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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 1550-1555Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.05.018
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Alfalfa; Desorption; Drying; Medicago sativa; Postharvesting
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- College of Abouraihan, University of Tehran
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The equilibrium moisture content of agricultural products is necessary to optimize drying process and helps to keep the quality of the product during the period of storage. The main aim of this research was to find the best model which could define well, the exchange of moisture between alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and the surrounding air. The desorption isotherms of alfalfa (stem and leaf) were determined separately by using the saturated salt solutions method at three temperatures (25,50 and 70 degrees C) within a range of 5-90% relative humidity. Experimental curves of desorption isotherms were fitted to modified equations of Henderson, Halsey, Oswin and Chung-Pfost as well as the GAB model and then evaluated visually by using residual plots and also by some statistical error parameters. The modified Halsey model was found to be the most suitable for describing the relationship between equilibrium moisture content, relative humidity and temperature. (C)2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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