The Significance of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Enhancing Various Unit Operations Applied in the Food Sector: Focus on Food Drying

A Hassoun, A Aït-Kaddour, I Dankar, J Safarov… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2024 - Springer
Food unit operations refer to the engineering processes involved in transforming raw
materials into desirable food products, taking into account the main laws and principles that …

A high-efficiency radio-frequency-assisted hot-air drying method for the production of restructured bitter melon and apple chips

W **, M Zhang, AS Mujumdar - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, consumers are increasingly demanding processed food products with high
levels of beneficial components. Bitter melon and apple are both nutritious foods rich in …

Emerging Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables Dehydration

AN Mohammed, OP Chauhan, AD Semwal - Food and Humanity, 2024 - Elsevier
Fresh fruits and vegetables are high in nutrient content and are important for our balanced
diet. As such fresh fruits and vegetables have a very short shelf life and cannot be stored for …

Influence of hydration characteristics of konjac glucomannan on the in vitro dynamic digestion of rice

X Huang, F Xu, F Liu, KG Masamba, M Chen… - Food Hydrocolloids, 2025 - Elsevier
Konjac Glucomannan (KGM) has been widely used in weight management. However,
different types of KGM exhibit significantly different hydration characteristics, with hydration …

Effect of buckwheat inclusion fractions on the drying characteristics and quality attributes of instant noodle sheets

Y Wang, Y Wang, X Yu, K Wang, Y Lu, H Xu, L Wang… - Food Control, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of varying proportions of buckwheat flour mixed with
wheat flour on the drying characteristics, physical properties, and nutritional quality of instant …

[HTML][HTML] RSM-Based Optimization Analysis for Cold Plasma and Ultrasound-Assisted Drying of Caraway Seed

M Namjoo, N Dibagar, H Golbakhshi, A Figiel… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, the hot-air drying of caraway seeds was enhanced using two nonthermal
physical field technologies: cold plasma (CP) and ultrasonic waves (US). Air drying …

Efficient freeze-drying of foamed strawberry puree: a study on drying kinetics and physicochemical properties

Z Zhou, C Parra-Escudero, H Du, X Guo… - Sustainable Food …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of high-quality strawberry powder is of significant interest in the food
industry. This study examines the impact of shelf temperature (10, 20, and 40° C) on the …

Exploratory Testing of Energy-Saving Characteristics of Large-Scale Freeze-Drying Equipment

Y Liu, Y Tian, Y He - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The advantages of continuous freeze-drying are increasingly being emphasized, including
energy saving, high production efficiency, and superior quality. In this context, an innovative …

Characteristics of Multi-tier Hybrid Dryer for Drying Corn Grains

R Allo, AS Pongsapan, D Mangallo… - Jurnal Asiimetrik …, 2024 - journal.univpancasila.ac.id
The type of drying device known as a hybrid dryer is a tool that harnesses solar energy and
the heat generated by a biomass fuel-powered heat exchanger. This study was conducted to …

Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Hard Tissue Engineering

B Topcu - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Bakteriyel selüloz, kimyasal yapısı sayesinde doku mühendisliği çalışmaları için ideal bir
biyomalzeme sunmaktadır. Doğal olarak sentezlenebilmesi, onarım gerektiren bölgelerde …