Effect of repeated microwave heating, fill level and temperature on the impact resistance of a polypropylene syrup bottle

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Siripatrawan, U ^a   Burgess, G ^a   Harte, B R ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT RESISTANCE; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE OVENS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES; TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTALLINITY; MICROWABLE CONTAINER; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

PLASTIC BOTTLES;

EID: 0034262153     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1522(200009)13:5<205::AID-PTS512>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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