Uncertainty analysis of hygrometer-obtained water activity measurements of saturated salt slurries and food materials

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 214-226

  Yu, Xin ^a   Schmidt, Arthur R ^b   Schmidt, Shelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

AquaLab; Dew point; Hygrometer; Uncertainty analysis; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749124876     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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