Dynamic volume change measurements of cereal materials by environmental scanning electron microscopy and videomicroscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-107

  Tang, X ^a   De Rooij, M R ^a   Van Duynhoven, J ^b   Van Breugel, K ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; ESEM; PEK model; Stereoscopy; Videomicroscopy; Volume change

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SWELLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; ESEM; KINETIC MODELS; PARALLEL EXPONENTIAL KINETICS; PARALLEL PROCESS; PEK MODEL; PROJECTION AREA; VIDEOMICROSCOPY; VOLUME CHANGE; VOLUME CHANGE MEASUREMENT;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CURVE FITTING; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; HUMIDITY; MICROSCOPY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; VIDEOMICROSCOPY;

EID: 41749111777     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01962.x     Document Type: Article

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