Efficacy of Quasi Agro Binding Fibre on the Hybrid Composite Used in Advance Application

The choice for natural fibre obtained from agricultural products is on the rise due to its solution to eco-friendly, environmental and improved mechanical properties concerns. Its abundant availability, low cost, emission reduction and adaptability to base material for composite make it a prime material for selection. This review explores diverse perspectives to the future trend of agro fibre in terms of the thermo-mechanical properties as it applies to advanced application in building structures. It is important to investigate the ecofriendliness of the products of composites from fibres in agricultural wastes so as to achieve a green and sustainable environment. This will come to fore by the combined efforts of both researchers and feedback from building stakeholders

Predictive Modelling of Osmotic Dehydration of Food Materials

Mdash During osmotic dehydration of food materials, water and/or other substances are removed from the material with molecular infiltration shrinkage follows depending on the extent of net mass loss. Molecular diffusion is one of the generally accepted and necessary tools for finding simple predictive models that describe mass transfer across plant membranes. The mass transfer resistances across a semi-permeable medium were investigated with Fickian molecular diffusion model and a combined molecular and convective model. The effects of intercellular and trans-membrane resistances studied with two-parameter kinetic models described the behaviours of solute impregnation and dewatering processes of osmotic dehydration.nbsp Predicted depth of solute impregnation in an imaginary food matrix was 4.0 mm with satisfactory deduction that combined molecular and convective model is a better description of the transport models. The solutions of the models also revealed that concentration gradient across the membranes depends linearly on process variables and the influences of membranous resistance were not negligible