SUBJECT
Moisture Sensitivity
Publications on humidity, moisture uptake, hygroscopic behavior, and the ways water affects powder flow, caking, stability, and processing.
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29 October 2026Why Can Loss on Drying Read Higher Than Karl Fischer?
Loss on drying measures mass lost under specified conditions; Karl Fischer (KF) [...]
21 October 2026Why Does an NIR Moisture Reading Shift When Particle Size Changes?
NIR moisture predictions depend on both water absorption and light scattering. Changing [...]
17 October 2026Why Can a Powder Lot Pass Sampling and Still Be Contaminated?
September 2026's moringa leaf powder recall, set against a year of Salmonella events touching powdered milk and supergreens blends, shows why bulk powder sampling plans can miss low-prevalence contamination and why low water activity slows but does not eliminate pathogen survival.
Insights
13 October 2026Why Does Powder Become More Cohesive After Drying?
Drying does not always improve powder flow. Dissolved material can form solid [...]
3 October 2026Wood Powder Feeding Problems: Separating Moisture Effects From Particle Interlocking
Wood powder can bridge because fibrous particles mechanically interlock, because moisture increases [...]
Feature Article
30 May 2026Powder Operating Window: Why a Good Powder Fails in the Wrong Process
A powder operating window defines the process conditions in which a [...]
Insights
28 March 2026Moisture Control for Powders: Dew Point, Water Activity, and Caking Windows
Moisture control for powders breaks down when teams treat water as one [...]
Know How
28 March 2026Triboelectric Charging in Powders: Why Humidity Matters
Triboelectric charging in powders is not fixed by a single material ranking. [...]
Feature Article
31 January 2026Wall Friction Drift in Hoppers: Why Discharge Degrades Over Time
Many hopper issues are boundary-limited. Wall friction drifts upward over time, so [...]
Insights
17 January 2026Sulfide Solid Electrolytes: The Powder Barrier to Solid State Batteries
Sulfide solid electrolytes promise fast ion transport and strong stack contact. Yet [...]
Feature Article
22 November 2025When Humidity Spikes Hit Your Powder Flow
Average conditions rarely tell the full story. Short humidity spikes can change [...]
Insights
22 November 2025Powder Certificate of Analysis vs Reality: Why Incoming Tests Matter
A powder certificate of analysis (CoA) confirms identity and basic properties, but [...]
Feature Article
