed whereby air was introduced into the cavity of a domestic microwave oven. The resu...

The quest for novel technologies in the area of food processing & preservation has led to the application of fluidization technique for enhancing the process capabilities, energy efficiencies and overall quality retention in the final products. However, this paper reviews the various fruits and vegetables dried in the fluidized bed dryer and their retention of sensory attributes in the dried pr...

R a Drying is a frequently used technological process that has found its use in almost every industry branch. It is a physical process where heat impact influences the lowering of material's moisture, without changing its chemical properties. Drying is one of the basic processes in production of ceramic products. Granulate is generated as a final output product after drying of the mixture of wa...

The propagation of fractures during the drying of a colloidal silica suspension confined in a vertical microtube is investigated. During the drying process, the particle concentration increases until gel formation. In the gelled region, the tensile stresses increase and lead to the formation of two vertical perpendicular cracks propagating in the drying direction, dividing the tube into four eq...

Grape and wine production and quality is extremely dependent on the fruit ripening process. Sensory and nutritional characteristics are important aspects for consumers and their development during fruit ripening involves complex hormonal control. In this review, we explored data already published on grape ripening and compared it with the hormonal regulation of ripening of other climacteric and...

Flowers from several common Mediterranean shrubs, such as those from the Cytisus genus and Genista genus (tribe Genisteae/Fabaceae) have long been used for medicinal purposes and seasoning in the northeastern Portuguese region. Despite, the shade-drying traditionally used to process these plants, freeze-drying is claimed to better preserve the quality of medicinal plants. Herein, the effects of...