Mathematical Modelling of Dried Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus flabellatus)

Authors- Suresh Chandra, Shobhi Choudhary, Alka Singh, Ruchi Verma

Abstract-This work was conducted to assess the drying kinetics of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus flabellatus). Mushrooms were dried in sun drying, poly house drying, tray drying and vacuum drying. Oyster mushrooms were subjected to four pretreatments prior to drying. Drying took place in the falling rate period, and the drying behaviour was adequately described by the Lewis, Page, Peleg and Henderson & Pabis’s equation. The experimental drying data were fitted to different theoretical models to predict the drying kinetics. Results indicated that the Pabis and Henderson model offered the best fit for experimental drying data for sun drying (average R2 = 0.97) and Lewis model for tray drying (average R2 = 0.9498).

DOI: /10.61463/ijset.vol.12.issue4.209