Non-thermal processing technologies to improve the safety of nuts

Improving the Safety and Quality of Nuts

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 35-55

  Prakash, A ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold plasma; High pressure carbon dioxide; High pressure processing; Irradiation; Non thermal processing; Ozone; Propylene oxide; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903339634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097484.1.35     Document Type: Chapter

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