Effect of β-glucans and process conditions on the membrane filtration performance of beer

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Jin, Yu Lai ^a,c   Speers, R Ales ^a   Paulson, Allan T ^a   Stewart, Robert J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department Americas   (Canada)

^c Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Filterability; Qinit; Shearing; Vmax

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244248810     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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