Powders and granules are essential raw materials and semi-finished products in the production of various products in various industries, such as the food industry and chemical industry (such as agricultural chemicals and special chemicals). The properties of these materials can directly influence their processability and therefore the quality and performance of the final product.
The system measures the particle size distribution, classifies the material and provides insight into the ratio of the different types of particles in the powders, both during product development and during production and quality control. The method avoids the use of complicated mathematical inversion techniques and allows immediate measurement of non-spherical samples with high polydispersity.
The system measures the particle size distribution, classifies the material and provides insight into the ratio of the different types of particles in the powders, both during product development and during production and quality control. The method avoids the use of complicated mathematical inversion techniques and allows immediate measurement of non-spherical samples with high polydispersity.
Quartz is a mineral composed mainly of non-spherical particles. The Classizer™ ONE can detect a wide range of particles that do not correspond to spherical particles. Thanks to EOS' innovative techniques and proprietary algorithms, accurate particle characterization is achieved, even for powder particles that deviate significantly from an ideal spherical shape.
Figure left: EOS CLOUDS obtained from micrometric quartz dust particles. The solid red line corresponds to spherical particles with a refractive index n=1.55. The differences are due to the specific sample, which contains a mixture of flattened and elongated irregular particles. Despite the different shape, analysis is still possible.
Kaolinite is a mineral composed mainly of non-spherical particles. The analysis of the powder suspension in water with Classizer™ ONE shows a wide range of particles that does not only contain, as expected, spherical particles of the bulk material. Thanks to EOS' innovative techniques and proprietary algorithms, accurate particle characterization is achieved, even for powder particles that deviate significantly from an ideal spherical shape.
Figure right: EOS CLOUDS obtained from micrometric kaolinite particles. The solid red line corresponds to spherical particles with a refractive index n=1.55. The differences are due to the specific sample, which contains a mixture of flattened and elongated irregular particles. Despite the different shape, analysis is still possible.
Classizer™ ONE thus provides a valuable tool for the accurate characterization of powders in liquids, even with complex and non-ideal particle shapes.
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