1st Edition
Sustainable drying technologies of food
Contributors
About the Editors
Chapter 1 Recent Advances in Sustainable Food Drying Technologies
M. Adnouni, L. Jiang, X. J. Zhang, and Pankaj B. Pathare
Chapter 2 Sustainable Drying Technology for Fresh Foods
Vishnuvardini Narayanan and Nagamaniammai Govindarajan
Chapter 3 Biomass Energy Applications for Drying Fresh Produce
Canan Ece Tamer, Azime Özkan Karabacak, Özge Süfer, and Senanur Durgut
Chapter 4 Waste Heat-Based Drying Systems
Ashok Prabhakar, Navneet Kaur, and Deep Raj
Chapter 5 Geothermal Energy for Drying Fresh Produce
Özge Süfer, Azime Özkan Karabacak, Canan Ece Tamer, and Senanur Durgut
Chapter 6 Energy Storage-Based Hybrid Solar Drying Systems
Abhipriya Patra, V. Arun Prasath, Hemanatha Jayasuriya, and Pankaj B. Pathare
Chapter 7 Refractive Window Drying for Food Materials
Preetinder Kaur, Ruchika Zalpouri, and Manpreet Singh
Chapter 8 Sustainable Drying Technologies for Marine Products
Darshana Deka, Prashant M. Singh, and Shivanand S. Shirkole
Chapter 9 Solar Drying Technology for Meat Products
Piverjeet Kaur Dhillon and Priya Singla
Chapter 10 Energy and Exergy Analyses in Various Solar Energy Applications
Poonam Rani, Rohit Biswas, and P. P. Tripathy
Chapter 11 Numerical Modeling and Simulations of Renewable Energy-Based Food-Drying Technologies
Eshetu Getahun and Mulugeta A. Delele
Chapter 12 Computational Modelling and Validations for Sustainable Drying Processes
M. Adnouni, X. J. Zhang, and L. Jiang
Index
Biography
Pankaj Pathare is an Associate Professor of Postharvest Technology at Sultan Qaboos University. He has graduated with a B. Tech. degree (Agricultural Engineering) from India and PhD (Process & Chemical Engineering) from the University College Cork (Ireland). Before joining SQU, he worked as a researcher at Newcastle University, UK, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His work focuses on postharvest loss quantification, computer vision applications, and renewable energy in food processing. Dr. Pathare addresses critical food industry challenges, including minimizing mechanical damage, enhancing product quality, and improving energy efficiency. An internationally recognized expert, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and numerous keynote conference presentations. He has also edited three books. He received the Distinguished Researcher Award from SQU in 2025, and his team earned the National Research Award (Oman) in 2024. Dr. Pathare serves on the editorial boards of several leading SCI journals, demonstrating his commitment to advancing knowledge in food engineering and postharvest technology. His expertise has been acknowledged by Stanford University, which recognized him as a World Top 2% Scientist from 2022 to 2024.
Hemantha Jayasuriya is a Faculty Member at the Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He obtained B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1983. His M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering were from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand. He is a chartered mechanical engineer by profession with over 7 years of industrial experience and over 30 years of academic experience in teaching, research, and administrative activities during his career. He has supervised and completed nearly 40 postgraduate students including several Ph.D. students and published over 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, and international conference proceedings. He has also published edited books, technical reports, and book chapters and possesses patents. He has membership credentials with international professional bodies such as ASABE, ISPA, ISTVS, and AAAE and is currently the Vice president of AAAE for Energy, Environment, and Emerging Technologies.
