Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics in Food and Biomass Processing
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Process Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 6801
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular dynamics of food components; high electric field processing of thermo-sensitive food products; development of new food products and processes
Interests: agricultural operations (harvesting, drying, storage, transportation etc.); postharvest processing technologies (microwave, radiofrequency, pulse electric field, high electric field); natural fiber and bio composites from forest biomass; biomass pre-treatment and conversion
Interests: food engineering; storage and packaging; bioprocessing; byproduct valorization; data science and ML in food process engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Fruits and vegetables are preserved by drying using a simultaneous heat, mass, and momentum transfer process that extends the food product’s shelf life. Drying is a crucial step in the conversion of biomass; for instance, pre-drying is necessary when using biomass to generate electricity in order to improve the combustion efficiency. Mathematical models should be used to simulate and validate the drying process. It is possible to obtain results through the use of virtual laboratories that would be difficult or impractical to attain at the conceptual stage of research. The use of mathematical equations to anticipate the behavior of the drying process is known as mathematical modeling of food and biomass processing.
This Special Issue titled “Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics in Food and Biomass Processing” invites high-quality research articles on the mathematical modeling of various drying methods, such as oven drying, solar drying, infrared drying, radiofrequency drying, microwave drying, ohmic heating, high-electric-field drying or similar drying systems for a variety of food and biomass.
Dr. Ashutosh Singh
Dr. Gopu Raveendran Nair
Dr. Winny Routray
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mathematical modeling of food and biomass processing
- drying process
- various drying methods
- drying systems for a variety of food and biomass
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