What is freeze drying?

Chemistry For Your Life · Oct 26, 2023 · 27m

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What is freeze-drying? How can something be both frozen and dried? How does it differ from just freezing, or just drying? And is it just for astronauts? Let's get into it!

References from this Episode

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5b05841

https://cen.acs.org/articles/86/i39/Instant-Coffee.html

https://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/prospect/ontology.asp?id=CMO:0001553&MSID=b501961c

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603155/#:~:text=Freeze%2Ddrying%2C%20also%20known%20as,high%20quality%20food%20and%20pharmaceuticals.

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