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Control Number57011
Date and Time of Latest Transaction20060619142346.8
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Cataloging SourcePCARRD-DOST
Main Entry - Personal NameBulilan, Nonelon
Main Entry - Uniform TitleENGLISH
Title StatementBasic research on coconut drying
General NoteBaybay,Leyte: VISCA, 1979. 40p
Summary, Etc.The effects of depth, arrangement, meat sizes, drying platform height and intermittent drying on the drying characteristics of coconut meat were studied to improve copra processing. The modified kukum dryer of VISCA was used in the experiments. Results showed that different depths in drying coconut meat with shell significantly affected moisture-content reduction. Arrangement of split nuts on the drying platform had no significant effect on moisture content reduction of coconut meat at 15.24 cm. At depths above 69.96 cm however, molds developed on the surface of the kernel after 12 hours of drying. Drying coconut meat without shell was found better than drying with shell at a depth of 15.24 cm. However, removing fresh coconut meat from the shell was more expensive than removing it after drying. Drying different sizes of coconut meat without shell at different depths had highly significant effect on moisture content reduction. Split and one-fourth sized coconut meats when dried for 11 and 11.5 hours, respectively, at 15.24 cm depth, reduced moisture content to seven percent. At 60.95 cm and above depth, molds developed on the surface of the kernel after 12 hours of drying. Using the modified kukum dryer with a platform height of 76.2 cm was efficient and economical in continous drying of coconut meat in halves with shells placed at 30.48 cm depth with air temperature of 100% for the first hour. The intermittent drying method significantly increased fuel consumption and delayed time
Subject Added Entry - Topical TermCOCOS NUCIFERA
 COCONUT BYPRODUCTS
 MOISTURE CONTENT
 DRYING
Added Entry - Personal NameRosillo, Jimmy R.
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Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
  
     
 
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