Moisture Analysis Methods

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METHODS OF DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE

A separate analysis of each product standard can be different in different countries, such as moisture analysis methods are used. You can find this information paper are the following.

PRODUCT	AACC ^*	AOAC	UK	F	ICC	ISO	CEE
Barley	9-18-21 ^*	8-18	2-9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Safflower. grain			2-9-10-24-25			4	4
Sunflower, one			2-4-17-24-25	4		4
Legume. Cooking, dry	3-27		2-9-24-25	5-10-22
Pea. Lentil	9-27		2-9-24-25	4		4
Wheat, ground	9-18-27	9-18	9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Rye	9-27	9-18	9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Semolina	9-18	9-18	9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Buckwheat		9-18	2-9-10
Flaxseed	2-27		4-17-24-25	4		4
Corn grain	3-27		13
Corn, ground	9-18	9-18	2-9-10	5-12-22	12-22	12-22	12
Corn, gluten, fodder		14-17-21-25
Corn oil flour		14-17-21-25	2-4-17-24-25	4-15			4-15
Paddy	9-27	9-18	9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Soybean	9-27		2-9-10-24-25	4		4	4
Grain	9-18	9-18	5-23	5-10-22
Flour	9-12-18		9-10	5-10-22	10-22	10-22	10
Feed and feed material	18	14-17-21-25	2-4-9-17-24-25	4-15			4-15
Ground Oats	9-27	9-18	9-10	5-10-22

* The table, the meanings of the symbols and numbers

Descriptions of the definitions are shown below.

Countries and Organizations
UK England
F        France
AACC   American Association of creal Chemist
AOAC Association of Official Analytical Chemist
ICC      International Association for Cereal Chemistry
ISO      International Organization Standization
CEE    European Economic Community

Methods

1 - air circulation drying cabinet, 103-106 ° C for 3 hours

2 - air circulation drying cabinet, for 4 hours at 103 ° C

3 - air circulation drying cabinet, 103 ° C for 72 hours

4 - air circulation drying cabinet, 103-105 ° C for 3 hours, plus one hour intervals to come to a constant weight

5 - air circulation drying cabinet and 102 ° C for 17 hours, the relative humidity correction weight with respect to

6 - air circulation drying cabinet, 105 ° C for 30 minutes, then at 130 ° C for 40 minutes

7 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 30 minutes

8 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 40 minutes

9 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 1 hour

10 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 2 hours

11 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 3 hours

12 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 4 hours at

13 - air circulation drying cabinet at 130 ° C for 38 hours

14 - air circulation drying cabinet, 135 ° C for 2 hours

15 - vacuum drying cabinet at 70 ° C and 10 mm Hg pressure until a constant weight

16 - vacuum drying cabinet at 100 ° C for 3 hours

17 - vacuum drying cabinet, 95-100 ° C for 5 hours or until it reaches constant weight.

18 - vacuum drying cabinet, 98-100 ° C for 5 hours or until a constant weight

19 - vacuum drying cabinet, 105 ° C for 30 minutes, then at 130 ° C for 1 hour interval

20 - vacuum drying cabinet at 80 ° C for 20 minutes

21 - vacuum desiccator until a constant weight without using heat

22 - Glass drying tube, pressure 10-20 mmHg, 45-50 ° C, until constant weight using P205 desiccant (CNERNA, ISO and ICC based method)

23 - on aluminium plates at 140 ° C for 15 minutes

24 - Bidvvell-Sterling distillation with benzene

25 - Bidvvell-Sterling, distillation with toluene

26 - Karl Fischer titration method

27 - Model 919 moisture measurement device (Motomco, CAE, Halross)

Source: This information is Prof. Dr. A. Yağcıoğlu technique of drying of agricultural products.