Whole-bag (Water) method for determining water vapor transmission rate of polyethylene films

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1447-1451

  Moyls, A L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hunidity control; Packaging; Permeability; Saturated salt solutions; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PACKAGING; VAPORS; WATER;

SATURATED SALT SOLUTIONS; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0032170529     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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