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Particle Size Measurement Techniques

The document discusses various methods of particle size measurement, including sieve analysis, dynamic light scattering, and dynamic analysis. Sieve analysis separates particles based on size using wet or dry methods, while dynamic light scattering measures particle sizes through changes in scattered light intensity. The practical application of sieve analysis was preferred for its efficiency and ease of use in experiments.

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Particle Size Measurement Techniques

The document discusses various methods of particle size measurement, including sieve analysis, dynamic light scattering, and dynamic analysis. Sieve analysis separates particles based on size using wet or dry methods, while dynamic light scattering measures particle sizes through changes in scattered light intensity. The practical application of sieve analysis was preferred for its efficiency and ease of use in experiments.

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Types of particle size measurement

Sieve analysis: it is when a sieve of a certain diameter is used to separate particles by


allowing smaller particles to pass through while bigger ones remain at the top. There is wet
sieving and dry sieving. Wet sieving is when particles have more moisture content and dry
sieving is when dry particles are being separated. There are no particle images that can be
obtained from sieving.

Dynamic light scattering: This is when the particle sizes are obtained by looking in the
change in scattered light intensity overtime by using the Brownian motion which is the
random movement of particles suspended or particles that are allowed to collide resulting
in a constant position change. The rate of change in intensity light then determines the
distribution of the particle.

Dynamic analysis: The particles are normally suspended from the air, put inside the
solution of a certain liquid or from a free fall. Diameters and other specific dimensions are
studied to describe their sizes.

During our practical we used sieve analysis method as it was more suitable for the
experiment, it was not time consuming and it was easy for us to carry out the experiment
and obtain desired results from the method.

Mean particle size is obtained by adding all the values of the sieve aperture and divided by
the total number of values

D50= (1400+1200+800+450+256+186+117,5+75) =4484,5/8=560,5625𝜇𝑚

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