Development of an intermittent solar dryer for cocoa beans

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dc.contributor.authorFagunwa, Ayokunle O.
dc.contributor.authorKoya, Olufemi A.
dc.contributor.authorFaborode, Micheal O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-25T17:50:19Z
dc.date.available2019-07-25T17:50:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-15
dc.description.abstractA solar dryer with thermal energy storage was developed for intermittent drying of cocoa beans. The prototype was built using readily available local materials. Drying mechanism was based on a combination of convective heating and direct radiation, with a provision for controlling the rate of airflow through the beans. The experimental model dehydrated cocoa beans from 53.4 to 3.6% moisture content (wb) in a 72 hours inter-mittent drying process against ambient temperature and relative humidity in the range 25-30 o C and 58-98%, respectively. Quality assessment of the dried beans showed that beans of good quality attributes: pH of 6.35, acid value of 3.40 mg/g, with mildly bitter taste were obtained under free convective drying; whilst, increase in moisture re-absorption and acidic flavour were indicated with forced convective drying. The work, thus, provides a viable system for producing cocoa beans of good quality attributes, comparable with using the traditional sun-drying, but without the associated drudgery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFagunwa, A. O., Koya, O. A., & Faborode, M. O. (2009). Development of an intermittent solar dryer for cocoa beans. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/404
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journalen_US
dc.subjectIntermittent dryeren_US
dc.subjectSolar dryeren_US
dc.subjectCocoa beansen_US
dc.subjectSun-dryingen_US
dc.subjectDehydrationen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of an intermittent solar dryer for cocoa beansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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