The effects of solar drying on drying kinetics and effective moisture diffusivity of pistachio nut

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Mohsen Mokhtarian ¹ , Hamid Tavakolipour ² , Ahmad Kalbasi-Ashtari ³ , Fatemeh Koushki ⁴

1 - Department of Food Science and Technology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
2 - Department of Food Science and Technology, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sabzevar, Iran
3 - Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
4 - Department of Food Science and Technology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Received: 2021-09-12 Accepted : 2021-12-10 Published : 2021-12-20

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