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Dr. Alfiya P V

Dr. Alfiya P V
Name Dr. Alfiya P V
Designation Scientist
Division Crop Production & Post Harvest Technology
Qualification Ph.D.
Specialisation Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering
Contact alfiyapalliveedu@gmail.com
Areas of Interest Food processing equipment design, Novel food drying systems, Processing and value addition of spices
Total Publications 25

  1. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Anees K, Shahala P, Avanthika S. Optimization and characterization of turmeric oleoresin impregnated biodegradable packaging film. Packag Technol Sci. 2026;39(5):619–636. doi:10.1002/pts.70051.

  2. Jayashree E, Alfiya PV, Das D. Kinetics, quality and environmental impact assessment of drying turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in solar tunnel dryer. Solar Energy. 2026;308:114404. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2026.114404.

  3. Chand S, Shihabudheen KV, George SN, George S, Sarathambal C, Anees K, Alfiya PV. Early detection of aflatoxin in chilli using hyperspectral imaging with a dual attention network. Knowl Based Syst. 2026:116113.

  4. Ravindran A, Jayashree E, Anees K, Sarathambal C, Alfiya PV. Storage behaviour and multivariate analysis of spice oleoresin blend formulated for culinary application. J Food Meas Charact. 2026. doi:10.1007/s11694-026-04896-5.

  5. Ravindran A, Jayashree E, Anees K, Alfiya PV. Thermal, structural and chemical characterization of response surface optimized spice oleoresin blend microcapsules. J Food Meas Charact. 2026;20(3):3077–3093.

  6. Mohan M, Jayashree E, Alfiya PV, Anees K, Madhumitha S. Characterization and 1,8-cineole retention of cardamom oleoresin-loaded calcium alginate beads. J Food Sci Technol. 2026:1–12.

  7. Mohan M, Jayashree E, Alfiya PV. Principal component analysis of physicochemical and phytochemical constituents of cumin-flavoured jaggery cubes. Sugar Tech. 2026. doi:10.1007/s12355-026-01723-5.

  8. Ravindran A, Jayashree E, Anees K, Sarathambal C, Alfiya PV. Active compound degradation and physicochemical characterization of spice oleoresin blend during storage. J Culin Sci Technol. 2026;24(4):1227–1253.

  9. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Anees K, Sunisha K. Drying kinetics and quality evaluation of mace under solar, vacuum, and hot-air drying methods. J Food Process Eng. 2025;48(8):e70212. doi:10.1111/jfpe.70212.

  10. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Theertha KV. Conventional sun drying and infrared convective drying of spices: a comparative evaluation on kinetics and quality. Solar Energy. 2025;291:113396. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2025.113396.

  11. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Theertha KV. Design and development of infrared convective dryer for spices: 4E (energy, efficiency, exergy, and economic) analysis. Biomass Convers Biorefin. 2025. doi:10.1007/s13399-025-06535-3.

  12. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Anees K. Techno-economic, environmental impact and exergy analysis of microwave-assisted drying of nutmeg mace. Environ Prog Sustain Energy. 2025;44(2):e14550. doi:10.1002/ep.14550.

  13. Alfiya PV, Rajesh GK, Murali S, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP, Prince MV, Sudheer KP, Baby L. Experimental evaluation of hot air-assisted continuous microwave drying of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). Heat Transfer. 2025;54(7):4207–4222. doi:10.1002/htj.70029.

  14. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Anees K, Ann Mary A. Drying characteristics, color kinetics and quality evaluation of black pepper (Piper nigrum) under conventional and novel drying methods. Environ Prog Sustain Energy. 2025;e70232. doi:10.1002/ep.70232.

  15. Alfiya PV, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Samuel MP. Design and development of biomass-fueled convective dryer for marine products: energy, exergy, environmental, and economic (4E) analysis. Biomass Convers Biorefin. 2025;15(8):12031–12042. doi:10.1007/s13399-024-06001-6.

