Modified atmosphere packaging of fresh produce with a biodegradable laminate of chitosan-cellulose and polycaprolactone

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-254

  Makino, Yoshio ^a   Hirata, Takashi ^b  

^a Kagawa Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastics; Fresh produce; Gas permeability; MAP; Mathematical model; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030936429     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(96)01402-0     Document Type: Article

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