Comparison of flat film to total package water vapour transmission rates for several commercial food wraps

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-27

  Steven, Matthew D ^a   Hotchkiss, Joseph H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Food packaging; Package permeability; Seal integrity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDES; REFRIGERATION; VAPORS;

COMMERCIAL FOOD WRAPS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

MASS TRANSFER; PACKAGING FILMS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; REFRIGERATION; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY; WRAPPERS;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0036077594     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.562     Document Type: Article

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