Ohaus MB45 MOISTURE ANALYZER Manual - Manual (Page 66)

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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.
APPLICATION DISCLAIMER:
— Moisture determination applications must be optimized and validated by the user according to
local regulations. Application specific data provided by Ohaus is provided for reference
purposes only. Ohaus waives all liability for applications based on this data.
TABLE A-1 COMPILATION OF APPLICATIONS WITH THE OHAUS MOISTURE ANALYZER
Substance/Sample
Sample
weight
(g)
Tempera-
ture
program
Drying temperature
Switch-
off
criterion
Mean
value of
result
Results
Measure-
ment
time
Food
Wheat flour
Dried vegetables
Wet vegetables (spinach)
Butter
Processed cheese
Marzipan filling
Fruit juice concentrate
Pastry
Whole egg with 10% salt
Powdered milk
Potato chips
Herbs and spices
Honey
Coffee water-soluble
Tobacco
Construction & Plastics
Clay body
Gypsum (water of
crystallization of gypsum)
Dispersions
Wood (2-3-1cm)
Latex
Cellulose (paper)
Cosmetics/
Pharmaceuticals
Suntan cream (emulsion)
Acetylsalicylic acid
Environment/ecology
Sewerage sludge
3.0
2.5
5.0
3.0
3.0
0.8
3.0
4.5
1.8
5.0
9.0
5.0
0.7
5.0
2.5
10
5.0
2.5
4.0
1.5
5.0
0.5
2.5
1.0
Fast
Fast
Step
Step
Step
Standard
Step
Step
Fast
Fast
Fast
Fast
Step
Standard
Fast
Standard
Step
Fast
Fast
Fast
Fast
Fast
Ramp
Step
180°C
105°C
7 min. 200°C, 1 min. 150°C, 105°C
2 min. 150°C, 130°C
7 min. 180°C, 150°C
105°C
4 min. 200°C, 105°C
2 min. 170°C, 130°C
130°C
105°C
95°C
105°C
5 min. 130°C, 105°C
103°C
105°C
200°C
4 min. 105°C, 200°C
170°C
180°C
170°C
190°C
105°C
Ramp 3 min., 105°C
3 min. 130°C, 105°C
A60
A30
A30
A60
A30
20 min
A60
A60
A60
A60
A30
A30
A60
A60
A60
A30
20 min
A30
A90
A60
A60
A90
A60
A60
14.00%
7.66%
82.57%
17.14%
43.30%
8.19%
59.14%
32.25%
69.61%
3.38%
0.70%
6.38%
17.23%
3.67%
11.96%
2.47%
27.45%
74.22%
14.34%
48.69%
69.77%
82.12%
1.52%
96.96%
0.11%
0.12%
0.18%
0.10%
0.25%
0.30%
0.25%
0.010%
0.10%
0.11%
0.07%
0.11%
0.21%
0.05%
0.10%
0.06%
0.045%
0.17%
0.17%
0.20%
0.05%
0.33%
0.10%
0.15%
4
2-2.5
9.5
4.5
13
20
10
11
6
5.5
2
3
6
5
4
1.5
20
5
14
2
12
8-10
3.5
5