Review of dielectric drying of foods and agricultural products

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wang, Yunyang ^a   Li, Yuanrui ^a   Wang, Shaojin ^b   Zhang, Li ^a   Gao, Mengxiang ^c   Tang, Juming ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; Dielectric drying; Foods; Microwave; RF energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957656420     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2011.01.0-0     Document Type: Review

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