Stochastic modelling of migration from polyolefins

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 909-916

  Helmroth, Erika ^a   Varekamp, Chris ^b   Dekker, Matthijs ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Agrotechnology and Food Sciences ^*  (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Migration; Packaging; Polyolefins; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444412684     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2153     Document Type: Article

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