Energy Consumption and Colour Characteristics of Nettle Leaves during Microwave, Vacuum and Convective Drying

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-502

  Alibas, Ilknur ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE;

COLOR PARAMETERS; CONVECTIVE DRYING; MICROWAVE DRYING; VACUUM DRYING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 33947209022     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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