Particle Size Analysis

by Stanley-Wood, N. G.; Lines, R. W.

• ISBN13: 9780851864877
• ISBN10: 0851864872
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-06-01
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Summary

Particle Size Analysis reviews the development of particle characterization over the past 25 years and also speculates on its future. Interest in the subject has increased enormously over the years and this book highlights the changes and advances made within the field. This book is comprehensive in its coverage of particle size analysis and includes contributions on such characterization techniques as microscopy using fractal analysis, light diffraction, light scattering with the phase doppler technique, light observation, and photon correlation spectroscopy. A number of chapters address the interest in on-line in-stream particle size analysis and illustrate the progress being made in achieving this long sought after ideal of in-situ in-process particle characterization. Applications to other technological fields are detailed by chapters covering biological systems and the pharmaceutical industry. The subject of surface area determination is considered with particular emphasis on the measurements on porosity of powders, the characterization and comparability of reference materials, and the need for standards. Particle Size Analysis should provide stimulating reading for technologists, scientists, and engineers involved in particle characterization and powder technology worldwide.

Table of Contents

25 Years of Particle Size Conferences	p. 1
Adsorption Methods for Surface Area Determination	p. 13
Porous Structure Throughout Active Carbon Particles	p. 33
British Standards for Particle, Surface, and Pore Characterization	p. 40
The Comparison of Porosity Measurements Using Different Instruments and Techniques	p. 48
High Resolution Analysis of Microporous Materials	p. 58
Comparison of the Measured Results of Particle Size by Several Kinds of Measuring Instruments	p. 67
The Preparation and Characterization of Particle Shape Standards	p. 81
Issues Encountered in the Size Characterization of Biological and Pharmaceutical Particulate Systems	p. 91
Standard Powders for Particle Size Analysis	p. 99
Instrumentation for Particle Size Analysis by Far Field Diffraction: Accuracy, Limitations and Future	p. 108
Hydrophobic Drug Substances: The Use of Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis and Dissolution to Characterize Surfactant Stabilized Suspensions	p. 133
The Use of Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis to Predict the Dispersibility of a Medicament in a Paraffin Based Ointment	p. 143
Optical Partical Sizing of Coarse-dispersed Aerosols Under Multiple Light Scattering in a Medium	p. 153
Particle Size Distribution From Light Scattering	p. 163
Twenty Seven Years of QELS: A Review of the Advantages and Disadvantages of Particle Sizing with QELS	p. 173
Singular Value Analysis and Reconstruction of Single- and Multi-angle Photon Correlation Data	p. 186
Evaluation and Optimization of Photon Correlation Spectroscopy Data Analysis Software	p. 196
Using the Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer for In-situ Sizing of Fine Spherical Particles	p. 206
Application of the Phase Doppler Technique to Optically Absorbent Liquids	p. 215
Extension of the Phase Doppler Technique to Sizing and Material Recognition of Sub-micron Particles	p. 226
A New Device for Particle Characterization by Single Particle Light Extinction Measurements	p. 236
The Particle Size Analysis of Flocs Using the Light Obscuration Principle	p. 246
New Techniques in Sub-micron Particle Size Analysis: The Controlled Reference Method	p. 256
Particle Characterization for Health and Safety Auditing	p. 262
Determination of the Packing Size of a Non-spherical Particle: An Empirical Approach	p. 266
Design and Performance of the 'HSE' Fibre Monitor	p. 276
Fast Separation and Characterization of Micron Size Particles by Sedimentation/Steric Fieldflow Fractionation: Role of Lift Forces	p. 280
Influence of Zone Broadening on Particle Size Analysis by Sedimentation Field-flow Fractionation	p. 290
The Impact of Fractal Geometry on Fineparticle Characterization	p. 300
Using Mathematical Morphology to Perform Particle Sizing	p. 314
Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Particles	p. 323
Measurement and Modelling of Shape Changes in Developing Biological Systems	p. 330
The Application of Principal Component Analysis to Particle Shape Description	p. 340
The Electrical Sensing Zone Method (The Coulter Principle)	p. 350
A New Perspective on Particle Sizing by the Coulter Principle: Single Particle Dynamics	p. 374
Integrated Granulometric Techniques for Particle Swelling Characterization	p. 384
Testing Mass Calibration With the Coulter Counter	p. 394
The Use of a Mass Balance in the Coulter Counter Technique	p. 400
Two Phase Flow Techniques as Applied in Characterization	p. 409
Statistical Analysis of Cyclone Grade Efficiency Measurements	p. 426
A New Method and Apparatus for Monitoring of Particle Size Distributions in Industrial Processes	p. 436
Evaluation of Particle Size Analysis Data Regarding Reproducibility and Accuracy	p. 446
A Review of Sedimentation Methods of Particle Size Analysis	p. 454
Factors Causing Apparent Size Distributions in Sedimentation Analysis	p. 477
Ultrasonic Spectrometry: On-line Particle Size Analysis of Extremely High Particle Concentrations	p. 488
The Du Pont/Brookhaven Scanning X-Ray Disc Centrifuge (BI-XDC)	p. 498
Continuous Sieve Cascadography, Very Narrow Band Sizing	p. 514
Survey of Porosity Determining Methods	p. 522
The Use of Catastrophic Tumbling to Specify the 3-D Structure of Large Fineparticles	p. 523
Extending Photon Correlation Spectroscopy to Concentrated Systems	p. 524
Automation of Laser Diffraction Technology	p. 525
In-line Particle Size Analyzer for Versatile Use in the Processing Industry	p. 526
Distributional Coincidence Correction for Enhanced Electrozone PSA Precision	p. 527
Design of Control Systems for Industrial Crystallisers Using Light Scattering Methods	p. 528
A Monodisperse Aerosol-Generator Using the Taylor Cone for the Production of 1[mu]m Droplets	p. 529
Propagation Mechanism of Dust Explosions	p. 530
Improvements on a Particle Beam Generator	p. 531
List of Exhibitors	p. 532
Author Index	p. 534
Subject Index	p. 536
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