Drying of Wet Borax Pentydrate by Microwave Heating ...
In this study, drying of borax pentydrate [Na2B4O7·5H2O] (BPH) by microwave energy is investigated. Using 100−700 W and 2450 MHz microwave energy, 5−10% moisture containing BPH placed on a Teflonlined belt is dried at 60−100 °C selectively, without any loss of water of crystallization. In this process the microwave oven is first set to 70 °C and then wet BPH which is previously ...