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Jangam, Hii, C.L.; S.V. Law, and C.L. Mujumdar, Solar Drying A.S. of Basic Major concepts Commodity and definitions, Products. In in Solar Drying drying: of Foods, Fundamentals,
Vegetables Applications and and Fruits Innovations, - Volume Ed. 1, Ed. Hii, Jangam, C.L., Ong, S.V., S.P., Law, Jangam, C.L. and S.V. Mujumdar, and Mujumdar, A.S. , A.S., 2012,
2010, ISBN - ISBN 978-981-07-3336-0, - 978-981-08-6759-1, Published Published in Singapore, Singapore, pp. 73-94. pp. 1-30.
Chapter 3
Solar Drying of Major Commodity Products
* Ching Lik Hii and Chung Lim Law
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
*E-mail: Ching-Lik.Hii@nottingham.edu.my
Contents
3.1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 75
3.1.1. Solar Drying ..................................................................................................................................... 75
3.1.2. Types of Agricultural Commodities ....................................................................................... 75
3.2. SOLAR DRYING OF SOME SELECTED COMMODITIES ................................................. 76
3.2.1. Rice/paddy ....................................................................................................................................... 76
3.2.2. Corn/Maize ....................................................................................................................................... 78
3.2.3. Cocoa ................................................................................................................................................... 80
3.2.4. Coffee .................................................................................................................................................. 82
3.2.5. Chilli .................................................................................................................................................... 83
3.2.6. Nuts...................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.2.7. Tobacco .............................................................................................................................................. 86
3.2.8. Timber and Wood .......................................................................................................................... 88
3.3. PRODUCT QUALITY CONSIDERATION ............................................................................. 90
3.4. REASONS FOR LIMITED USE OF SOLAR DRYING TECHNOLOGY ............................. 90
3.5. CLOSING REMARKS ................................................................................................................ 91
3.5. NOMENCLATURES .................................................................................................................. 91
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 91