Desorption isotherms of imported banana application of the gab theory

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1201-1213

  Kechaou, N ^a,b   Maalej, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Banana; Desorption isotherms; GAB equation; Heat of desorption

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUITS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATION; DESORPTION ISOTHERMS;

DRYING;

DESORPTION; DRYING; FOOD;

EID: 0032803855     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917605     Document Type: Article

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