Mass transfer kinetics during convective drying of red pepper var. Hungarian (Capsicum Annuum L.): Mathematical modeling and evaluation of kinetic parameters

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-137

  Vega Galvez A ^a   Lemus Mondaca, R ^a   Bilbao SAinz C ^b   Yagnam, F ^a   Rojas, A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING KINETICS; LINEAR DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; MOISTURE VALUES;

DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 38349064824     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2007.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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