Inzynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa, Vol.22, No.3E, 1501-1506, 2001
Changes of internal structure of plant tissue during drying and rehydration
Creation of spaces with larger surface area made by mechanical destruction of internal structures, among others cell walls, is the confirmation of physical changes occurring in plant materials during drying. It testifies that shrinkage and stresses appearing in the process of drying play destructive role in it. Observed structural changes mainly depend on kind of dried material, what can be in connection with, among others, different chemical constitution.