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Horiba — Technical Presentation (June 2022)
20 slides from Horiba's technical presentation, Jun 23, 2022
Slide 1: A New Spin on Particle Analysis: Introducing Centrifugal Sedimentation Centrifuge
A New Spin on Particle Analysis: Introducing Centrifugal Sedimentation Centrifuge Dr. Michael C. Pohl & Carl Lundstedt June 23, 2022 © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Slide 2: Stokes' Law Requirements
Stokes’ Law Requirements • Particles must be in a Laminar Flow condition • Can never measure very large particles due to Turbulent Flow • Particles must be able to “block” the radiation source • Particles must be adequately separated to avoid hindered settling • Settling velocity must exceed the Bro
Slide 3: Determining particle size from settling velocity
Determining particle size from settling velocity Stokes’ Law © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 3
Slide 4: Stokes Law – Sizing by sedimentation speed
Stokes Law – Sizing by sedimentation speed Symbol Definition Particle size distribution (area D(t) based) 𝑥 18η0 ln 𝑥2 /1000 η0 Dispersion medium viscosity 𝐷 𝑡 = ( 1 (0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 𝑡 ′ ) Distance from center of rotor to 1 23 1 x2 ρ − ρ0 α 𝑡 + ω0αt2 + ω02𝑡 detection point 3 3 Distance from center…
Slide 5: Beer's Law relates absorbance to concentration
Beer’s Law relates absorbance to concentration Symbol Definition Abs(t) Absorbance T Transmittance 𝐴𝑏𝑠 𝑡 = −𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑇 Intensity of light transmitted Is(t) through sample cell Intensity of light transmitted Ir(t) 𝐼𝑠 𝑡 through reference cell 𝐴𝑏𝑠 𝑡 = −𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝐼𝑟 𝑡 𝜀 Molar absorption…
Slide 6: Stokes' Law Challenges
Stokes’ Law Challenges • Materials of different density in the same sample • Small materials exhibiting Brownian Motion • Various sources of hindered settling • Slow measurement for gravity settling • Cell movement in the case of accelerated measurements • Non-absorbing particles in the case of X-ra
Slide 7: Advanced temperature control is essential for accurate measurements
Advanced temperature control is essential for accurate measurements © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 7
Slide 8: Centrifuge Sedimentation Operational Procedures
Centrifuge Sedimentation Operational Procedures • It is a first principle measurement method • Measure time and light intensity • Simple data is required to be input • Liquid Density, Liquid Viscosity, and Particle Density • Data is often easy to find • CRC Handbook or other reference source • Param
Slide 9: CN-300 Operational Improvements
CN-300 Operational Improvements • Cooling to stabilize the fluid temperature • Higher speeds to measure smaller particles • Gradient Centrifugal speeds for measuring broad distributions • Combined Homogeneous and Line Start measurements • Quiet design for low noise, even at high speeds • Versatile d
Slide 10: Homogeneous method for low concentration samples
Homogeneous method for low concentration samples © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 10
Slide 11: Line-start method for high concentration, high resolution
Line-start method for high concentration, high resolution © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 11
Slide 12: Gradient acceleration allows for wide range analysis
Gradient acceleration allows for wide range analysis © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 12
Slide 13: Measurement principal diagram
Measurement principal diagram Detector Reference cell Sample cell LED © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 13
Slide 14: Repeatability of silica
Repeatability of silica © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 14
Slide 15: Wide size range analysis of carbon nanotubes
Wide size range analysis of carbon nanotubes © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 15
Slide 16: Mixture of polystyrene latex standards
Mixture of 5 polystyrene latex standards • 100nm +/- 4nm • 152nm +/- 5nm • 496nm +/- 8nm • 702nm +/- 6nm • 1.036um +/- .012um © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 16
Slide 17: Measuring mixed high concentration battery materials
Measuring mixed high concentration battery materials © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 17
Slide 18: Fuso ultra high purity colloidal silica
Fuso ultra high purity colloidal silica 118.3 nm 12.2 nm 36.4 nm 229.8 nm © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 18
Slide 19: CN-300 Fuso Summary
CN-300 Fuso Summary CN-300 Results Unit PL-1 PL-3 PL-7 PL-10H Median Diameter nm 12.2 36.4 118.3 229.8 Slightly opaque Slightly opaque Milky Milky © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 19
Slide 20: © 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved.
© 2022 HORIBA, Ltd. All rights reserved. 20