Orthogonal Experimental Study on Dryness of Weishu Powder by Microwave Technique / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To select the optimal microwave technique for drying Weishu powder. METHODS: An orthogonal experiment was carried out to investigate the content of water in Weishu powder by taking drying time, microwave power, and granularity of the powder as indices. RESULTS:Weishu powder crushed and filtered through the sieve with 24 meshes then dried discontinuously for 6min(1.5min?4)with low-power microwave(800W?58%)achieved the best results. CONCLUSION: The optimal technique is effective and time saving .