Comparison and selection of EMC/ERH isotherm equations for rice

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-264

  Sun, Da Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Brown rice; Desorption; Drying; EMC; Equilibrium moisture content; Equilibrium relative humidity; ERH; Isotherm; Paddy; Rice; Rough rice; Strohman Yoerger equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033036096     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(99)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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