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Appendix A1 - Application examples
A1. Application examples
This appendix includes a table indicating problems specific to various substances and their possible solution.
The samples were selected so that representatives of many material classes are considered. For the solution to
your specific problem, a substance similar to your sample can be selected from the list.
TABLE A-1 COMPILATION OF APPLICATIONS WITH THE OHAUS MOISTURE ANALYZER
Food
Wheat flour
3.0
Fast
180°C
60
14.00%
0.11%
4
Dried vegetables
2.5
Fast
105°C
30
7.66%
0.12% 2-2.5
Wet vegetables (spinach) 5.0
Step
7 min. 200°C, 1 min. 150°C, 105°C
30
82.57%
0.18%
9.5
Butter
3.0
Step
2 min. 150°C, 130°C
60
17.14%
0.10%
4.5
Processed cheese
3.0
Step
7 min. 180°C, 150°C
30
43.30%
0.25%
13
Marzipan filling
0.8
Standard
105°C
20 min. 8.19%
0.30%
20
Fruit juice concentrate
3.0
Step
4 min. 200°C, 105°C
60
59.14%
0.25%
10
Pastry
4.5
Step
2 min. 170°C, 130°C
60
32.25%
0.010%
11
Whole egg with 10% salt 1.8
Fast
130°C
60
69.61%
0.10%
6
Powdered milk
5.0
Fast
105°C
60
3.38%
0.11%
5.5
Potato chips
9.0
Fast
95°C
30
0.70%
0.07%
2
Herbs and spices
5.0
Fast
105°C
30
6.38%
0.11%
3
Honey
0.7
Step
5 min. 130°C, 10°5C
60
17.23%
0.21%
6
Coffee water-soluble
5.0
Standard
103°C
60
3.67%
0.05%
5
Tobacco
2.5
Fast
105°C
60
11.96%
0.10%
4
Construction and Plastics
Clay body
10
Standard
200°C
30
2.47%
0.06%
1.5
Gypsum (water of
5.0
Step
4 min. 105°C, 20°0C
20 min. 27.45%
0.045%
20
crystalization of gypsum)
Dispersions
2.5
Fast
170°C
30
74.22%
0.17%
5
Wood (2-3-1cm)
4.0
Fast
180°C
90
14.34%
0.17%
14
Latex
1.5
Fast
170°C
60
48.69%
0.20%
2
Cellulose (paper)
5.0
Fast
190°C
60
69.77%
0.05%
12
Cosmetics/
Pharmaceuticals
Suntan cream (emulsion) 0.5
Fast
105°C
90
82.12%
0.33%
8-10
Acetylsalicylic acid
2.5
Ramp
Ramp 3 min., 105°C
60
1.52%
0.105
3.5
Environment/ecology
Sewerage sludge
1.0
Step
3 min. 130°C, 105°c
60
96.96%
0.155
0.155
Substance/sample
Sample weight (g)
Temperature program
Drying temperature
switch-off criterion
Mean value of result
Result s
Measument
time (min.)
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