Shaojin Wang

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of microwave-related combined drying research is presented and recommendations for future research to bridge the gap between laboratory research and industrial applications are provided, where microwave-assisted combination drying takes advantage of conventional drying methods and microwave heating, leading to better processes than MW drying alone.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the effect of PVP coating on weight loss, ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, crude fiber, color, firmness and microbial qualities of asparagus spears stored at 2 and 10°C.

TL;DR: In this article, the dielectric properties of six commodities along with four associated insect pests were measured between 1 and 1800 MHz using an open-ended coaxial-line probe technique and at temperatures between 20 and 608C.

TL;DR: Radio frequency (RF) heating or microwave heating is suggested as an alternative to reduce adverse thermal impact to treated commodities during the heating period and to evaluate cumulative effects of any time–temperature history on the thermal mortality of target insect pests and on the quality of host materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, an industrial-scale 27 MHz, 25 kW radio frequency (RF) system was used to determine the heating uniformity of in-shell walnuts, indicating that mixing and circulated hot air were needed to obtain the required treatment uniformity.