[HTML][HTML] Natural energy materials and storage systems for solar dryers: State of the art

BV Suresh, Y Shireesha, TS Kishore, G Dwivedi… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inappropriate food conservation practices along with insufficient and inefficient storage
systems are often responsible for the deterioration in food quality of agricultural products …

Advancements in solar drying technologies: Design variations, hybrid systems, storage materials and numerical analysis: A review

MA Kherrafi, A Benseddik, R Saim, A Bouregueba… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying technologies and applications in the last 10 years have been summarized and
discussed in this article. A wide scope of the main elements that make this technique …

A comprehensive review of hybrid solar dryers integrated with auxiliary energy and units for agricultural products

D Kong, Y Wang, M Li, J Liang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy as a clean and abundant energy source has been widely utilized in the drying
domain. Much research has focused on the drying system driven by solar energy to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and multi-objective optimization of carrot dehydration in a hybrid infrared/hot air dryer

Z Geng, M Torki, M Kaveh, M Beigi, X Yang - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
As the main drying systems used in different industries, convective dryers are associated
with some elementary shortcomings. Combination of the systems and infrared power could …

Energy and exergy based performance evaluation of an innovative PV-assisted solar dryer with and without modified absorber

A Gupta, PP Borah, B Das, JD Mondal - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of clean and sustainable energy technologies is necessary to fulfill the
world's growing energy demand. Food preservation must consider the usage of PV-assisted …

A rectangular-wave-honeycomb composite adsorbent with sorption thermal energy storage for continuous solar drying of mushroom

A Li, Q Yu, M Li, R Zhu, S Sun, D Zhan, X Li… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar drying is an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly method. However, during
periods without sunlight, the lack of energy input to the dryer causes it to cease drying …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of hot-air drying temperature on drying characteristics and color deterioration of rape bee pollen

YX Bi, S Zielinska, JB Ni, XX Li, XF Xue, WL Tian… - Food Chemistry: X, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of different hot-air drying (HAD) temperature (40, 50, 60, and 70° C) on the drying
characteristics, color changes, the contents of α-dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs), 5 …

Drying characteristic, sustainability, and 4E (energy, exergy, and enviro-economic) analysis of dried date fruits using indirect solar-electric dryer: An experimental …

T Hadibi, D Mennouche, A Boubekri, S Chouicha… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
An indirect solar-electric dryer (ISED) was constructed to valorize the date surplus under
drying temperatures of T= 50–65° C. The effective moisture diffusivity (D eff) values of dates …

Eco-friendly drying techniques: a comparison of solar, biomass, and hybrid dryers

N Prabhu, D Saravanan, S Kumarasamy - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Solar energy provides desired thermal energy for diverse applications, including industrial
heating, domestic cooking, power generation, desalination, and agri-food preservation …

Comparative evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and specific energy consumption of different drying techniques in pear slices

M Kaveh, N Çetin, YA Gilandeh, F Sharifian… - … Food Research and …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, global warming, climate change, and carbon emissions have emerged due
to the uncontrolled use of fossil fuels and the lack of widespread use of renewable energy …