White Paper:

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Lancaster Products K-Series High Shear Counter-Current Mixers in Ceramic Processing

In typical ceramic processing applications, mixing / milling is performed using processes such as ball milling, which is a lengthy and energy-intensive process, often requiring processing times as long as 12 – 24 hours.

Could you achieve similar mixing in far less time?

A Simple Study

Mix the components of a solid state reaction system and evaluate phase composition, particle size, and homogeneity (not shown here) of the heat treated powders (calcium carbonate and titanium dioxide.)
Compare ball milling at set increments (3,6,12, and 24 hours) with powder sampled from the K-series mixer at shorter times (30 min. or less.)

Conclusions

Comparable mix quality and reduction in particle size in 10 to 20 minutes of mixing in a high shear, counter-current mixer yielded similar results as 3 to 6 hours of ball milling time.

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