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Oct 2023
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What is freeze drying?

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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#172What 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 Episodehttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5b05841https://cen.acs.org/articles/86/i39/Instant-Coffee.htmlhttps://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/prospect/ontolo ... Show More
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