Microwave technology for food processing: An overview

The Microwave Processing of Foods

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 105-118

  Orsat, V ^a   Raghavan, V ^a   Meda, V ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 84903677129     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845690212.2.105     Document Type: Chapter

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