Design of a pilot-scale microwave freeze dryer for in situ neutron imaging
Mathias Hilmer,
Sebastian Gruber,
Zoltán Kis
et al.
Abstract:The gentle yet cost-effective drying of sensitive products in the food and pharmaceutical industries is becoming increasingly important. To maintain sensitive ingredients, color, structure, and viability of micro-organisms, often freeze-drying is the only possible way to preserve the product. As many products come in as bulk material, they are dried on heated shelves resulting in poor heat and mass transport through the bed. Resulting in a very time and cost intensive process. Therefore, efforts are being made… Show more
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