Development of a carbon-heat hybrid ethylene scrubber for fresh horticultural produce storage purposes

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-205

  Martínez Romero, Domingo ^a   Guillén, Fabián ^a   Castillo, Salvador ^a   Zapata, Pedro Javier ^a   Serrano, María ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Carbon dioxide; Catalyst; Ethylene removal; Palladium; Postharvest storage areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049100294     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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