  16. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E. Solar-biomass and dielectric drying of mace: an investigation on renewable and fourth-generation drying technologies. Solar Energy. 2024;277:112717. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2024.112717.

  17. Alfiya PV, Rajesh GK, Murali S, Delfiya DA, Samuel MP, Prince MV, Sudheer KP. Process optimization for drying of shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni) under hot air-assisted microwave drying technology using response surface methodology. J Food Process Eng. 2023;46(8):e14372. doi:10.1111/jfpe.14372.

  18. Alfiya PV, Rajesh GK, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Samuel MP, Prince MV. Development and evaluation of hot air-assisted microwave dryer for shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni). J Food Process Preserv. 2022;46(11):e17112. doi:10.1111/jfpp.17112.

  19. Alfiya PV, Murali S, Delfiya DA, Sreelakshmi KR, Sivaraman GK, Ninan G. Kinetics, modelling and evaluation of Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) dried in a solar-LPG hybrid dryer. Solar Energy. 2022;242:70–78. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2022.06.052.

  20. Alfiya PV, Rajesh GK, Murali S, Delfiya DA, Samuel MP, Prince MV. Quality evaluation of solar- and microwave-dried shrimps: a comparative study on renewable and dielectric heating methods. Solar Energy. 2022;246:234–244. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2022.09.048.

  21. Dilkush F, Sarathambal C, Alfiya PV, Praveena R, Prasath D. Metabolic optimization of endophytic bacteria from aromatic ginger (Kaempferia galanga) and black turmeric (Curcuma caesia) for enhanced biocontrol of Pythium myriotylum. Physiol Mol Plant Pathol. 2025:102898.

  22. Mohan M, Jayashree E, Alfiya PV, Anees K, Sarathambal C. Physicochemical and antioxidant characterization of blended spice-flavoured jaggery cubes during storage. Sugar Tech. 2025:1–16.

  23. Saleena P, Jayashree E, Neethu KC, Anees K, Alfiya PV. Valorization of nutmeg rind: enhancing functional and nutritional benefits through fruit waste utilization. J Food Sci Technol. 2025. doi:10.1007/s13197-025-06485-8.

  24. Saleena P, Jayashree E, Neethu KC, Bhuvaneswari S, Alfiya PV, Anees K. Optimization of vacuum impregnated nutmeg rind candy using RSM modeling: effect on functional and nutritional properties. J Food Sci Technol. 2024:1–12.

  25. Ravindran A, Jayashree E, Jeyakumari A, Anees K, Alfiya PV. Physicochemical characterization of microencapsulated spice oleoresin blend using various carrier agents. J Food Sci Technol. 2024:1–10.

  26. Murali S, Delfiya DA, Alfiya PV, Samuel MP, Ninan G. Development of sensible heat storage based solar hybrid dryer with evacuated tube collector and biomass gasifier for shrimp drying. Solar Energy. 2023;262:111836.

  27. Delfiya DSA, Prashob K, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Kumar LRG, Samuel MP. Design and development of hot air-assisted continuous infrared drying system for shrimps. J Aquat Food Prod Technol. 2022. doi:10.1080/10498850.2022.2048158.

  28. Prashob K, Delfiya DSA, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Samuel MP. Drying of shrimp using hot air-assisted continuous infrared drying system. J Food Process Preserv. 2022:1–13. doi:10.1111/jfpp.16364.

  29. Murali S, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DA, Harikrishnan S, Kunjulakshmi S, Samuel MP. Performance evaluation of PV powered solar tunnel dryer integrated with a mobile alert system for shrimp drying. Solar Energy. 2022;240:246–257.

  30. Delfiya DSA, Sneha R, Prashob K, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Samuel MP. Hot air-assisted continuous infrared dryer for anchovy fish drying. J Food Process Eng. 2022;45(6):e13824.

