Moisture diffusion during hydration of maize

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 384-388

  Charan, Radha ^a   Prasad, Suresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arrhenius equation; Energy of activation; Maize soaking; Moisture diffusion; Moisture gain; Soaking temperature

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CROPS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; HYDRATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; STARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; BECKER MODEL; MAIZE SOAKING; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; MOISTURE GAIN; SOAKING TEMPERATURE;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 0030233238     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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