Water absorption and oxygen barrier characteristics of ethylene vinyl alcohol films

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 436-443

  Mokwena, K Khanah ^a,b   Tang, Juming ^a   Laborie, Marie Pierre ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl alcohol; Oxygen transmission rates; Retort; Water activity; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATES; RETORT; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER UPTAKE;

ETHYLENE; MONOLAYERS; MULTILAYER FILMS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 79955475517     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.02.040     Document Type: Article

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