Neem oil is a promising alternative for synthetic chemicals in food preservation and an active functional agent packaging. Drying studies were conducted on neem seeds using different drying methods, the yield profile nutritional content such as azadirachtin content, groups, elemental composition analysed. Tray at 60°C showed faster rate with minimum quality of oil. The process parameters statis...

The continuous drying of timber is attracting increasing international interest for softwood because several reported advantages, e.g., improved energy efficiency and grade recovery. This study aimed to investigate the impact kiln technology on quality dried Queensland plantation-grown southern pine timber, compared current ultra-high temperature batch process adopted by many processors. End ma...

Damask rose (scientific name: Rosa Damascene) belongs to Rosaceae families and is valuable in medicine. In this study, the influence of air temperature and velocity are investigated on hot air dryer of the rose petals. Artificial drying of the agricultural products is one of the most common maintenance procedures. Suitable drying methods reduce the waste and damage during the storage and save t...

drying is an important operational step in pistachio processing. there is a decrease in moisture content of pistachio nuts from 56-57% (d.b.) to 5-6% during the drying process. drying conditions affect the quality of dried pistachio nuts, therefore, this calls for an accurate description of the drying trend in the process. in this study finite element formulation and solution of diffusive moist...