Characterization of moulded-fibre packaging with respect to water vapour sorption and permeation at different combinations of internal and external humidity

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Sørensen, Gitte ^a,b   Risbo, Jens ^b  

^a Hartmann A/S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food packaging; Moisture sorption; Moulded fibre; Paper fibre packaging; Water vapour permeability; Water vapour transmission rate

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; PACKAGING; PAPER; REACTION KINETICS; VAPORS;

MOISTURE ADSORPTION; MOULDED FIBERS; PAPER FIBER PACKAGING; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATES;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ADSORPTION; FOOD BOARDS; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; PACKAGING; REACTION KINETICS; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

EID: 17444427667     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.673     Document Type: Article

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