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Water activity in multicomponent non‐electrolyte solutions
Author(s) -
FONTÁN C. FERRO,
CHIRIFE J.,
BOQUET R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb01850.x
Subject(s) - electrolyte , water activity , component (thermodynamics) , sugar , chemistry , basis (linear algebra) , activity coefficient , thermodynamics , biological system , water content , food science , mathematics , physics , geology , biology , geotechnical engineering , electrode , aqueous solution , geometry
Summary An equation has been developed for calculating water activity in multi‐component non‐electrolyte solutions. The model is used for predicting the water activity of fruit juice concentrates on the basis of their sugar contents.