Sizing
The majority of industrial materials and products consist of powders.
Particle size distribution and shape are important physical characteristics
that influence the behavior during storage and processing.
The characterization of size distribution and shape is a strong
tool in R&D and Quality Control environment and important in
various areas such as: crystal growth, ceramic and alloy properties,
emulsions stability, catalyst activity, paint performance, wastewater
management, and so on.
Closely related to particle size is the droplet size distribution
of sprays, nebulizers and other aerosols. Droplet size analysis
is mainly used to optimize nozzle design, restrict excessive use
of pesticides and increase medicine effectiveness.
Various modern
techniques such as Laser Diffraction,
Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,
Image Analysis,
Time of Transition,
Laser Doppler Velocimetry and
Scanning Electron Microscopy are
available in our laboratory, as well as more conventional methods
such as Electrical Sensing Zone,
Sedimentation and Sieve
analysis.
| Disclaimer:
Instrumental particle and droplet sizing techniques do not measure
the geometrical size but give an equivalent spherical diameter
depending on the technique. |
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