Study of the drying kinetics of Lemon grass

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1070-1075

  Ibrahim, Mustafa ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Daud, W R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air humidity; Air temperature; Drying; Lemon grass; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957329227     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1070.1075     Document Type: Article

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