Collapse temperature
The temperature above which a freeze-concentrated matrix loses structure during primary drying. Exceeding it gives a collapsed cake and high residual moisture.
Related terms
- Lyophilisation
- Freeze-drying: freezing the solution then subliming the ice under vacuum. Cake structure and residual moisture are the observable outputs.
see also Collapse temperature · Residual moisture
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
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