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Air-Drying of Seeds: A Review |
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| Authors: | M A S Barrozo A Mujumdar J T Freire |
| Affiliation: | 1. Federal University of Uberlandia , School of Chemical Engineering , Uberlandia , MG , Brazil masbarrozo@ufu.br;3. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi , Tungkru , Bangkok , Thailand;4. Drying Center of Pastes, Suspensions and Seeds, Department of Chemical Engineering , Federal University of S?o Carlos , S?o Carlos , SP , Brazil |
| Abstract: | Beginning with harvesting, seeds are usually subjected to a series of processes which include drying for immediate or future use. Seed quality can be influenced by several factors during drying. This article presents a review of the seed air-drying process, including mathematical models based on differential equations derived from mass and energy balances for seeds and air in fixed and moving bed dryers. The article concludes with an overview of several potential drying technologies that can be applied to seeds. |
| Keywords: | Fixed bed dryer Mathematical model Seed quality Sliding bed dryer Spouted bed |