Measuring particle size distribution during the grinding process

A further step toward a stable measurement method for nanoparticles used in industry

26-Jul-2024 - How pharmaceuticals act, how efficient catalysts are and how effective and accurate printing inks function all depend on the size of the nanoparticles they contain. However, there are as of yet no methods for monitoring the particle size distribution during grinding processes. In the EU-funded ...

Tiny particles increase in air with ethanol-to-gasoline switch

18-Jul-2017 - The concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometers in diameter rose by one-third in the air of São Paulo, Brazil, when higher ethanol prices induced drivers to switch from ethanol to gasoline, according to a new study by a Northwestern University chemist, a National University of ...

LUM GmbH opens own application laboratory in Paris

02-Oct-2014 - The new application lab of LUM GmbH opened in Plaisir, a Western suburb of Paris, on October, 1st 2014. „The opening of the application laboratory is the next logical step in the further development of the French market for LUM products as well as for the optimum customer service in France. It is ...

Spying on Plastic Production

On-line Monitoring of Particle Growth in Catalytic Polyethylene Slurries

08-Jan-2010 - Real-time monitoring of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) production is now possible. In an article in the journal Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, Professor Rolf Mülhaupt and his student Rainer Xalter of Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg, Germany, describe how they use a combination of ...

Professor Ulrich Schubert receives 2009 Wacker Silicone Award

09-Jul-2009 - This year’s €10,000 Wacker Silicone Award was presented to Professor Ulrich Schubert, who holds the Vienna University of Technology’s chair of inorganic chemistry. Dr. Rudolf Staudigl, President and CEO of Wacker Chemie AG, said that Schubert had been chosen because of his trailblazing work on ...

LANXESS produces customized iron oxides for a new generation of laser printers

30-Apr-2009 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG has developed a new iron oxide for the formulation of chemical toners used in the latest printer model lines. Chemical toners result in a better printed image and a higher yield, according to the company. Whereas toner has previously been manufactured by ...

Agilent Technologies expands particle size measurement portfolio by acquiring Particle Sizing Systems

11-Jul-2008 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired Particle Sizing Systems, a privately held company that designs and manufactures instruments that measure the particle size and stability in materials ranging from soft drinks to inkjet inks to semiconductor polishing slurries. Financial terms ...

L.U.M. GmbH certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000

06-May-2008 - L.U.M. GmbH is now certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 (issued december 2000) for the application areas development, production and marketing of measuring instruments (technical optics) for material characterisation by DQS GmbH Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von ...

Malvern Spraytec in dusty plumes!

17-Jul-2007 - A research team led by Professor John Dodds at the RAPSODEE research centre, Ecole des Mines in Albi, France, is using a Malvern Spraytec particle size analyzer as part of a project to better understand the mechanics of powder handling. The system will be used to examine dust emissions from ...

BASF launches unique vitamin A formulation for direct compression

21-Sep-2006 - BASF launched Dry Vitamin A Acetate 250 DC/GFP, suitable for direct compression and marketable as "vegetarian" and "allergen-free" . "Consumer demand for vegetarian and allergen-free products is rising all the time," says Martin Jager, head of Global Strategic Marketing Human Nutrition. "Our new ...