Influence of material alterations and machine impairment on throughput related sensor-based sorting performance

2020 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2093674
Author(s):  
Bastian Küppers ◽  
Sabine Schlögl ◽  
Karl Friedrich ◽  
Laura Lederle ◽  
Celestine Pichler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Throughput Rate ◽  
Specific Input ◽  
Infrared Technology ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Systematic Effects ◽  
Sensor Based Sorting ◽  
Insight Into

Experiments with sensor-based sorting (SBS) machinery provide insight into the effect of throughput rate and input composition on the sorting performance. For this purpose, material mixtures with certain compositions and particle size distributions were created from waste fractions and sorted at various throughput rates. To evaluate the sorting performance of the SBS unit (using near infrared technology) in dependence of the applied load, four assessment factors concerning the output fractions were studied: yield, product purity, recovery/product quantity and incorrectly discharged share of reject particles. The influences on the assessment parameters of light twodimensional (2D) particles in the input of a sorting stage and failing air valves in an SBS unit were evaluated for various input compositions at different throughput rates. It was found that a share of approximately 5 wt% 2D particles in the input had a similar negative effect on the yield as the malfunction of 20% of all air valves in an SBS machine at high throughput rates. Additionally, the failure of the air valves reduced the product purity of the sorting stage at increased throughput rates. Furthermore, qualitative observations concerning systematic effects of prior studies could be confirmed. Resulting graphs for a specific input composition of an SBS unit at varying throughput rates could be used to adjust the throughput rate to meet the exact demands for a sorting stage.

Textural and Acidic Properties of Mixed Alumina-Silica Oxides Prepared with Commercially Available Sols

1997 ◽  
Vol 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Monaco ◽  
Edmond I. Ko
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Mixed Oxides ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Particle Packing ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Acidic Properties ◽  
Fixed Composition ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACTIn this study we have used commercially available preformed sols as building blocks to systematically explore the effects of composition, particle size, and packing on the textural and acidic properties of alumina-silica. We have prepared single oxides and alumina-silica mixed oxides with varying Al:Si atomic ratios using commercial sols from Vista Chemical Co. (alumina) and Eka Chemicals, Inc. (silica). Simple particle packing models based on the structure and experimentally determined particle size distributions of the sols explain the textural and acidic properties of both the single and mixed oxides. Comparisons with aerogels prepared from alkoxides show that materials with different atomic-scale homogeneity can be obtained. This continuum of precursor sizes from monomer through colloid allows a measure of control over textural and acidic properties in the mixed oxides, even at a fixed composition. These results show that systematic studies using preformed sols add insight into the effect of preparation upon catalytic materials.

Exploring the role of chemo-mechanical technique on the properties of nanocellulose isolated from different varieties of rice bran

BioResources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 6965-6983
Author(s):  
Nurul Najihah Ilias ◽  
Norazatul Hanim M. Rozalli ◽  
Mohamad Haafiz M. Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Acid Hydrolysis ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Morphological Structure ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Agricultural Residue ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Insight Into

Nanocellulose (NC) was isolated from an underutilized agricultural residue, defatted rice bran (DRB), obtained from three major paddy varieties in Malaysia, MARDI Rice (MR): MR 220, MR 219, and MR 297. The DRB was subjected to alkali (NaOH) and bleaching treatments prior to the isolation of NC. The NC from DRB was produced through the acid hydrolysis technique using 55%wt sulphuric acid (H2SO4) with the assistance of ultrasonication. The morphological structure of NC was analyzed through transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Based on the observation, a needle-like structure was observed for NC 219 while NC 220 and NC 297 showed nano-web structures. All obtained NC dimensions ranged from 183 to 263 nm long and 4.70 to 4.97 nm wide. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy revealed the presence of all important compositions for the cellulose of each variety, indicating that the chemical structure of DRB cellulose has not been altered by acid hydrolysis. Particle size distributions portrayed a unimodal graph for NC 220 and NC 219. This comparative study provides an insight into the possibility of using DRB as a potential source of NC. The promising characteristics of NC from MR 219 allowed its application as an emulsifier for stabilizing a solid particle-based emulsion.

254. A Comparison of the Particle Size Distributions for Aerosols Generated During Wet Grinding and Dry Deburring of Beryllium

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.K. Ellis ◽  
R. Buchan ◽  
M. Hoover ◽  
J. Martyny ◽  
B. Bucher-Bartleson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Wet Grinding

Measurements of Mineral Particle Size Distributions by a Buoyancy Weighing Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 126 (10/11) ◽  
pp. 577-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhiko FURUKAWA ◽  
Yuichi OHIRA ◽  
Eiji OBATA ◽  
Yutaka YOSHIDA
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Mineral Particle ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Weighing Method

Certain Problems with the Application of Stochastic Diffusion Processes for the Description of Chemical Engineering Phenomena. Diffusional Change of Solid Particle Size

1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-563
Author(s):  
Vladimír Kudrna ◽  
Pavel Hasal
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Solid Particle ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Granular Systems ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Diffusion Term ◽  
Population Balances ◽  
And Diffusion

To the description of changes of solid particle size in population, the application was proposed of stochastic differential equations and diffusion equations adequate to them making it possible to express the development of these populations in time. Particular relations were derived for some particle size distributions in flow and batch equipments. It was shown that it is expedient to complement the population balances often used for the description of granular systems by a "diffusion" term making it possible to express the effects of random influences in the growth process and/or particle diminution.

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