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| Soyoye, Babatunde Oluwamayokun; Olukunle, Olawale John; Alakhumen, Okegbe Jacob. |
| Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a major staple crop in Nigeria, as cassava itself and its products are found in the daily meals of Nigerians. Currently, cassava crop is undergoing a transition from a mere subsistent crop found on the field of peasants to a commercial crop that will be grown in large quantities in plantations. A flash dryer was designed, fabricated, assembled and tested following the standard procedures. The flash dryer is a mechanized way of drying cassava mash for mass production of cassava flour, for flour mills, confectionery and pharmaceutical industries. The traditional method of producing cassava flour, results to low product quality and quantity for industrial usage because the mode of drying is dependent on climatic conditions and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Environmental Engineering flash dryer; Cassava mash; Cassava flour. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2942 |
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