Influence of the drying conditions on the drying constants and moisture diffusivity during the thin-layer drying of figs

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-458

  Babalis, Stamatios J ^a   Belessiotis, Vassilios G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Drying curves; Drying of figs; Thin layer drying

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSIVITY; DRYING CURVES; DRYING OF FIGS; THIN-LAYER DRYING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CARICA;

EID: 2942532785     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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