Microwave-assisted drying of biomaterials

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 85, Issue 3 C, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Orsat, Valerie ^a   Yang, W ^b   Changrue, V ^c   Raghavan, G S V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drying; Microwave; Vaccum

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

MICROWAVE ENERGY; MICROWAVE POWER; MOISTURE REMOVAL;

DRYING;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 34848837367     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp07019     Document Type: Article

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