Equilibrium sorption isotherms of aloe vera gel powder

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 901-906

  Ramachandra, C T ^b   Rao, P Srinivasa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel powder; Dehumidified air drying; Net isosteric heat of sorption; Sorption isotherm; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA GEL POWDER; DEHUMIDIFIED AIR-DRYING; NET ISOSTERIC HEAT OF SORPTION; SORPTION ISOTHERM; WATER ACTIVITY;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GELATION; GELS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POWDERS; RANGE FINDING; SOLAR DRYERS; WATER CONTENT;

DEWATERING;

ISOTHERM; MOISTURE CONTENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT PRODUCT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALOE; ALOE VERA;

EID: 67650526894     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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