Baeghbali, Vahid ORCID: 0000-0001-5054-6747 , Niakousari, Mehrdad, Ngadi, Michael and Eskandari, Mohammad Hadi (2018) Combined ultrasound and infrared assisted conductive hydro-drying of apple slices. Drying Technology, 37 (14). pp. 1793-1805. ISSN 0737-3937 (Print), 1532-2300 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2018.1539745)

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Abstract

Conductive hydro-drying also known as Refractance Window drying is a relatively new drying technology, which uses hot water to carry thermal energy to materials to be dehydrated. It has a high retention of heat sensitive quality parameters (vitamins, antioxidants, and color) with better energy efficiency than freeze-drying as well as many other conventional drying methods. A new ultrasound and infrared assisted conductive hydro-dryer (UIACHD) was developed to increase drying rate while reducing required hot water temperature and increasing the drying material thickness. The goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of the new dryer and to compare the performance of a pilot scale continuous UIACHD with a freeze-dryer and a cabinet dryer in drying apple slices. The physiochemical characteristics of the dried apple slices including flavonoid content, total phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity, vitamin C content and color were measured. In addition, the energy consumption and energy efficiency of the dying methods were evaluated. Results showed that combining ultrasound and infrared with conductive hydro-drying can result in higher drying rates and lower product moisture content. Quality of UIACHD dried apple slices was close to the freeze-dried products and it was significantly better than the cabinet dried products. Moreover, the energy efficiency of UIACHD was considerably better than the cabinet dryer and the freeze-dryer. The results of this study showed that combining ultrasound and infrared with conductive hydro-drying can lead to an energy-efficient process with good quality retention ability.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	refractance window drying; conductive hydro drying; ultrasound; infrared, apple; heat sensitive quality; parameters; energy efficiency
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2023 13:29
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38443

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