Measurements of water activity in 'sugar' + sodium chloride + water systems at 25°C

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1132-1134

  Comesana J F ^a   Correa, A ^a   Sereno, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DEGRADATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HYGROMETERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGARS; XYLOSE;

ELECTRIC HYGROMETERS; EMPIRICAL EQUATION; WATER ACTIVITY;

WATER;

EID: 0033224903     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je990034q     Document Type: Article

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