Cocoa bean (Theobroma cacao L.) drying kinetics;Cinética del secado de cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 633-639

  Chinenye, Ndukwu MacManus ^a   Ogunlowo, A S ^b   Olukunle, O J ^b  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Drying temperature; Equilibrium moisture content; Moisture content; Moisture ratio

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 78650929124     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-58392010000400014     Document Type: Article

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