  31. Menon GS, Murali S, Elias J, Delfiya DA, Alfiya PV, Samuel MP. Experimental investigations on unglazed photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system using water and nanofluid cooling medium. Renew Energy. 2022;188:986–996.

  32. Murali S, Delfiya D, Kannaiyan S, Kumar L, Nilavan E, Amulya PR, Krishnan V, Alfiya PV, Samuel M. Anchovy. J Aquat Food Prod Technol. 2021;30:1–18. doi:10.1080/10498850.2021.1901814.

  33. Murali S, Sathish Kumar K, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP. Drying kinetics and quality characteristics of Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) in solar–electrical hybrid dryer. J Aquat Food Prod Technol. 2019;28(5):541–554. doi:10.1080/10498850.2019.1604597.

  34. Murali S, Amulya PR, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP. Design and performance evaluation of solar-LPG hybrid dryer for drying of shrimps. Renew Energy. 2020;147:2417–2428.

  35. Kunjulakshmi S, Harikrishnan S, Murali S, D'Silva JM, Binsi PK, Murugadas V, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP. Development of portable, non-destructive freshness indicative sensor for Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) stored under ice. J Food Eng. 2020;287:110132.

  36. Delfiya DSA, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Zynudheen AA, Gokulan CR, Samuel MP. Optimization of processing conditions of hand operated descaling machine for various fish. Fish Technol. 2019;56:221–226.

  37. Alfiya PV, Jayashree E, Sneha C. Development and shelf-life evaluation of spice flavoured sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cookies: a study on valorisation of millets for food security. Pharma Innov J. 2023;12(12S):96–112.

  38. Alfiya PV, Murali S, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP. Empirical modelling of drying characteristics of elongate glassy perchlet (Chanda nama) (Hamilton, 1822) in solar hybrid dryer. Fish Technol. 2018;55:138–142.

  39. Alfiya PV, Murali S, Delfiya DSA, Samuel MP. Development of energy efficient portable convective fish-dryer. Fish Technol. 2019;56:74–79.

  1. Alfiya P. V. received the Ph.D. Best Thesis Award during the 58th ISAE Annual Convention and International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering Education for Aspiring Youth in Transforming Agriculture, organized at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, held during 12–14 November 2024.

  2. Alfiya P. V. received the Best Oral Presentation Award during the 58th ISAE Annual Convention and International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering Education for Aspiring Youth in Transforming Agriculture, organized at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, held during 12–14 November 2024.

  3. Alfiya P. V. received the Best Poster Award at the XVI Agricultural Science Congress and AS Expo: Transformation of Agri-food Systems for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, organized by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, and ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India, under the theme Horticulture-Based Transformation Systems, held during 10–13 October 2023.

  4. Alfiya P. V. received the Best Poster Award at the National Conference on Spices, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants for Economic Prosperity and Ecological Sustainability (SAMPEPES-2023), organized by ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair–744105, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, held during 05–06 October 2023.

  5. Alfiya P. V. received the Best Poster Presentation Award during the 5th International Conference on ICAAAS (Hybrid Mode), held during 10–16 July 2023 at Hotel Howard Johnson by Wyndham, Bur Dubai, Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road, Al-Raffa, Dubai, UAE.

  6. Alfiya P. V. received the H. S. Mehta Memorial Best Oral Presentation Award during the National Symposium on Spices and Aromatic Crops (SYMSAC-XI): Strategies for Spice Production, Product Diversification and Product Utilization, held during 07–09 January 2025 at ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode.

  7. Alfiya P. V. received the Keralam State Energy Conservation Commendation Certificate (2018) instituted by the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Government of Keralam.

  8. Alfiya P. V. received the Keralam State Renewable Energy Commendation Certificate (2018) instituted by the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT), Government of Keralam.

  9. Alfiya P. V. received the Low-Cost Technology Development Award (2018) instituted by the Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India), Mysuru, Karnataka.

  10. Alfiya P. V. received the SKOCH Order-of-Merit and Evergreen Platinum Award (2018) instituted by the SKOCH Group, New Delhi.

