Proposed is an apparatus for measuring capsaicin in chili peppers. More particularly, proposed are an apparatus and a method for measuring capsaicin in chili peppers, the apparatus and the method being capable of measuring the capsaicin content of chili peppers simply and precisely. The apparatus includes: a first electrochemical measuring cell and a second electrochemical measuring cell into each of which a capsaicin extract is injected; a multiplexer electrically connected to a selected one of the first and second electrochemical measuring cells; a potentiostat applying voltage to the first or second electrochemical measuring cell and measuring an oxidation current value; and a controller controlling the potentiostat and the multiplexer to sequentially electrically connect the potentiostat to each of the first and second electrochemical measuring cells and measuring a first capsaicin content and a second capsaicin content on the basis of the oxidation current value as a function of applied voltage.

The present disclosure relates to methods of assessing mixed tree nut powder compositions for pharmaceutical suitability, methods of manufacturing pharmaceutically suitable mixed tree nut powder compositions, and methods of manufacturing pharmaceutical powder compositions comprising at least a first type of tree nut flour.

An apparatus and method for measuring molecular diffusivity in porous powders or minerals, e.g., the microporous synthetic minerals used for gas separation and chemical catalysis, were invented that allows a varying pressure in the gas around the powder during the measurement. This obviates the need for the pressure to be constant and the attendant complicated component parts. A mass balance model equation of the sample cell with the diffusivity as an adjustable parameter is used to deduce the sample cell pressure change versus time (uptake curve) until the equilibration of gas diffusion into the powder. A numerical analysis method is used to solve the mathematical model to compute a simulated uptake curve. Curve fitting of the simulated and measured uptake curves is used to optimize the diffusivity parameter, which gives the measured diffusivity. The apparatus and method are simple, easy to use, and automation is also simple.

There is disclosed a system and method for identifying a powder material. A powder press has a die for receiving a powder to be compacted. A press member is arranged to be moveable so as to compact the powder within the die. A load sensor senses a load applied by the press member to the powder so as to generate multiple load readings during movement of the press member. A processor is arranged to receive the load readings from the load sensor and to compare the load readings during movement of the die with predetermined load data. The processor outputs an identification signal for the compacted powder based on said comparison.

A method of diagnosing a dry electrode mixture includes manufacturing the dry electrode mixture, inputting a feature value of the manufactured dry electrode mixture to a deep learning model, and acquiring a manufacturing condition of the dry electrode mixture from the deep learning model by input of the feature value.

Disclosed is a resistance-measurement apparatus, including: multiple measurement chambers for holding powdery materials; multiple first electrodes that press the respective powder materials in the measurement chambers; at least one second electrode that faces the first electrodes and that presses the powdery materials; and a measuring device that measures a resistance between the first electrodes and the at least one second electrode. Further disclosed is a resistance-measurement method, including: (i) placing at least one powdery material between a number N of first electrodes and at least one second electrode, and pressing the at least one powdery material therebetween; (ii) measuring an impedance between the number N of the first electrodes and the at least one second electrode; and (iii) measuring an impedance between a number M of the first electrodes and the at least one second electrode, wherein the number N is different from the number M.

A number of membranes are mounted in a column, each membrane being at an angle to horizontal, with alternating angles to form a cascading progression for testing segregation of a powder blend. The membranes are each supported on cylindrical segments that are assembled into a column, and the column is mounted in a housing with a vibrator. With the vibrator actuated, the powder blend flows down the membranes and free falls into a collecting cup at the bottom. Tablets are formed of the segregated powder blend and analyzed for component uniformity.

A method includes optically interacting a bulk material or powder stored in a storage bin with an integrated computational element (ICE) configured to modify an electromagnetic radiation according to a characteristic of the bulk material or powder. The method also includes detecting the modified electromagnetic radiation with a detector, and producing an output signal correlated to a value for the characteristic of the bulk material or powder, and receiving and processing the output signal with a signal processor to yield a value for the characteristic of the bulk material or powder. Also, the method includes transmitting a message flagging the storage bin when it is determined that the bulk material or powder is not suitable for continued storage. The bulk material or powder includes a dry cement or a dry cement component.

Particle collecting unit for the detection of particles in the particle level of substance without evaporating the collected particles is disclosed. The particle collecting unit comprises a body, a duct extending through the body and connecting between a rear opening of the body and an air intake orifice of the body, an aperture or slit in a mid-portion of the body adapted for receiving a removable sampling member into a position within the duct, wherein the particles collecting unit is configured to be removably coupled to a vacuum generator of a vacuum cleaner model available in the market, with said rear opening of the body coupled to an air intake opening of the vacuum generator. Pressure release openings are provided in walls of the duct for reducing the load on a motor of the vacuum cleaner.

A system and method for inspecting the quality of the metal powder based on automatic visual inspection.