Dehydration of aloe vera: Simulation of drying curves and evaluation of functional properties

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-114

  Simal, S ^a   Femenia A ^a   Llull, P ^a   Rossello C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DRYING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

ALOE VERA; ARRHENIUS LAW;

CROPS;

ALOE VERA; ARRHENIUS;

EID: 0343832085     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00139-9     Document Type: Article

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