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Younes Bahammou is a PhD student in the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh Morocco. His main range of scientific interests include renewable energy, solar drying, thermodynamic properties of food, food storage, heat and mass transfer. Publications in indexed journals and communications in the international congress.

Mounir Kouhila is a PhD student in solar energy and aromatic plant laboratory at the high normal school of training teachers in Marrakech-Department of Physics-Cadi Ayyad University under supervision of professors: PR IDLIMAM Ali and PR LAMHARRAR Abdelkader, work on the energy domain in the drying field on its applications to food products and building materials and holder of a specialized Master in civil engineering.

Haytem Moussaoui was born in 1993 in Settat, Morocco. He is a Doctor and member of the Team of Solar Energy and Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, ENS Marrakesh, Physics Department, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco. He is also an industrial engineer. He is specialized in solar drying, food quality, food bioprocess, heat and mass transfer and medicinal plant storage. Moreover, he is a member of the Techno-Sharing Club for Student Development. He took part in several social activities whose aim is to help the homeless children and the old men in House of the elderly.

Hamza Lamsyehe is a PhD student in physics, energy specialty. Currently he is a professor of physics and chemistry in high school. His research areas focus on the conservation and storage of seafood by solar drying, heat and mass transfer and also in thermodynamics, thermoeconomics (exegetical and energy analysis). He worked as a member of the Solar Energy and Aromatic and Medicinal Plants team, Teacher's Training College, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.

Zakaria Tagnamas is a PhD student. He worked as Member of the solar energy team and aromatic plant at the high school of trainee teachers at Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech, Morocco. His activity is concerned in energy studies interested in techniques and operations in the field of medicinal plant storage with the drying process, and he is a scientific researcher who seeks to develop drying activities, heat and mass transfer.

Abdelkader Lamharrar is a professor of physics in Teacher's Training College, Cadi Ayyad University. His areas of research are focused on renewable energy and medicinal plant research.

Ali Idlimam is a professor of physics in Teacher's Training College, Cadi Ayyad University. His areas of research are focused on solar energy and food quality. He is a director of a laboratory of the solar energy team and aromatic plant.