Modelling O2 and CO2 exchange for development of perforation-mediated modified atmosphere packaging

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-15

  Fonseca, Susana C ^a   Oliveira, Fernanda A R ^c   Lino, Isabel B M ^a   Brecht, Jeffrey K ^b   Chau, Khe V ^b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c 37 Frazier Rogers H ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OXYGEN; PACKAGING;

LUMPED MASS TRANSFER CAPACITANCE MODEL; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP); MULTIPLICATIVE NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

FRUITS;

EID: 0033639924     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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