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Application Notes 
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The analysis of particle size distribution is an important economic consideration for the cement industry. About 1% of the worldwide energy production is consumed by the cement industry, more particularly during the grinding step.
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Particle size analysis helps cement manufacturers to optimize the grinding process. In order to verify the accuracy of these devices, the cement industry has established certified cement.
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Zeolite is one of the most employed elements in the catalysis because of its molecular sieve power and its low cost. The size of the particles is very important for the catalyst. The exchange surface has to be the largest to improve reaction.
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In the battery industry, the shape and the size of the particles are very important for the electrical properties of the final product. The particle’s morphology can influence their behaviour, their conduction properties
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This document describes measurement made on plate particles used in paint industry. The aim is to determine the shape factor of two different samples.
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Pigments generally are dry, fine powders that are practically soluble in many usual solvents. Particle size analysis of the pigments can influence some properties such as optical properties, colour and hue.
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Different characterization principles are used to measure the size of polymetric microspheres. Taking into account the number of size measurements made daily in the ESTAPOR laboratory, CILAS particle size analyzer is used in regular metrological controls by MERCK.
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The CILAS Particle-size Analyzer is perfectly appropriated to measure fat drops scattered in milk. The particle size analysis is an important factor during process to assure a standardized product at the end.
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Dry Jet Dispersion Calibration complies with the ISO 13320 standard. Powders traceable to international standard are used: CILAS Secondary Reference and Certified Reference Material from Whitehouse Scientific Ltd.
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It is essential to have total control over the particle size of cocoa powders to provide consumers with a product that is pleasing to the eye and to the taste buds.
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One of the major problems with drilling fluid or mud particularly when reused on different well, is the build-up of very fine micron solids (less than 5 microns). The generation of these particles creates slower penetration rates, high pump pressures, increased solids surface area and the risk is the well becomes stuck and to lose the hole drilled.
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The synthesis of Silicon Carbide nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis route creates aggregated nano-objects. The on-line particle size determination permits to limit the nanoparticles exposure and to control the process and avoid a particle size deviation.
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It is possible to use two different theories adapted to the nature of particles. This Application Note is a quick guide to know model limits and consequences of their using on calculated particle size distributions.
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In the literature, tens of shape parameters enable the morphology of particles to be characterised. This Application Note is a quick guide to choose the most suitable shape parameter.
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Many analytical methods exist for the characterization of products manufactured in the pharmaceutical industry. Measuring the size and shape of particles or emulsions is undoubtedly one of the simplest and quickest methods, but provides indispensable qualitative data to assess the feasibility of a manufacturing process or the final effectiveness of a formulation.
Measuring size and shape is part of the precise requirements of the standards taken as the basis for the assessment of the possibilities for particle size analysis techniques and the benefits of morphological analysis for this application.
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Water presents in the gasoil can create oxidation phenomenon and modify diesel engine performances.
The water separation efficiency of filters can be evaluated thanks to the water in gasoil droplet size analysis. CILAS On-Line Particle Size Analyser has been used by IFTS to optimize the new testing method based on laser diffraction that leads to ISO 16332 norm.
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Abrasives are very useful in many industries. They are for example used to cut wafers to make photovoltaic cells in solar industry.
For this application, particle size and shape analysis allows the optimization of wafer slicing which represents an expensive step in solar cells production.
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The fast size results provided by laser diffraction and the method's versatility in analyzing a wide range of materials have made it the benchmark particle sizing technology for dry bulk materials. Combining this technique with morphological analysis not only allows to quantify the particle shape but also to control particle agglomeration and dispersion state.
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Emulsions are mixtures of non-miscible liquids that form a dispersion of fine droplets in a continuous phase. Such diphasic systems are very extensively used in a wide range of industrial sectors, such as the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, agro-foods or petrochemicals, for example. The particle size analysis of the droplets enables us to fix the conditions for the formation of the emulsion and to assess its stability.
Application guides
Following the application notes, the application guides describe how the particle size and shape analysis are especially adapted to all application fields.
- Cement Industry
- Ink Paint Industry
- Petroleum Industry
- Pharma Industry
- Solar Industry
Scientific Articles
Link towards more than 200 scientific articles, which quote the use of CILAS particle size analyzers
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PARTICLE-SIZE-ANALYZER 
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