Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Benha University, Egypt

Biography

Dr. Adel H Bahnasawy working as a Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Benha University, Egypt in the department of Biosystems Engineering . He has  interest in the field of Food process engineering, food technology, Biochemistry, Food Chemistry and has published articles entitled Dehydration of Chamomile Flowers under Different Drying Conditions . He is from Egypt.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Dehydration of Chamomile Flowers under Different Drying Conditions
  Author(s): El-Sayed G Khater*, Adel H Bahnasawy and Ramy M Hamouda
  
  The main aim of this study is to investigate the possibility of drying chamomile plants under different conditions. The obtained results indicated that the accumulated weight loss of chamomile flowers was (86.27, 84.67, 82.70, 85.04 and 86.53)% for the sun-drying system, shadow-drying system, room-drying system, solar-drying system, and oven-drying system, respectively. The moisture content of chamomile flowers decreased from (508.59 to 14.56)%, (502.77 to 15.43)%, (470.09 to 18.19)%, (537.47 to 13.45) and (444.84 to 5.46)% d.b. for sun-drying system, shadow-drying system, room-drying system, solar-drying system and oven-drying system, respectively. The highest value of equilibrium moisture content was 51.78% at 90% equilibrium relative humidity was found from the Henderson equation under room system. The lowest value of equilibrium moisture contents was 1.38% at 10% equilibrium relat.. View more»
  

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