Drying of plastic resin can be a key step in the injection molding process, since too much moisture can cause a number of processing problems. Most polymers exhibit at least some level of polarity and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers and industry leaders are teaming up to transform the freeze-drying process, formally known as lyophilization, used to make everything from ...

Food drying is a common process for preserving many types of food, including fruits and meat; however, drying can alter the food's quality and nutritional value. In recent years, researchers have ...

As they aggregated at the edges of a drying drop of water, slightly stretched particles (left) exhibited a Kardar-Parisi-Zhang interfacial growth process, which is common in simulations (right) but ...

Freeze-drying, also known as lyophilization, is a form of dehydration. Food is first frozen, then dried under pressure to remove its water content. It is widely believed that freeze-drying is the best ...

Determining the right process conditions for a freeze-drying cycle requires an understanding of the effect of each step on the drug product. Freeze-drying is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry ...

Sun drying process is quite interesting to try for a number of vegetables and fruits. The process of preserving food is something mankind is familiar with since the days of yore. Several folklores ...

For certain APIs, including semi-synthetic antibiotics, continuous filtration and drying improves productivity and quality. Continuous processes for production of antibiotics, including downstream ...

Pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) and industry require a continuous fluid-bed dryer that provides a lengthy process time and delivers a high standard for a long time. This article ...

Freeze drying, also known as lyophilisation, is a common method of preservation used in many products, from the fresh herbs and vegetables that top store-bought pizzas to the instant coffee in our ...