Inactivation of microorganisms in a semisolid model food using high voltage pulsed electric fields

LWT - Food Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 538-543

  Zhang, Qinghua ^a   Chang, Fu Jung ^a   Barbosa Cánovas, Gustavo V ^a   Swanson, Barry G ^b  

^a Department of Biological Systems Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000814281     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1994.1106     Document Type: Article

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