Drying of Food Materials
Preface
We are very pleased to present this special issue of International Journal of Food Engineering consisting of selected peer-reviewed papers from the 5th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference, ADC07, held 12-14 August 2007 on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The 10 papers included here are chosen out of the 195 papers presented at the conference. The large number of papers presented at ADC07 reflects favorably both the quality of the conference and the extent of drying activities in this region with food processing sharing a large portion. Additional selected papers are scheduled to be published in three other archival journals.
Guest Editor: Guohua CHEN, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Articles
Guest Editorial
Guohua Chen and Lixin Huang
The Effects of Cryoprotectants on the Survival Rate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a Freeze-Dried Gelatin Matrix
Mi-Jung Choi, Sang-Gi Min, and Geun Pyo Hong
Effect of Process Parameters on Quality Properties of Microwave Dried Red Pitaya (Hylocereus costaricensis)
Mariam Firdhaus Mad Nordin, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Meor Zainal Meor Talib, and Osman Hassan
Sorption Drying of Soybean Seeds with Silica Gel in a Fluidized Bed Dryer
Jingsheng Ye, Qiaojun Luo, Xiaolan Li, Qing Xu, and Zhanyong Li
Optimization of Osmotic Dehydration of Toona Sinensis Leaves Using Response Surface Methodology
Changlu Wang, Lu Li, Zhanyong Li, Changjin Liu, and Mianhua Chen
Droplet-Particle Agglomeration of Maltodextrin and Salt in a Small-Scale Spray Dryer
Tim Langrish, D. Ali, and M. Asplet
Heat Pump Drying Kinetics of Spanish Cheese
Odilio Alves-Filho and Trygve M. Eikevik
Design of Hybrid Drying- Dedusting Unit Processor for Rough Rice Processing
Law Chung Lim and Wan Ramli Wan Daud
Fruits & Vegetables Drying Combining Hot Air, DIC Technology and Microwaves
M. Al Haddad, S. Mounir, V. Sobolik, and K. Allaf
Diffusion Model for Apple Cubes Atmospheric Freeze-Drying with the Effect of Shrinkage
Sheng Li, Ireneusz Zbicinski, Hongwao Wang, Jan Stawczyk, and Zongyu Zhang