Book Chapters

  1. Ashitha GN, Alfiya PV, Jacob S, Ramasamy K. Food Safety and Standard Authority of India: an overview. In: Sudheer KP, Lakshmanan B, editors. Safety and Quality Management in Food Supply Chain. CRC Press; 2021. p. 423–462. ISBN: 978-93-89571-83-7.

  2. Alfiya PV, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Samuel MP. Design and working principles of CIFT solar hybrid dryers. In: Samuel MP, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Alfiya PV, Shyma PK, editors. Model training course manual on “Advanced fish drying and chilling technology”. Kochi: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology; 2019. p. 28–35.

  3. Saranya S, Alfiya PV, Sudheer KP. Pre-requisite programs. In: Sudheer KP, Lakshmanan B, editors. Safety and Quality Management in Food Supply Chain. CRC Press; 2021. p. 103–124. ISBN: 978-93-89571-83-7.

  4. Samuel MP, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Alfiya PV. Engineering tools and technologies for fish processing: a profitable venture in agri-business. In: Narasimha Murthy L, Zynudheen AA, Jeyakumari A, Laly SJ, Kumar A, Devi SM, editors. Utilization of Secondary Raw Materials: Challenges and Marketing Opportunities for Seafood Industry. Society of Fishery Technologists India; 2019. p. 92.

  5. Samuel MP, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Alfiya PV. Engineering tools and technologies for fish processing: a profitable venture in agri-business. In: Subramannian S, Vikas PA, editors. Aquaculture Worker. Kochi: Agriculture Skill Council of India and ICAR-CMFRI; 2019. p. 108–109.

  6. Samuel MP, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DA, Raghavan R, Menon ARS. Pre-processing and Drying of Fish. Cochin: ICAR-CIFT; 2019. p. 1–48. ISBN: 9788193362389.

  7. Murali S, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DS, Samuel MP. ‘Matsya moolya vardhanavinayi CIFT solar drayarukal’ – CIFT solar dryers for fish value addition. In: Samuel MP, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DA, Raghavan R, Menon ARS, editors. Pre-processing and Drying of Fish. Cochin: ICAR-CIFT; 2019. p. 7–13. ISBN: 9788193362389.

  8. Samuel MP, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Alfiya PV, Shyma PK, editors. Recent Advances in Post-Harvest Fisheries Engineering. Kochi: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology; 2019.

  9. Samuel MP, Murali S, Delfiya DS, Alfiya PV, Shyma PK, editors. Advanced Fish Drying and Chilling Technology. Kochi: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology; 2019.

Review Article

  1. Murali S, Delfiya DA, Neethu KC, Alfiya PV, Jeevarathinam G, Madhu B, Pan Z. Advances in hybrid solar–infrared drying for food processing: comparative design, energy performance, and quality evaluation. Dry Technol. 2026:1–23. doi:10.1080/07373937.2026.2730281.

  2. Murali S, Alfiya PV, Delfiya DA, Samuel MP, Ninan G. Solar hybrid drying system for marine applications–a comprehensive review. J Aquat Food Prod Technol. 2023;32(1):38–58.

  3. Delfiya DA, Prashob K, Murali S, Alfiya PV, Samuel MP, Pandiselvam R. Drying kinetics of food materials in infrared radiation drying: a review. J Food Process Eng. 2022;45(6):e13810.

  4. Mohan M, Jayashree E, Alfiya PV, Anees K. Encapsulation technologies for the delivery of spice extractives: an overview. Int J Adv Biochem Res. 2024;8(3):39–51.

PI

  1. Non-Conventional approaches for spice processing, preservation and packaging

Co-PI

  1. Novel protocol development for quality evaluation and extracting phytochemicals from spices 

  2. Valorization of Spice-Byproducts for Developing Functional Food Ingredients and Probiotic Beverages 

  3. Development of secondary and tertiary processed products from spices