Moisture Sorption in Moulded Fibre Trays and Effect on Static Compression Strength

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 159-169

  Sørensen, Gitte ^a,b   Hoffmann, John ^a  

^a Hartmann A/S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GAB moisture sorption isotherms; Mathematical modelling; Moulded fibre packaging; Static compression strength

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBERS; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; SORPTION;

STATIC COMPRESSION STRENGTH;

PACKAGING;

EID: 0141989595     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.622     Document Type: Article

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