Onwude, Daniel I. and Hashim, Norhashila and Abdan, Khalina and Janius, Rimfiel and Chen, Guangnan (2018) Investigating the influence of novel drying methods on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.): Kinetics, energy consumption, color, and microstructure. Journal of Food Process Engineering.
Abstract
This study investigated the drying kinetics, specific energy consumption (SEC), color, and microstructural changes of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) based on experimental set-up of convective hot-air drying (CHAD), infrared drying (IRD), and combined infrared and convective-hot-air drying (IR-CHAD). The experiments were carried out at three air temperatures (50, 60 and 70 8C) and two IR intensities (1,100 and 1,400 W/m2) for sweet potato slices of 4 and 6 mm, respectively. The experimental results showed that the drying kinetics and mass transfer characteristic were significantly affected by drying air temperature, IR intensity, and thickness of the product. Combined IR-CHAD provided a higher drying rate with the shortest drying time when compared with CHAD and IRD. The IRD resulted in the lowest SEC values. The combined IR-CHAD resulted in 69.34–85.59% reduction in the SEC of CHAD. For combined IR-CHAD, an increase in the IR intensity at each temperature and slice thickness caused a decrease in the total SEC value. Dried sweet potato slices using CHAD and IR1-CHAD at intensity of 1,100 W/m2 showed the best color attributes. Combined IR-CHAD proved to be a very efficient drying method for the drying sweet potato and can be used for both industrial and commercial purposes.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published online 23 March 2018. Permanent restricted access to ArticleFirst version in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2018 00:42 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2018 23:49 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | drying methods, sweet potato, energy |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0999 Other Engineering > 099901 Agricultural Engineering |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | B Economic Development > 82 Plant Production and Plant Primary Products > 8203 Industrial Crops > 820399 Industrial Crops not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1111/jfpe.12686 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/33924 |
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