Effects of moisture content and feed rate on milling characteristics of wild apricot pits (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Authors

  • A. E. Kate G.B. Pant University of agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.K), India
  • U. C. Lohani SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S.A
  • N. C. Shahi G.B. Pant University of agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.K), India
  • J. P. Pandey
  • A. Sarkar
  • Khan Chand

Keywords:

fwild apricot pit, milling characteristics, decortication efficiency, moisture content, husk percentage, broken percentage, output capacity

Abstract

Milling with decortication of wild apricot pits was done in wild apricot pit decorticator working on the principle of “impact and compression

Author Biographies

A. E. Kate, G.B. Pant University of agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.K), India

Department of Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering

U. C. Lohani, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S.A

AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

N. C. Shahi, G.B. Pant University of agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.K), India

Department of Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering

References

[1] Chadha K L. Handbook of horticulture. Directorate of Information and Publications of Agriculture-ICAR, New Delhi, 17th edition, 2009; pp 132-135.
[2] Anonymus. Annual report of “Directorate of horticulture

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Published

2014-02-25

How to Cite

Kate, A. E., Lohani, U. C., Shahi, N. C., Pandey, J. P., Sarkar, A., & Chand, K. (2014). Effects of moisture content and feed rate on milling characteristics of wild apricot pits (Prunus armeniaca L.). International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 7(1), 103–110. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/949

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2014): IJABE

Section

Agro-product and Food Processing Systems

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