Determination of the bulk moisture diffusion coefficient for corn starch using an automated water sorption instrument

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Yu, Xin ^a   Schmidt, Arthur R ^a   Bello Perez, Luis A ^b   Schmidt, Shelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Corn starch; Dynamic vapor sorption; Moisture diffusion coefficient; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

STARCH; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMIDITY; MAIZE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMIDITY; STARCH; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

DAPHNE VIRUS S; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38549113923     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071894a     Document Type: Article

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