Overview of new techniques for drying biological materials with emphasis on energy aspects

• Main Authors: Raghavan G.S.V., Rennie T.J., Sunjka P.S., Orsat V., Phaphuangwittayakul W., Terdtoon P.
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-17044414562&partnerID=40&md5=566ed221e48c4cfa337c5ec307c8ac04; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1288
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

With increasing concern about environmental degradation, it is desirable to decrease energy consumption in all sectors. Drying has been reported to account for anywhere from 12 to 20% of the energy consumption in the industrial sector. Drying processes are one of the most energy intensive unit opera...