Drying of betel leaves (Piper betle L.): Quality and drying kinetics

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Pin, K Y ^a   Chuah, T G ^b   Rashih, Abdull A ^a   Law, C L ^c   Rasadah, M A ^a   Choong, T S Y ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drying kinetics; Eugenol; Hydroxychavicol; Piper betle L; Thin layer models

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEWATERING;

DRYING KINETICS; EUGENOL; HYDROXYCHAVICOL; PIPER BETLE L; THIN-LAYER MODELS;

DRYING;

EID: 58449133674     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802566077     Document Type: Article

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