Improving the heating uniformity in microwave processing

The Microwave Processing of Foods

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 292-316

  Waling Raaholt B ^a   Ohlsson, T ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84884808902     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845690212.3.292     Document Type: Chapter

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