Microwave and radio frequency heating

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 423-427

  Ramaswamy, H ^a   Tang, J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food package; Microwave; Radio frequency; Sterilization; Thermal processes

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BLEACHING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MICROWAVES; OVENS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROCESS MONITORING; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; REACTION KINETICS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STOVES;

FOOD PACKAGE; MICROWAVE; RADIO FREQUENCY; STERILIZATION; THERMAL PROCESSES;

HEATING;

EID: 58849117253     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013208100534     Document Type: Article

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