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Investigation of the Preprocessing Techniques and Extraction Parameters on the Yield and the Quality of the Cinnamon Bark Oil

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dc.contributor.author Amarasinghe, ADUS
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-11T10:29:17Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-11T10:29:17Z
dc.date.issued 2016-08-11
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11860
dc.description Immediate drying is the most important operation in post harvest processing for the plants which normally contain a high level of moisture and microorganisms, to avoid quality losses of these valuable, but perishable crops. The traditional practice of shade drying of cinnamon bark has negative effects on quality of the product. High ambient air temperature and relative humidity in Sri Lanka promote the insect and mould development in harvested crops. Furthermore, intensive solar radiation adversely affects to quality, causing vitamin and essential oil losses or colour changes in dried crops. This kind of problems can be overcome by adapting a hot air dryer as done for drying of many perishable products such as fruits and vegetables. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Senate Research Grant en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Cinnamon Bark Oil en_US
dc.subject Yield and the Quality en_US
dc.title Investigation of the Preprocessing Techniques and Extraction Parameters on the Yield and the Quality of the Cinnamon Bark Oil en_US
dc.type SRC-Report en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Chemical and Process Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.srgno Grant No: 308 en_US
dc.identifier.email adusa2@cheng.mrt.ac.lk en_US


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