Influence of entrapped air on the heating behavior of a model food packaged in semi-rigid plastic containers during thermal processing

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Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 82-93

  Ramaswamy, H S ^a   Grabowski, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030524828     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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