Dec. 1, 2017
CONTINUOUS VACUUM MICROWAVE DRYING ON COMMERCIAL CROPS
Of the fruits, vegetables, and berries grown in Canada, as much as 40% percent of crops are considered second-grade, and are currently sold at a distressed price or sent to a landfill as any attempt to transport them to market is too expensive. One way to use these products would be to freeze-dry them, but the transportation of food to freeze-drying facilitates and high processing costs results in energy costs and possible deterioration of the food. NuWave Research has developed a method of on-site commercial continuous Vacuum Microwave Drying (VMD), based on the principle that water boils at a lower temperature in a vacuum.
