Low-cost drying methods for developing countries

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 519-528

  Chua, K J ^a   Chou, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CROPS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY;

CAPITAL;

DRYING;

EID: 0242493485     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2003.07.003     Document Type: Review

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