Sweep numerical method and mass transport analysis in atmospheric freeze drying of protein particles

This work covers heat pump drying of protein with high quality and low cost. It consists of atmospheric freeze drying to keep product quality followed by evaporation to reduce time. A sweep numerical method was applied to predict the mass transport from the porous particle to gas. The maximum deviation between predictions and mass transfer data was below 4% indicating that the method well describes mass transport during protein drying.