Application of TRIZ to modify oven drying for SMEs to maintain the eugenol content in dried cloves

• Main Authors: Dewanti, Beauty Suestining Diyah, Adesta, Erry Yulian Triblas, Ismail, Ahmad Faris
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/99542/2/99542_Application%20of%20TRIZ%20to%20modify%20oven%20drying_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/99542/3/99542_Application%20of%20TRIZ%20to%20modify%20oven%20drying.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/99542/; http://journals.uran.ua/eejet/article/view/253884/252838; https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2022.253884

Clove essential oil (EO) has a high eugenol content. Fresh cloves need to go through a drying and distillation process to produce essential oils. However, sun drying cannot be done optimally during the rainy season. Therefore, some farmers (SMEs) use the oven drying method. The initial study found t...