Application Method

Lactose Monohydrate Moisture Content Determination

Application Method

Fast and Accurate Testing of Lactose Monohydrate for the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries

Lactose Monohydrate Moisture Content Determination
Lactose Monohydrate Moisture Content Determination

Moisture analysis of lactose monohydrate is an important metric to ensure quality and shelf life. Controlling and maintaining precise hydration levels during processing and packaging is crucial in order to deliver consistent quality and fulfill food and pharmaceutical industry standards.

 

This application note describes how METTLER TOLEDO's halogen moisture analyzer can be used to determine the moisture content in lactose monohydrate. It also highlights the advantages of using a halogen moisture analyzer, such as the ability to provide fast, accurate moisture content measurements in only a few minutes. Additionally, the moisture analyzer results correspond to those of the drying oven method.

In this application note, you will learn:

  • The importance of moisture content in lactose monohydrate
  • Moisture content determination methods
  • The lactose monohydrate production process
  • A tried-and-tested moisture analyzer method for measuring moisture content in lactose monohydrate with the HX204 halogen moisture analyzer
  • A comparison study of how the moisture analyzer results for lactose monohydrate correlate to those of the drying oven method

Download our free application note to learn how you can improve efficiency and productivity using a halogen moisture analyzer to measure moisture content in lactose monohydrate, while ensuring worry-free quality controls.

 

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