This review paper was written on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Drying
Technology Journal. Interestingly, most of the progress made in the domain of drying …

Recently, processed foods have become an important part of human eating habits.
However, several processing techniques, such as dehulling and roasting, are applied to raw …

The use of solar energy in wood drying systems can reduce the often-heavy energy bill that
manufacturers in this promising sector complain about. In this context, the study of solar kilns …

Wood drying is an important operation in many sectors, and harnessing solar energy for this
purpose has received a lot of interest due to its sustainability and cost-effectiveness. In this …

The worldwide use of biomass has increased drastically during the last decade. At Swedish
sawmills about half of the entering timber becomes lumber, with the remainder considered …

The aims of this study were to determine (1) the effects of microwave irradiation on the
drying kinetics of jack pine wood,(2) the phytosanitary efficacy, and (3) the processing …

The present study analyses the moisture performance of nine wood species and wood-
based materials determined in various laboratory and field trials to identify the method with …

The aim of this paper was to determine the moisture desorption isotherms and essentials
thermodynamic properties of two Oak wood varieties. Desorption isotherms were measured …

The present work deals with the beginning of the Eurocode 5 (EC5) generalization to
tropical hardwoods loaded in tropical environment. For three (3) years, creep tests were …

Fluid seepage and viscoelasticity play important roles in the dissipation of the undesired
vibration and impact energies of the poroelastic structures. In the present article, the impact …