Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Testing Granular Materials Using the TLS Needle Probe
The following Application Highlight features the use of the Transient Line Source method in the thermal conductivity testing of granular materials.
Granular materials (such as polymeric pellets,...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Thermal Mapping and Filler Settling Detection in Polymer Composites With MTPS
The following Application Highlight features the use of the Modified Transient Plane Source method as a qualitative screening tool for the detection of filler dispersion uniformity in polymer...
Evaluation of physicochemical properties on the blending process of pharmaceutical granules with magnesium stearate by thermal effusivity sensor
Magnesium Stearate (MgSt) is a widely used lubricant for preventing tablet compression trouble. It is known that the powder characteristic of MgSt is different among MgSts manufactured by different...
The effect of filler localization on morphology and thermal conductivity of the polyamide/cyclic olefin copolymer blends filled with boron nitride
In this study, the microstructural development and its effect on the thermal conductivity of polyamide/cyclic olefin copolymer (PA/COC) blends containing boron nitride (BN) particles were...
Evaluation and Characterization of Mixed Lubricant Systems Based on Ratios of Magnesium Stearate Polymorphs
Commercially available Magnesium stearate (MgSt) contains mixtures of the crystalline forms in unknown ratios. To date, no known study has investigated the properties of known ratios of binary or...
In-line monitoring of blending processes
Stephen Closs, manager pharmaceutics and process technology, and Austin Freedman, director, pharmaceutical development services, of Patheon (Whitby), discuss the benefits of monitoring blending...
Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene’s intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination
Abstract: Owing to its 100% theoretical salt rejection capability, membrane distillation (MD) has emerged as a promising seawater desalination approach to address freshwater scarcity. Ideal MD...
Core@double‐shell structured multifunctional phase change microcapsules based on modified graphene oxide Pickering emulsion
New multifunctional phase change microcapsules with paraffin (Pn) as core and GO and lead tungstate (PbWO4) as double‐shell were designed by modified GO Pickering emulsion, and the effect of GO...
Monitoring of Powder Homogeneity During Double-Cone Blending
A challenge central to the Powder Metallurgy (PM) process is achieving consistent and uniform products. A crucial step in reaching this goal, is ensuring powder blending sufficiently homogenizes a...