The influence of plastic composition and ventilation area on ozone diffusion through some food packaging materials

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-88

  Karaca, Hakan ^a   Smilanick, Joseph L ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; High density polyethylene; Low density polyethylene; Ozone; Polypropylene; Ventilation area

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960618232     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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