Introduction to drying / C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Dried dairy products : applications and trends in global market / Aadinath, Triroopa Ghosh, P. Heartwin Amaladhas and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Techniques for preconcentration of milk / Ishita Roy, Anu Bhushani and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Drum drying / P. Karthik, Chhanwal Narayansing and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Spray drying / S. Padma Ishwarya and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Freeze drying / Anu Bhushani and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Spray freeze drying / S. Padma Ishwarya, C. Anandharamakrishnan and Andrew G.F. Stapley -- Optimization of dairy products : drying processes / S. Parthasarathi and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Computational fluid dynamics modelling of the dairy drying processes / J. Gimbun, W.P. Law and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Physicochemical and sensory properties of dried dairy products / P. Heartwin Amaladhas and F. Magdaline Eljeeva Emerald -- Packaging of dried dairy products / R. Gopirajah and C. Anandharamakrishnan -- Recent advances in drying of dairy products / Meng Wai Woo -- Industrial scale drying of dairy products / D. Anand Paul -- Challenges involved in drying of dairy powders / Usha Kiran Kolli.