Hybrid Solar Dryer for Quality Dried Tomato

A prototype of a hybrid solar dryer was developed for drying of tomato. It consists of a flat-plate concentrating collector, heat storage with auxiliary heating unit, and drying unit. It has a loading capacity of 20 kg of fresh half-cut tomato. The dryer was tested in different weather and operating...

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Published in:Drying technology 2008-11, Vol.26 (12), p.1591-1601
Main Authors: Hossain, M. A., Amer, B. M. A., Gottschalk, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascorbic acid
Color
Lycopene
Pretreatment
Solar dryer
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Summary:A prototype of a hybrid solar dryer was developed for drying of tomato. It consists of a flat-plate concentrating collector, heat storage with auxiliary heating unit, and drying unit. It has a loading capacity of 20 kg of fresh half-cut tomato. The dryer was tested in different weather and operating conditions. The performance of the dryer was compared with an open sun-drying method. Drying performance was evaluated in terms of drying rate, color, ascorbic acid, lycopene, and total flavonoids. Tomato halves were pretreated with UV radiation, acetic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, sodium metabisulphite, and sodium chloride. Sodium metabisulphite (8 g L −1 ) was found to be effective to prevent the microbial growth at lower temperature (45°C).
ISSN:0737-3937
1532-2300
DOI:10.1080/07373930802467466