Study of drying of a medicinal plant

Author

Khamsa, Sgaier ; Mohamed, Bagane

Author_Institution

Unite de Rech. Thermodynamique Appl., Univ. de Gabes Ecole Nat. d´Ing., Gabès, Tunisia

fYear

2015

fDate

24-26 March 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

The determination of the isotherms of sorption is an essential stage to optimize the conditions of drying of products and give a precise information onto the hygroscopic balance. This study aims at determining experimentally the isotherms of sorption by means of the method of the solutions of saturated salts. The curves of sorption so obtained are then approached by empirical and semi-empirical models. Another experimental study is dedicated to the determination of the kinetics of drying in controllable conditions of temperature. A last experimental study consists in studying the influence of the temperature of drying on the efficiency and the quality of essential oil.

Keywords

drying; essential oils; reaction kinetics; sorption; temperature control; essential oil quality; hygroscopic balance; medicinal plant drying; semiempirical model; sorption isotherm; temperature condition control; Adsorption; Compounds; Computer crashes; Kinetic theory; Moisture; Renewable energy sources; Temperature distribution; Eucalyptus isothermes of essential sorption-modelisation-huiles; drying;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), 2015 6th International

Conference_Location

Sousse

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IREC.2015.7110854

Filename

7110854