Drying of stingless bees pot-pollen using swirling fluidized bed dryer

• Main Authors: Luqman Abdul, Halim, Firdaus, Basrawi, Ahmmad Shukrie, Md Yudin, Amir, Abdul Razak, Nor Azfa, Johari, Azira, Muhamad, Mohd Razif, Mamat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30532/1/Luqman%20-%20Drying%20of%20stingless%20bees%20pot%20pollen%20using%20swirling%20fluidized%20bed%20dryer.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30532/; https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ldrt20; https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2020.1781158
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

High moisture content in stingless bees pot-pollen makes preservation difficult. Since potpollen is heat sensitive, using conventional drying techniques below 40-C is time consuming. A fluidized bed dryer (FBD) with swirling distributor is proposed for rapid drying of the pot-pollen while conserving...