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ParticleSizeAn

alysis

hrl:

ParticleSizeAnalysisSizeandshapedomatter

Challenges

• Pharmaceuticalandfoodindustriesproductqualityisaffectedbyvariationsintheparticlesizeofmaterials.

• Materialhandlingprocessesareimpactedbythesizeandshapeofparticles.

• Processdevelopmentisrestrictedbyvariationsintheparticlesizeofmaterials.

• Choosingpersonalprotectiveequipmentforprotectionagainstveryfineparticles.

• Selectingthecorrectfiltrationmediumtorecyclewastewatertomeetenvironmentalstandards.

• Sedimentationratesofparticlesinwatersystemscanadverselyimpactonfloraandfauna.

• EPAandotherregulatorybodiesrequirecharacterisationofstackemissionsanddischarges.

Solutions

Weusearangeoftechniquestomeasuretheparticlesizeofmaterials:• Laserscatteringmeasurestheparticlesizedistributionof

powders,dustsandemulsions.Thistechniquecanmeasureparticlesbetween0.1µmto600µminaliquidmatrix.

• SEM-EDX(ScanningElectronMicroscopewithEnergyDispersiveX-ray)isusedtocharacterisethesize,shapeandcompositionoftracequantitiesofparticleemissionsordustsamples.

• Wetanddrysievingwithcalibratedsievesisusedtodeterminelargeparticles.

• Anaerodynamicclassifierisusedtosizeandseparatedustsamples.

• Sedimentationapparatusisusedtodeterminesettlingrates,turbidityimpactsandparticlevelocities.

Sedimentationanalysis

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CaseStudy

Wastewatertreatment

Aspartofaprojectaimedatreducingtheenvironmentalimpactofalargeindustrialoperation,hrl:investigatedthewastewatergeneratedbytheplant.Advancedchemical,andphysicalanalysistechniqueswereappliedtoexaminethepropertiesandbehaviourofthesuspendedmaterialsinthewastewater.Thisenabledourteamtodevelopaneffectivestrategytoimprovetheplant'swatertreatmentsystem.Notonlydidthisprovidesignificantreductionsinthecostoftreatingthewastewater,italsoassistedthecompanytomeetregulatoryrequirements.

AdditionalServices • ICP-OES• XRDanalysis• Infra-Red(IR)andUV-VisSpectroscopy• Pyro-probeGCMS• Density(apparent,trueandbulk)• Surfacearea• Porevolumedistribution(Hgintrusionporosimetry)• Rheology(viscosity)

BenefitsInclude

• Savingsinmillingcostsbytheimprovementoftheoperationofmillingandblendingcircuits.

• Consistentproductquality.• Meetingofqualitycontrolstandardssetfordomesticand

internationalmarkets.• Accuratedecisionsrelatingtoprocessescanbemadefirst

time,savingmoneyandtime.• Protectionofthesafetyoftheclient’speopleandthe

environment.• Optimisationofprocessestofulfilmanufacturing

specificationsbytheoptimisationofparticlesize.

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