Oxygen transmission of multilayer EVOH films after microwave sterilization

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-296

  Mokwena, K Khanah ^a   Tang, Juming ^a   Dunne, C Patrick ^b   Yang, Tom C S ^b   Chow, Edgard ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^c EVAL Americas   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl alcohol; Microwave processing; Oxygen transmission; Package film; Retort

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; FOOD STORAGE; LAMINATING; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMOPLASTICS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION; PACKAGE FILM; RETORT;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 60249091139     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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