| Experimental Study of Matter Transfer in Cocoa Beans During Fermentation and Drying F. Augier, J. Nganhou, J. C. Benet, G. Berthomieu, M. Barel | 1027 |
| Heat and Mass Transfer During Drying of Granular Products by Combined Convection and Conduction A. Mhimid, J. P. Fohr, S. Ben Nasrallah | 1043 |
| Thermocompressor Design for Efficient Energy Recovery of Paper Production Plant Dryers C. T. Kiranoudis, M. K. Krokida, Z. B. Maroulis | 1065 |
| Drying Simulation of Corn with Tempering M. P. Tolaba, R. J. Aguerre, C. Suárez | 1081 |
| The Dehydration of Garlic. I. Desorption Isotherms and Modelling of Drying Kinetics G. Vázquez, F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, A. Costoyas | 1095 |
| The Dehydration of Garlic. II. The Effects of Pretreatments on Drying Kinetics G. Vázquez, F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, A. Costoyas | 1109 |
| Life Cycle Assessment of an Energy-System with a Superheated Steam Dryer Integrated in a Local District Heat and Power Plant Hans Björk, Anders Rasmuson | 1121 |
| Drying Rate and Temperature Profile for Superheated Steam Vacuum Drying and Moist Air Drying of Softwood Lumber S. Pang, M. Dakin | 1135 |
| Design and Development of a New Peanut Curing Process for West Texas A. Ertas, S. Firenza, B. T. Tanju, O. Cuvalci, T. T. Maxwell, M. Schubert, R. Henning, C. Butts | 1149 |
| TECHNICAL NOTES | |
| Desorption Isotherms of Water in Trifoliate Yam (Dioscorea dumetorum Pax.) D. N. Njie | 1161 |
| Influence of Model Uncertainty on the Dynamic Optimal Control Performance of a Batch Corn Drying Process Ioan Cristian Trelea, G. Trystram, Francis Courtois | 1173 |
| Optimization of a Wood Dryer Kiln Using the Mixed Integer Programming Technique: A Case Study Stig-Inge Gustafsson | 1181 |
| Drying of Chopped Spring Onion Using Fluidization Technique Thanit Swasdisevi, Somchart Soponronnarit, Somkiat Prachayawarakorn, Wichai Phetdasada | 1191 |
| Desorption Isotherms of Imported Banana Application of the GAB Theory N. Kechaou, M. Maalej | 1201 |
| Effect of Chemical Pretreatment on the Physical Properties of Dehydrated Grapes A. L. Gabas, F. C. Menegalli, J. Telis-Romero | 1215 |
| Effects of Drying, Tempering and Ambient Air Ventilation on Quality and Moisture Reduction of Corn Somchart Soponronnarit, Somboon Wetchacama, Thanit Swasdisevi, Pongthep Chotijukdikuld | 1227 |
| SNIPPETS ON DRYING Carl W. Hall | 1239 |
| BOOK REVIEWS | |
| Scientific Principles of Drying Technique (in Russian) T. Kudra | 1243 |
| Transport Phenomena in Porous Media A. S. Mujumdar | 1245 |
| CONFERENCE REPORT | 1247 |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS | 1255 |
| NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS | 1259 |