Authors :
Amoran S. A; Owofadeju F. K.; Amoran O. A.; Aderemi A. M.; Fasuan T. M.; Oni O. M.; Oladele T; Adesanya T
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24APR1361
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Abstract :
Foods are preserved by drying them out to
eliminate moisture using a procedure that, depending on
the food type, removes water content. In addition to
extending the shelf life, this preserves the essential
nutrients. Produce dried in the open sun has been shown
to be unsanitary because of contaminations. This made it
necessary to build a solar dryer that would be within
every farmer's budget. The construction materials were
purchased locally, and the sliced plantain samples were
dried over three days in the sun and in a solar dryer.
With open sun drying, the sliced plantain sample,
which had an initial mass of 300.00g, lost 76.25% of its
moisture content, and with sunshine drying, it lost
96.64%.
The sliced plantain sample, which had an initial
mass of 300.00g, was also dried simultaneously in a solar
dryer manufactured of polypropylene, and it had a
moisture content of 97.2%. The procedure and outcome
showed that, while the solar-dryer approach is more
controlled, clean, and effective with a greater drying
rate, the old open-sun way of drying agricultural goods is
neither efficient nor clean. Furthermore, it was
established that when it comes to drying agricultural
products with comparable moisture content, solar dryers
made of polypropylene and high-density fibre board
work better.
The cheaper high-density fibre board solar dryer
cost two hundred and sixty-eight thousand naira while
the imported solar dryer made of polypropylene cost two
thousand five hundred dollars equivalent of one million
naira as of 2021.
The above-mentioned parameters were determined
by the constructed and tested solar dryer, and it was
advised that farmers and individual households utilise
the high density fibre board produced solar dryer for
drying agricultural produce.
Keywords :
Food, High-Density Fibre Board, Open Sun, Solar.
Foods are preserved by drying them out to
eliminate moisture using a procedure that, depending on
the food type, removes water content. In addition to
extending the shelf life, this preserves the essential
nutrients. Produce dried in the open sun has been shown
to be unsanitary because of contaminations. This made it
necessary to build a solar dryer that would be within
every farmer's budget. The construction materials were
purchased locally, and the sliced plantain samples were
dried over three days in the sun and in a solar dryer.
With open sun drying, the sliced plantain sample,
which had an initial mass of 300.00g, lost 76.25% of its
moisture content, and with sunshine drying, it lost
96.64%.
The sliced plantain sample, which had an initial
mass of 300.00g, was also dried simultaneously in a solar
dryer manufactured of polypropylene, and it had a
moisture content of 97.2%. The procedure and outcome
showed that, while the solar-dryer approach is more
controlled, clean, and effective with a greater drying
rate, the old open-sun way of drying agricultural goods is
neither efficient nor clean. Furthermore, it was
established that when it comes to drying agricultural
products with comparable moisture content, solar dryers
made of polypropylene and high-density fibre board
work better.
The cheaper high-density fibre board solar dryer
cost two hundred and sixty-eight thousand naira while
the imported solar dryer made of polypropylene cost two
thousand five hundred dollars equivalent of one million
naira as of 2021.
The above-mentioned parameters were determined
by the constructed and tested solar dryer, and it was
advised that farmers and individual households utilise
the high density fibre board produced solar dryer for
drying agricultural produce.
Keywords :
Food, High-Density Fibre Board, Open Sun, Solar.
