Drying kinetics and quality of barberry in a thin layer dryer

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-314

  Gorjian, Sh ^a   Tavakkoli Hashjin, T ^a   Khoshtaghaza, M H ^a   Nikbakht, A M ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Barberry; Colour change; Dehydration kinetics; Effective diffusivity; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS; BERBERIS VULGARIS;

EID: 79955424293     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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