KAJIAN TEKNOLOGI DEHUMIDIFIER UNTUK PENGERINGAN OBAT HERBAL

Abstract

The potential of herbal medicinal plants in Indonesia are very large and diverse, but not fully utilized due to several factors, including the lack of post-harvest technology. Herbal medicinal plants require special treatment process so that the active substances are not lost during processing. One of the post-harvest processing that must be considered is the drying. Drying herbs at high temperaturs can change / remove the active substances. Dehumidifier can be used for drying at low temperatur. Basically dehumidifier working principle is similar to air conditioning. This paper presents a study on technology dehumidifier for drying herbs including working principle, drying characteristics and important parameters in the drying process Keywords : Dehumidifier, drying, heat pump dryer, ginger drying