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. 2022 Aug 19;8(8):e10360. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10360

Table 1.

Drying schedule for A. chinensis.

Drying Schedule
Time (Day) Relative
Humidity (%)
Dry bulb
Temp (°C)
Wet bulb
Temp (°C)
Moisture content (%) Remarks
0 - - - 120 (±5) Initial moisture content
1 80 (± 2) 40 (± 1) 36 (± 2) 60 to50 After 1 day
2 80 (± 5) 45 (± 2) 40 (± 2) 50 to47 -
3 76 (± 3) 46 (± 2) 42 (± 1) 47 to45 -
4 61 (± 1) 50 (± 3) 42 (± 2) 45 to40
5 65 (± 2) 55 (± 1) 42 (± 3) 40 to34 -
6 56 (± 3) 55 (± 3) 42 (± 1) 34 to30
7 52 (± 4) 60 (± 2) 42 (± 2) 30 to27 -
8 56 (± 2) 60 (± 1) 42 (± 3) 27 to20 -
9 65 (± 3) 55 (± 2) 42 (± 2) 20 to18 -
10 61 (± 1) 55 (± 3) 42 (± 1) 18 to15 -
11 56 (± 2) 45 (± 1) 42 (± 3) 15 to12 -
12 40 (± 5) 45 (± 3) 42 (± 1) 12 to10 -
13 30 (± 3) 40 (± 2) 36 (± 2) 10 to 6 Final moisture

Note: Values in parentheses indicate the standard deviation and any stabilization stage was not applied.