Journal
DRYING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 12, Pages 1602-1609Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802467490
Keywords
Citronellal; Desorption isotherms; Heat pump-dehumidified drying; Kaffir lime leaves; Tray drying
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- Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Khon Kaen University
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Desorption isotherms of mature kaffir lime leaves are determined and a nonlinear regression program was applied to the experimental data to fit with any of the four moisture sorption isotherm models. It was found that the modified Halsey model could fit the best. Tray and heat pump-dehumidified drying of kaffir lime leaves were conducted and it was found that the modified Page model was the most effective one. The drying constant was fitted to drying air temperature using the Arrhenius model. Effective moisture diffusivities were determined using the drying data. Heat pump-dehumidified drying reduced drying time and provided dried kaffir lime leaves with higher amount of citronellal than tray drying.
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