Cocoa beans are the basic ingredient to produce chocolate and its derivatives, including
cosmetics, foods, and pharmaceutical products. The quality of cocoa beans is greatly …

Thermodynamic analysis of a forced convective solar dryer integrated with black coated
sensible (firebrick) thermal storage material (STSM) for cocoa was investigated. The …

Post-harvest losses in cocoa plantations often occur in developing countries and can be
significantly reduced by using various drying technology designs. This comprehensive …

The demand for quality dried products necessitates cost effective and innovative drying
techniques that will improve its market value. The slow drying rate, weather dependency …

Parkia biglobosa beans (PBB) have some inherent economic and medical significance and
have been gaining attention in some developing and developed parts of the world; hence …

The kinetics and modelling of heat and mass transfer during the solar drying of cassava
slices integrated with the pebble's sensible thermal storage material (PSTSM) were …

Nigeria, as one of the countries in the African continent has its challenges regarding to
agricultural crops cultivation and its preservation methods. Traditional methods of preserving …

This study investigated the numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer during solar drying
of cocoa beans with firebrick thermal storage material. The continuity, momentum, energy …

Losses incurred during postharvest processes of food and other agricultural products in the
rural and some urban areas of West African countries have been attributed to poor thermal …

Cocoa beans are the basic ingredient to produce chocolate and its derivatives, including
cosmetics, foods, and pharmaceutical products. The quality of cocoa beans is greatly …