Slide 1

Kadam, D.M.; Patil, R.T. and Kaushik, P. Foam Mat Drying of Fruit and Vegetable Products,

in Drying of Foods, Vegetables and Fruits - Volume 1, Ed. Jangam, S.V., Law, C.L. and Mu-

jumdar, A.S. , 2010 , ISBN - 978- 981 -08-6759-1, Published in Singapore, pp. 117 -130.

Chapter 5

Foam Mat Drying of Fruit and Vegetable Products

D.M. Kadam, R.T. Patil and P. Kaushik

Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, India

Contents

5.1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 113

5.1.1. History ............................................................................................................................................. 113

5.1.2. Process ............................................................................................................................................ 113

5.2. FOAM CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................. 115

5.3. FACTORS AFFECTING THE FOAM CHARACTERISTICS ............................................ 116

5.4. TYPES OF FOAMING AGENTS ........................................................................................... 117

5.4.1. Foam Expansion .......................................................................................................................... 118

5.4.2. Foam Stability............................................................................................................................... 118

5.4.3. Foam density ................................................................................................................................ 118

5.5. DRYING OF FOAMS .............................................................................................................. 118

5.6. ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL METHODS ......................................................... 119

5.7. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS ......................................................................................... 120

Kadam, D.M.; Patil, R.T. and Kaushik, P. Foam Mat Drying of Fruit and Vegetable Products, in Dry-
ing of Foods, Vegetables and Fruits - Volume 1, Ed. Jangam, S.V., Law, C.L. and Mujumdar, A.S. ,
2010, ISBN - 978 - 981 - 08 - 6759 - 1, Published in Singapore, pp. 11 1 - 124.