in this study, parsley was dried using three drying methods: hot air (50, 60 ‎and 70 ºc), microwave (90, 180, 360, 600 and 900 w) and a combination of ‎hot air – microwave (60ºc and 360w). selection of the optimum levels for ‎drying in combination method took place with quality tests of dried ‎samples. the drying data of parsley with hot air and microwave methods ‎was fitted with eight models: ...

energy and mass transfer investigations in thermal processing of fruits serve as a breakthrough in the design and scale up of drying systems. diffusivity characteristics and specific energy consumption for drying of fig fruit in a laboratory scale microwave dryer were assessed. several intervals for microwave power intensity including 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 w g-1, and 6 levels of power on-off ...

background & aim: essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. experimental: essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation ...

In this paper we review the advancement of passive and integrated microwave biosensors. The interaction of microwave with biological material is discussed in this paper. Passive microwave biosensors are microwave structures, which are fabricated on a substrate and are used for sensing biological materials. On the other hand, integrated biosensors are microwave structures fabricated in standard ...

Atomic resolution imaging is demonstrated using a hybrid scanning tunneling/near-field microwave microscope. The microwave channels of the microscope correspond to the resonant frequency and quality factor of a coaxial microwave resonator, which is built in to the scan head. The microscope is capable of simultaneously recording the low frequency tunnel current !0–10 kHz" and the information fro...

The microwave-drilling technique using an open-end coaxial applicator was disclosed recently [1-3]. This paper presents new experimental and theoretical results of microwave-drilling studies in various ceramics, including mullite, alumina, and zirconia. The paper reviews the microwave-drill principles and describes the experimental setup and procedures. Aspects of igniting the microwavedrilling...

In order to clearly understand the intrinsic microwave absorption properties of carbon nanomaterials, we proposed an efficient strategy to synthesize high purity metal-free carbon nanotubes (CNTs) over water-soluble K2CO3 particles through chemical vapor decomposition and water-washing process. The comparison results indicated the leftover catalyst caused negative effects in intrinsic microwave...

Implementing microwave frequency qubits in future quantum networks will require coherent interconversion between single optical and microwave photons. Recent progress towards this goal has been made in cavity optomechanics, where the position of a mesoscopic object modulates the frequency of both microwave and optical cavities [1]. To compliment optomechanics, it may be worth considering altern...

Microwave energy has been widely used in several domestic, industrial, and medical applications such as food sterilization, organic/inorganic syntheses, polymerization, dehydration, analyses and extraction, and biological destruction. This paper summarizes the potential applications of microwave energy as remedial alternatives for various types of wastes and diverse contamination of soils, slud...

Defatted rice bran meal is an important source of protein along with other micronutrients. Rice bran meal has been utilized to produce protein isolates for potential application in various food products. Attempt has been made to increase the protein solubility by physical means like microwave digestion as well as by microwave digestion followed by homogenization. Simple 40 sec microwave treatme...