Air-drying characteristics of plantain (Musa AAB)

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-242

  Johnson, P N T ^a,b   Brennan, J G ^a   Addo Yobo, F Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Box M 20   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIFFUSION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; SURFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR DRYING; FICK'S DIFFUSION EQUATION; MUSA AAB; PLANTAIN;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0032131946     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00076-4     Document Type: Article

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