The development of an ultrasonic apparatus for the non-invasive and repeatable removal of fouling in food processing equipment
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Letters in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 30 (1) , 47-52
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00653.x
Abstract
N. OULAHAL‐LAGSIR, A. MARTIAL‐GROS, E. BOISTIER, L.J. BLUM and M. BONNEAU.2000.A new ultrasonic apparatus operating at a frequency of 40 kHz was developed to dislodge biofilms from food processing eq...Keywords
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