A comprehensive overview on solar grapes drying: Modeling, energy, environmental and economic analysis

A Srivastava, A Anand, A Shukla, A Kumar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reports different solar dryers primarily designed for grapes drying. Many common
solar dryer types, some typical variants, and limitations of traditional grape drying methods …

Microwave-assisted extraction of polysaccharides from the marshmallow roots: Optimization, purification, structure, and bioactivity

R Hashemifesharaki, E Xanthakis, Z Altintas, Y Guo… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The process optimization and biological characterization of marshmallow root
polysaccharides (MRPs) obtained from the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) were …

Microwave-assisted extraction of jujube polysaccharide: optimization, purification and functional characterization

H Rostami, SMT Gharibzahedi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
The operational parameters involved in microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of jujube
polysaccharide including microwave power, water to raw material ratio and extraction …

Development of a stable low-fat yogurt gel using functionality of psyllium (Plantago ovata Forsk) husk gum

ZS Ladjevardi, SMT Gharibzahedi, M Mousavi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Psyllium husk gum (PHG) as an ideal fat replacer was utilized to improve the production of
an industrial low-fat yogurt gel. The combined effects of critical structural components (PHG …

The Optimized Concentration and Purity of Spirulina platensis C‐Phycocyanin: A Comparative Study on Microwave‐Assisted and Ultrasound‐Assisted Extraction …

R Vali Aftari, K Rezaei, A Mortazavi… - Journal of Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave‐assisted (MAE) and ultrasound‐assisted (UAE) extraction methods to efficiently
extract the C‐phycocyanin (C‐PC) from the blue‐green algae, S pirulina platensis, were …

The extraction process optimization of antioxidant polysaccharides from Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.) roots

PP Ghavi - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Response surface methodology (RSM) with a central composite rotatable design (CCRD)
based on five levels was employed to model and optimize four experimental operating …

Formulation Design and Physicochemical Stability Characterization of Nanoemulsions of Nettle (Urtica dioica) Essential Oil Using a Model‐Based Methodology

SMT Gharibzahedi, H Rostami… - Journal of Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Response surface methodology was employed to evaluate the effects of the formulation
main components, such as T ween 80 emulsifier concentration (T 80, 0.41–0.69% w/w), and …

Optimized Extraction of Polysaccharides from Grateloupia livida (Harv.) Yamada and Biological Activities

D Ye, Z Jiang, F Zheng, H Wang, Y Zhang, F Gao… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides from Grateloupia livida (Harv.) Yamada (GL) were extracted by a heating
circumfluence method. Single-factor experiments were performed for the three parameters …

Lycopene degradation and color characteristics of fresh and processed tomatoes under the different drying methods: A comparative study

M Tahmasebi, Z Emam-Djomeh - Chemical Papers, 2021 - Springer
Tomato is a potentially valuable source of bioactive compounds such as lycopene. The
degradation/isomerization rate of lycopene can be highly enhanced by the drying process of …

Modeling of thermal properties of Persian walnut kernel as a function of moisture content and temperature using response surface methodology

I Mamani - Journal of food processing and preservation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Response surface methodology–central composite rotatable design was used to model and
optimize the effect of moisture content (5.86–34.14% dry basis [db]) and temperature (18.79 …