ISHS Acta Horticulturae 258: International Symposium on Postharvest Handling of Fruit and Vegetables
SKIN PERMEABILITY TO CARBON DIOXIDE IN APPLES STORED IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE |
| Authors: | G. Andrich, R. Fiorentini, C. Galoppini, A. Tuci |
| Abstract:
The skin permeability to CO2 diffusion, evaluated by the kinetic constant ki, as well as the equilibrium constant H involved in the mass-transfer have been studied in Super Golden Delicious apples, using a kinetic approach. The variance analysis of the values due to the two constants ki and H with apple-ripening time has emphasized for both parameters the absence of a statistically significant change. While for the H constant this development agrees with that reported in a previous paper for O2, that for ki differs. | |
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