PURPOSE To investigate the effect of feed preparation characteristics and operational parameters on mixing homogeneity in a convective batch ribbon mixer. METHODS Lactose 100M, lactose 200M, ascorbic acid, and zinc oxide powders were used for the mixing study. Operational parameters studied were rotational speed and mixing time. The feed preparations studied were the use of preblending and th...

particle size, board density and adhesive content are the most important factors, influencing on physical and mechanical properties of particleboard. in this study the effects of density, adhesive content and particle size on withdrawal strength of particleboard made from populus (populus alba) particles have been studied. three levels of density including 0.65, 0.7, and 0.75 g/cm3, three level...

in this study, a manganite sample with a nominal formula of la0.9sr0.1mno3 was prepared by the microwave assisted sol-gel method and annealing at various temperatures. the structural and magnetic properties of the samples were investigated by xrd, fesem and ac susceptometer, respectively. xrd analysis showed that the samples are a nearly single phase. fesem micrographs showed that by increasing...

in order to ensure the safety of parenterals, international pharmacopoeias and national standards have set up stringent guidelines and standards. particulate con- tamination is a potential health risk caused by intravenous injection of particles large enough to potentially clog the small arteries. particles could be produced through manufacturing and packaging or even dispensing of the pharmace...

The purpose of this study was to determine the lactose behaviour during partial crystallisation in spray drying. Spray-dried lactose has been widely used in pharmaceutical industries as excipient for dry powder inhalation drugs. Partial crystals of lactose were produced by spray-dried lactose solutions at different operating condition of inlet temperature, feed flow rate and sample concentratio...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of single or multi-particle size limestone on the egg shell quality, egg production, egg quality and feed intake in laying hens. A total of 280 laying hens (ISA brown) were used in this 10-wk trial. Laying hens were randomly assigned to 4 treatments with 14 replications per treatment and 5 adjacent cages as a replication (hens were caged ind...

dissolution pressure and nozzle temperature effects on particle size and distribution were investigated for ress (rapid expansion of supercritical solution) process. supercritical co2 was used as solvent and ibuprofen was applied as the model component in all runs. the resulting ibuprofen nano-particles (about 50 nm in optimized runs) were analyzed by sem and laser diffraction particle size ana...

The degree of difficulty in crushing an ore depends on the composition itself. Due to different types and compositions ores, mechanism ores during process is also different. In order quantitatively analyze impact characteristics mineral components this paper takes pure quartz, pyrrhotite, pyrite as research objects uses universal drop weight test equipment standard methods developed by JK Miner...

In present research, the foam glass-ceramic composites fabricated by window glass, steel slag and SiC, CaCO3 foaming agents were investigated by press–sintering method. The optimum sintering temperature was obtained at 1200°C with a 3-minutes holding time and 20°C/min heating rate. The optimum pressure level of 80 MPa for achieving the 70 % of relative density was selected. The effec...

Rice Husk Ash (RHA) of three different particle size ranges (50 – 75 μm), (75 – 100μm) and (100 – 150μm) in 3, 6, 9 and 12 % by weight was reinforced with the aluminium alloy using stir cast route. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the fabricated composites were analyzed. The results reveal that the tensile strength, compressive strength and hardness of the aluminum alloy composit...