Kinetics of combined microwave and hot air drying of leather

Authors
Monzo-Cabrera, J Diaz-Morcillo, A Catala-Civera, JM De los Reyes, E
Citation
J. Monzo-cabrera et al., Kinetics of combined microwave and hot air drying of leather, J SOC LEATH, 84(1), 2000, pp. 38-44
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS
ISSN journal
01440322 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
38 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-0322(200001/02)84:1<38:KOCMAH>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The characteristics of microwave-assisted drying of chrome tanned leather w ere studied for several air flow and microwave power conditions. Drying rat es, temperature variation and dielectric properties of leather are presente d and a physical model is proposed to explain the behaviour under microwave radiation. Specially designed microwave equipment was built and used to ca rry out the tests. The results obtained look promising as the drying rates are greatly accelerated without damaging the leather.