In this era of commercialization, energy scarcity and food security are two of the major global
challenges owing to the continuously growing population. The significant post-harvest food …

Hybrid solar drying technology for food products is a clean and cost-effective replacement of
highly energy intensive thermal dryers employed in agri-food processing chain. This …

Considering the growing energy crisis, the need for green-energy alternatives is inevitable.
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …

Inappropriate food conservation practices along with insufficient and inefficient storage
systems are often responsible for the deterioration in food quality of agricultural products …

Drying is an essential process in the preservation of agricultural crops and in industries,
such as textile production, dairy processing, cement production, clay brick production, tile …

The lack of adequate techniques for food processing is among the reasons underlying food
losses and high levels of hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa; the application of solar energy to …

Drying of agricultural products is an energy-demanding process. High costs, scarcities in
fossil fuels and environmental threats attract the use of solar energy as an alternate source …

In a developing country like India, having the second largest population and agriculture as
the source of income to nearly 60% of the total population, post-harvest and storage loss is a …

Solar energy provides desired thermal energy for diverse applications, including industrial
heating, domestic cooking, power generation, desalination, and agri-food preservation …

Solar drying is the basic process to reduce the moisture content of the products to a certain
level below which deterioration of product does not occur. There are mainly three types of …