Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun

Open sun drying experiments in thin layers of crain-crain (CC), fever (FV) and bitter (BT) leaves grown in Abeokuta, Nigeria were conducted. The drying process took place in the falling rate period and no constant rate period was observed from the drying curves. Eight thin layer mathematical drying...

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Main Authors: Sobukola, O.P., Dairo, O.U., Sanni, Lateef O., Odunewu, A.V., Fafiolu, B.O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: SAGE Publications 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92209
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author Sobukola, O.P.
Dairo, O.U.
Sanni, Lateef O.
Odunewu, A.V.
Fafiolu, B.O.
author_browse Dairo, O.U.
Fafiolu, B.O.
Odunewu, A.V.
Sanni, Lateef O.
Sobukola, O.P.
author_facet Sobukola, O.P.
Dairo, O.U.
Sanni, Lateef O.
Odunewu, A.V.
Fafiolu, B.O.
author_sort Sobukola, O.P.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Open sun drying experiments in thin layers of crain-crain (CC), fever (FV) and bitter (BT) leaves grown in Abeokuta, Nigeria were conducted. The drying process took place in the falling rate period and no constant rate period was observed from the drying curves. Eight thin layer mathematical drying models were compared using the multiple determination coefficients (R2), reduced chi-square (χ2) and root mean square error (RMSE) between the observed and predicted moisture ratios. Accordingly, Midilli et al. model satisfactorily described the drying curves of the three leaves with R2 of 0.9980, χ2 of 2.0×10-4 and RMSE of 1.09×10-2 for CC leaves; R2 of 0.9999, χ2 of 2×10-6 and RMSE of 1.11×10-3 for FV leaves; and R2 of 0.9998, χ2 of 1.9×10-5 and RMSE of 3.3×10-3 for BT leaves. The effective diffusivity was found to be 52.91×10-10, 48.72×10-10 and 43.42×10-10 m2s for CC, BT and FV leaves, respectively.
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spelling CGSpace922092024-08-27T10:35:37Z Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun Sobukola, O.P. Dairo, O.U. Sanni, Lateef O. Odunewu, A.V. Fafiolu, B.O. leafy vegetables open sun drying thin layer models diffusivity food preservation moisture content agricultural products Open sun drying experiments in thin layers of crain-crain (CC), fever (FV) and bitter (BT) leaves grown in Abeokuta, Nigeria were conducted. The drying process took place in the falling rate period and no constant rate period was observed from the drying curves. Eight thin layer mathematical drying models were compared using the multiple determination coefficients (R2), reduced chi-square (χ2) and root mean square error (RMSE) between the observed and predicted moisture ratios. Accordingly, Midilli et al. model satisfactorily described the drying curves of the three leaves with R2 of 0.9980, χ2 of 2.0×10-4 and RMSE of 1.09×10-2 for CC leaves; R2 of 0.9999, χ2 of 2×10-6 and RMSE of 1.11×10-3 for FV leaves; and R2 of 0.9998, χ2 of 1.9×10-5 and RMSE of 3.3×10-3 for BT leaves. The effective diffusivity was found to be 52.91×10-10, 48.72×10-10 and 43.42×10-10 m2s for CC, BT and FV leaves, respectively. 2007-02 2018-04-24T08:40:14Z 2018-04-24T08:40:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92209 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Sobukola, O.P., Dairo, O.U., Sanni, L., Odunewu, A.V. & Fafiolu, B.O. (2007). Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun. Food Science and Technology International, 13(1), 35-40.
spellingShingle leafy vegetables
open sun drying
thin layer models
diffusivity
food preservation
moisture content
agricultural products
Sobukola, O.P.
Dairo, O.U.
Sanni, Lateef O.
Odunewu, A.V.
Fafiolu, B.O.
Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title_full Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title_fullStr Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title_full_unstemmed Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title_short Thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
title_sort thin layer drying process of some leafy vegetables under open sun
topic leafy vegetables
open sun drying
thin layer models
diffusivity
food preservation
moisture content
agricultural products
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92209
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