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CRYOGENIC GRINDING TECHNOLOGY FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE.

Author(s) : LI S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF CRYOGENIC GRINDING (CRYOGRINDING) FOR CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF GRINDING METHODS FOR CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS, BUT THE COMPOSITIONS ARE VERY COMPLEX, CONTAINING AROMATICS OF HIGH VOLATILITY, OILS AND FATS, WHICH ARE EASILY OXIDIZED. USING LIQUID NITROGEN OR LIQUID AIR AS THE CRYOGEN, ALL OF THESE THERMOSENSITIVE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES CAN BE GROUND BELOW THEIR BRITTLE TEMPERATURE.

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  • Original title: CRYOGENIC GRINDING TECHNOLOGY FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE.
  • Record ID : 1992-0215
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 31 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1991/02

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