METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING MOISTURE CONTENT IN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

摘要

1. A method for measuring the moisture content in a biological material in an automated procedure, the method includes the steps of:! provide a reference database for many different types of materials with known moisture content; ! scanning a sample of biological material using electromagnetic radiation at least at two different energy levels; ! determine the amount of radiation transmitted through the specified sample of biological material at these two energy levels; ! identify the type of material in the specified reference database, the most similar to the biological material of the sample; and! determine the moisture content in the specified sample of biological material based on the specified identified type of material and the specified specific values of the radiation passed through the sample. ! 2. The method according to claim 1, in which data is collected for the reference database by measuring the transmission of electromagnetic radiation at least two different energy levels through many different types of materials and by measuring the moisture content in these materials using a standard method, preferably through a controlled drying. ! 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, in which the scanning of a sample of biological material using electromagnetic radiation at least at two different energy levels involves placing the biological material in a divided form, preferably in the form of chips. ! 4. The method according to claim 3, in which scanning a sample of biological material with and