Mathematical modeling of drying of pretreated and untreated pumpkin

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 705-713

  Tunde Akintunde, T Y ^a   Ogunlakin, G O ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Effective diffusivity; Hot air drying; Mathematical modelling; Pumpkin fruits

Indexed keywords

DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; HOT AIR DRYING; LIQUID DIFFUSION; MOISTURE MOVEMENT; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRODUCT SURFACE; STATISTICAL VALIDITY;

AIR; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DRYING;

EID: 84878824478     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-011-0392-2     Document Type: Article

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