The use of exergetic indicators in the food industry - A review

Filippos K Zisopoulos1,2, Francisco J Rossier-Miranda3, Atze Jan van der Goot1

  • 1a Laboratory of Food Process Engineering, Wageningen University , The Netherlands.

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