Influence of relative humidity and film composition on oxygen and carbon dioxide permeabilities of edible films

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1064-1069

  Gontard, N ^a   Thibault, R ^a   Cuq, B ^a   Guilbert, S ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Edible film; Gas permeability; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0001050012     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9504327     Document Type: Article

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