[HTML][HTML] Appraisal of Post-Harvest Drying and Storage Operations in Africa: Perspectives on Enhancing Grain Quality

E Baidhe, CL Clementson, J Senyah, A Hammed - AgriEngineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Grain quality is largely driven by grain infrastructure (technology) and handling practices
(application of knowledge on handling). The use of inappropriate infrastructure and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of grain layer thickness on rough rice drying kinetics parameters

S Sadaka - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The literature revealed a gap in rough rice's drying kinetic parameters data under layer
drying and isothermal conditions. Therefore the goal of the present study was to explore the …

热风干燥温度对荷叶离褶伞干燥特性及挥发性风味物质的影响.

李佳欢, 杨斌, 任佳媛, 金文松, 孙淑静… - Mycosystema, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
为探究不同热风干燥温度对荷叶离褶伞干燥特性及挥发性风味物质的影响. 本研究比较了8
种常见干燥动力学模型对荷叶离褶伞干燥过程拟合的适用性, 采用GC-IMS 技术 …

A Preliminary Study on the Effect of the Instant Controlled Pressure Drop Technology (DIC) on Drying and Rehydration Kinetics of Maize Kernels (Zea mays L.)

A Cardador-Martínez, JL Pech-Almeida, K Allaf… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maize is one of the three worldwide cereal crops with the most outstanding production;
however, its postharvest losses range from 2 to 40% due to inadequate harvesting, drying …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of drying performance of different slice thicknesses from different cassava varieties using hybrid dryer

KA Budu, JO Akowuah, EYH Bobobee, KA Aikins… - Solar Compass, 2024 - Elsevier
Food provides most of the needed energy by humans to carry out their daily activities, but
the issue of post-harvest losses is having an adverse effect on its production. In order to …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of short-grain rough rice drying kinetics under isothermal conditions using an integrated model

S Sadaka - BioResources, 2022 - academia.edu
The grain drying process is estimated to consume 10% to 15% of the total energy
requirements of all the food industries in developed countries (Klemeš et al. 2008). There …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of the drying kinetics modeling and activation energy of medium-grain and long-grain rough rice under isothermal conditions

S Sadaka, V Kalyankar - Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 2022 - scirp.org
The available literature revealed a gap in reporting the rough rice drying kinetics parameters
under isothermal conditions, particularly for Arkansas medium-and long-grain varieties …

Techno-economic analysis of a biomass-powered inclined bed dryer for maize drying

PD Adjei, JO Akowuah, GO Akrofi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - banglajol.info
The study assessed the technical performance and economic viability of a 200 kg capacity
biomass-powered inclined bed dryer for drying maize. The dryer recorded an average air …

Performance evaluation of a flatbed maize dryer with a biomass heat source

JO Akowuah, HA Boateng… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The technical performance of a 3-tonne capacity flatbed grain dryer was assessed based on
its drying rate and drying efficiency. In addition, the quality of maize grains dried in the drying …

Selection of an Appropriate Biomass Burner for Drying Maize in a Crossflow Column Dryer Using an Analytic Hierarchy Process

G Obeng-Akrofi, JO Akowuah, DE Maier… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - jaast.org
Several post-harvest technologies have been introduced over the past years to help
smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa reduce crop losses. However, not all these …