A comparative study of microwave-assisted air drying of potato slices

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-318

  Reyes, A ^a   Ceron S ^a   Zuniga R ^a   Moyano, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MOISTURE;

FLUIDISED BED DRYER; PAGE'S EQUATION; PENETRATION FORCE; REHYDRATION CAPACITY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 35748972943     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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