Wood drying is essential for preparation of this natural resource for practical applications. Solar drying can reduce drying costs and energy consumption. There are many potential models to describe the drying process. However, most models confirm that the tortuosity of the moisture transport path is an important control parameter during the diffusion-controlled drying process. Microwave heatin...

distribution of magnetic fields in the quiet-sun internetwork areas has been affected by weak polarization (in particular stokes q and u) signals. to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (snr) of the weak polarization signals, several approaches, including temporal integrations, have been proposed in the literature. in this study, we aim to investigate a proper temporal-integration time with which...

The aim of this study was to formulate nanodispersions encapsulate antioxidants extracted from olive mill wastewater (OMW) and phycocyanin Spirulina maxima act as enhancers for the skin’s protection against UV radiation. For purpose, two water-in-oil nanoemulsions were prepared using a low-energy homogenization method. Both systems based on isopropyl myristate continuous phase, while water or m...

In 1890 Alt man dried pieces of frozen tissue by placing ¡hem in a vacuum desiccator at —20 °C. Since then the freeze drying technique has been constantly improved. In ¡939 the freeze drying process was placed for the first time on an engineering basis, and 1940 saw the large-scale production of dried plasma for wartime use. The first book unfreeze drying by Flosdorfin 1949 was followed by the ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a shrubby tree of the Euphorbiaceous family, is an extensively cultivated plant in many tropical countries. Annual production estimate in Nigeria was 34 million tonnes in 2009 FAO [1]. Cassava root is a major source of dietary carbohydrate for human and livestock. It is widely accepted that plants grown in various location produced different quality and quant...

HarvestPlus, part of the Consultative Group on Internation Agriculture research (CGIAR) Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) uses conventional plant breeding techniques to develop staple food crops that are rich in micronutrients, a food-based approach to reduce micronutrient malnutrition known as biofortification. The nutritional breeding targets are established based on the ...

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...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced mainly by species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. Contamination of food with OTA is a major consumer health hazard. In Cote D'Ivoire, preventing OTA contamination has been the subject of extensive study. The current study was conducted to evaluate the influence of fermentation and drying materials on the OTA content in cocoa. For each test, 7000 intact...