Coupling Interval Hyper-Active Drying (IHAD) with Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (D.I.C.) to define new swell-drying processes

Evaluation of Drying Methods With Respect to Drying Kinetics and Mineral Contents of Dill and Parsley

Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) and parsley (Petroselinum crispum Mill.) were dried by using sun and oven (50oC) drying methods. Oven drying decreased the drying time approximately 50% when compared to the sun drying method for both herbs. K, Ca, P, Mg and Na were the most abundant elements in dill and parsley samples. Oven-dried samples had higher mineral values than that of the su...

Spectroscopic studies of wood-drying processes.

By the use of wavelength-modulation diode laser spectroscopy, water vapor and oxygen are detected in scattering media nonintrusively, at 980 nm and 760 nm, respectively. The technique demonstrated is based on the fact that free gases have extremely sharp absorption structures in comparison with the broad features of bulk material. Water vapor and oxygen measurements have been performed during t...

Modelling spray drying processes for dairy products

NIZO food research (The Netherlands) has been working for the food industry, the dairy industry in particular, for over 50 years. During the past 15 years NIZO food research has put a lot of effort into developing predictive computer models for the food industry. Nowadays the main challenges in the production of powders are the development of specialities (having a high added value) and the red...

Superheated Steam Drying at Atmospheric Pressure

Effect of pressure at primary drying of freeze-drying mouse sperm reproduction ability and preservation potential.

Freeze-dried spermatozoa are capable of participating in normal embryonic development after injection into oocytes and thus useful for the maintenance of genetic materials. We recently reported that long-term preservation of freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa by conventional methods requires temperatures lower than -80 degrees C. Successful permanent preservation of mouse spermatozoa at much higher...