Effect of gamma irradiation on physico-mechanical properties of spice packaging films

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 806-809

  Mizani, Maryam ^a   Sheikh, Nasrin ^b   Ebrahimi, Samad N ^c   Gerami, Abas ^d   Tavakoli, Farnaz A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Laminated films; Physico mechanical properties; Spice packaging

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LAMINATED FILMS; MELTING PEAK; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATES; PACKAGING FILMS; PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

GAMMA RAYS; LAMINATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; THERMOPLASTICS;

IRRADIATION;

OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE;

AROMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; FLAVOR; FOOD PACKAGING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MECHANICS; MELTING POINT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SPICE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 67649617102     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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