Particle Enlargers & Formers
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11 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Laser Diffraction Particle Sizing System
When looking to make a significant capital investment in an analytical instrument, it's important to consider everything before making your decision, not only the technical specifications. Such is often the case with the most popular type of instrument used for determining particle size and...
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Three-Part Online Agglomeration Training Series Announced
January 4, 2011Offered by The Center for Professional Advancement (CfPA), this training series is intended for professionals in fields such as pharmaceuticals, specialty chemical processing, mineral operations, food processing, animal feeds, fertilizers, candies, cement, and biochemical. Engineers and...
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Sandvik Rotoform Selected for Petrobras Refinery Upgrade Program
March 19, 2010Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Latin America’s largest company and one of the world’s largest oil producers, is turning to Sandvik’s Rotoform solidification technology to handle the increasing volumes of sulfur produced at its Brazil refineries. Eight Sandvik Rotoform...
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Agglomeration Spotlight - May 09
April 21, 2009Compactors These compactors were engineered to densify materials by applying pressure or by combining pressure with heat, binding agents, or moisture. Available in heavy- and severe-duty versions, the easily maintained units are versatile and energy-efficient systems for compacting, densifying, or...
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IBA Announces Its 31st Biennial Conference
February 12, 2009The Institute for Briquetting & Agglomeration (IBA), now in its 60th year as a professional organization devoted to the science and application of size enlargement methods, has announced its 31st biennial conference, to be held September 27-30, 2009 at the Hotel Contessa in San Antonio. For...
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Sandvik's HS Rotoform System Selected for Russian Fertilizer Facility
January 21, 2009JSC Acron is to de-bottleneck urea solidification processes at its Veliky Novgorod facility in Russia with the installation of a Rotoform HS pastillation line delivering a throughput capacity of up to 40,000 MTPY. Scheduled for delivery in March 2009, the order is for the...
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Wet Agglomeration and Instant Mixing
April 29, 2008Untitled Document By accurately introducing preblended powders and liquids into a specially designed mixing chamber, low- to medium-density agglomerates with good dispersion and solubility can be produced. The Turbulizer can be used for wet agglomeration to produce granules up to 3...
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Agglomeration Spotlight - May 08
April 23, 2008Pin Mixer Pelletizer The pin mixer pelletizer Model 30D120L is equipped with a unique double-helix pin arrangement, an inlet flighted section, a rubber-lined chamber, multiple liquid-injection ports, and a VFD-controlled motor. Ready for final inspection before shipping to a waste-material...
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What Is Agglomeration?
February 27, 2008Untitled Document Compactconsult Inc. E-mail: cmpctcnslt@aol.com Agglomeration, the sticking of particles to one another or to solid surfaces, is a natural phenomenon. For powders and bulk solids, agglomeration can be unwanted, resulting in uncontrolled buildup, caking, bridging,...
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