Gab generalized equation for sorption phenomena

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-90

  Blahovec, Jiří ^a   Yanniotis, Stavros ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Food; GAB; GAB generalized equation; Polynomial approximation; Sorption isotherm; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ANDERSONS; DE BOERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FOOD; GENERALIZED EQUATIONS; GUGGENHEIM; POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS; POTATO STARCHES; SORPTION DATA; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION PHENOMENA; WATER ACTIVITY;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION; STARCH;

POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 58449112365     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-007-0012-3     Document Type: Article

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