Investigation of the Preprocessing Techniques and Extraction Parameters on the Yield and the Quality of the Cinnamon Bark Oil

dc.contributor.author	Amarasinghe, ADUS
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-11T10:29:17Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-11T10:29:17Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11860
dc.description	Immediate drying is the most important operation in post harvest processing for the plants which normally contain a high level of moisture and microorganisms, to avoid quality losses of these valuable, but perishable crops. The traditional practice of shade drying of cinnamon bark has negative effects on quality of the product. High ambient air temperature and relative humidity in Sri Lanka promote the insect and mould development in harvested crops. Furthermore, intensive solar radiation adversely affects to quality, causing vitamin and essential oil losses or colour changes in dried crops. This kind of problems can be overcome by adapting a hot air dryer as done for drying of many perishable products such as fruits and vegetables.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Senate Research Grant	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Cinnamon Bark Oil	en_US
dc.subject	Yield and the Quality	en_US
dc.title	Investigation of the Preprocessing Techniques and Extraction Parameters on the Yield and the Quality of the Cinnamon Bark Oil	en_US
dc.type	SRC-Report	en_US
dc.identifier.department	Department of Chemical and Process Engineering	en_US
dc.identifier.srgno	Grant No: 308	en_US
dc.identifier.email	adusa2@cheng.mrt.ac.lk	en_US