Relative humidity of outlet air: The key parameter to optimize moisture content and water activity of dairy powders

Dairy Science and Technology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Schuck, Pierre ^a   Dolivet, Anne ^a   Méjean, Serge ^a   Jeantet, Romain ^a  

^a UMR1253   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy powder; Spray drying; Thermohygrometry; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849149590     PISSN: 19585586     EISSN: 19585594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/dst:2007007     Document Type: Article

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