Considerations in design of commercial radio frequency treatments for postharvest pest control in in-shell walnuts

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 304-312

  Wang, S ^a   Tang, J ^a   Sun, T ^a   Mitcham, E J ^b   Koral, T ^c   Birla, S L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Strayfield Fastran   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Insect control; Phytosanitary; Quarantine; Radio frequency; Walnut

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FATTY ACIDS; HEAT TREATMENT; INSECT CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PHYTOSANITARY; QUARANTINE; RADIO FREQUENCY; WALNUT;

PEST CONTROL;

INSECTA; JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS;

EID: 33745000315     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.06.037     Document Type: Article

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