Microwave heat treatment of spinach: Drying kinetics and effective moisture diffusivity

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1703-1712

  Dadali, Gokce ^a   Demirhan, Elçin ^a   Özbek, Belma ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Drying kinetic; Effective moisture diffusivity; Microwave drying; Porosity; Spinach

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYING; HEAT TREATMENT; KINETICS; MOISTURE; POROSITY;

DRYING KINETICS; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; MICROWAVE HEAT TREATMENT; SPINACH;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

DIFFUSION; DRYING; HEAT TREATMENT; KINETICS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; POROSITY;

EID: 34848870025     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701590954     Document Type: Article

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