Microwave convective drying of plant foods at constant and variable microwave power

L. M. Ahrné; N. R. Pereira; N. Staack; P. Floberg

doi:10.1080/07373930701438436

Microwave convective drying of plant foods at constant and variable microwave power

L. M. Ahrné^*, N. R. Pereira, N. Staack, P. Floberg

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Microwave convective drying of plant foods is a promising process due to the shorter drying time and better product quality. High microwave power decreases the drying time but causes charring of the product. In this work, microwave drying under constant and variable microwave power were compared. Temperature-sensitive products, such as plant foods, are especially affected by microwave power during the final drying period. Therefore, drying at variable microwave power was found to be a more suitable drying process. Air (temperature and velocity) has an important role during microwave drying, not only as carrier of evaporated moisture but also as it contributes to a more homogeneous and faster drying.

Original language	English
Journal	Drying Technology
Volume	25
Issue number	7-8
Pages (from-to)	1149-1153
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0737-3937
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07373930701438436
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Air temperature
Air velocity
Charred product
Kinetics
Product quality

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