Moisture Diffusivity Coefficient and Convective Drying Modelling of Murta (Ugni molinae Turcz): Influence of Temperature and Vacuum on Drying Kinetics

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 919-930

  Ah Hen, Kong ^a   Zambra, Carlos E ^b,c   Aguëro, Juan E ^a   Vega Gálvez, Antonio ^d   Lemus Mondaca, Roberto ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^c Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Recursos Hídricos y Sistemas Acuosos CIDERH   (Chile)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Kinetic modelling; Murta berries; Vacuum drying; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FRUITS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MOISTURE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ARRHENIUS-TYPE EQUATION; DRYING AIR TEMPERATURES; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; KINETIC MODELLING; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MURTA BERRIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; VACUUM DRYING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

MOURIRI DOMINGENSIS; UGNI MOLINAE;

EID: 84874537217     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0758-5     Document Type: Article

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