Kinetics and Mass Transfer during Atmospheric Freeze Drying of Red Pepper
- 30 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Drying Technology
- Vol. 25 (7-8), 1155-1161
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07373930701438469
Abstract
Drying is applied for moisture removal to allow safe and extended storage. Red pepper (Capsicum annum) samples were heat pump dried in fluidized bed at different air temperatures. A slightly modified solution of the diffusion equation was used to describe the kinetics and drying rates of red pepper. The model well described the low- and medium-temperature drying processes. The determined effective mass diffusivities varied from 0.7831 to 4.0201 × 10−9 m2/s and increased consistently with drying air temperature. The mass diffusivity was correlated to temperature by linear regression with coefficient of determination equal to 0.999 and negligible standard error.Keywords
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