Advance Drying and Sustainable Energy Research (ADSER) is the research outreach arm of QUT’s mission to facilitate improvement in drying in the real world. This is planned through research, design and education related to industry, sustainable development and innovation.
Drying is a crucial large-scale operation that preserves material for long periods of time and is of fundamental importance in most sectors of food processing. Drying applications consume a large part of the world’s produced energy. Detailed investigation from microlevel to macrolevel applications and mono-physics and multi-physics is needed for more efficient, more cost effective, and environmentally safer drying. In terms of agro-industrial economics, drying enhances qualitative properties and adds value to the final product. The group’s research streams are as follows:
- Multi-scale and Physics Based Modeling in Drying
- Renewable Energies and Sustainable Processing
- Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Modelling in Food Processing
- Advanced Drying Methods
- Innovation in Food Processing and Agri-industry
Internationally recognised experts from academia and industry in a wide range of disciplines help address the intrinsic diversity of drying concepts. Through consistent and active publications, workshops, seminars, keynote speeches, industry-led projects and extension programs, ADSER introduces cutting-edge concepts and expands the knowledge of drying for better energy efficiency, economic wealth and environmental sustainability. ADSER conducts groundbreaking research performed by world-class thought partners, and in collaboration with its stakeholders.
ADSER is led by Professor Azharul Karim and welcomes inquiries from technology-based companies, innovation-oriented stakeholders and academic groups interested in participating in our research group.