Mesh range

Commercial preparations of these supports are available in narrow mesh-range fractions to obtain particles of uniform size the material should be sieved to the desired particle size range and repeatedly water floated to remove fine particles which contribute to excessive pressure drop in the final column. To a good approximation the height equivalent of a theoretical plate is proportional to the average particle diameter so that theoretically the smallest possible particles should be preferred in terms of column efficiency. Decreasing particle size will, however, rapidly increase the gas pressure necessary to achieve flow through the column and in practice the best choice is 80/100 mesh for a... 

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Initial work to establish chip preparation conditions showed that end product characteristics were influenced by meal particle size, by the amount of water added to form the dough, and by the length of time the dough was mixed (1). A very acceptable product was achieved with these process conditions a blend of particle sizes most of which were in the 14-30 mesh range, an 18% added water level, and a mixing time of 5 min. The final product had a crisp texture, a typical roasted peanut flavor, and was quite similar in composition to full-fat roasted peanuts. Chips contained about 49% oil, 27% protein, and 1% moisture. 

Three screen sizes (2.0, 1.0, 0.5 mm) were used for milling cowpeas and produced the particle size distributions shown in Figure 8. With the 2.0 mm screen, particles were concentrated (76%) in the 30-100 mesh range. With the 1.0 mm screen, most of the particles (82%) were in the 50-200 mesh range. Eighty per cent of the particles were in the 200-400 mesh range with the 0.5 mm screen. 

It has become the practice to refer to chromatographic supports in terms of the mesh range. When sieving particles for chromatographic columns both the Tyler Standard Screens and the United States Standard Series are frequently used. Tyler screens are identified by the actual number of meshes per linear inch. 

A comparison between the K values obtained by the above two methods shows that for the mesh range of 40/60, the results are reasonably close (Ki = 0.59, K2 = 0.7 hr 1). But for the finer particles such as... 

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Solid Supports. The particles should be small and uniform a common mesh range is 100 to 120 (Table 2). They should have a large surface area,... 

To ensure good handling and feeding characteristics for dry chemicals, it is important that the dry chemical adhere to graduation specifications. The size gradation for crystalline (coarse) sodium fluoride for use in a downflow saturator (see the Section 5) should be in the 20-60-mesh range (0.85-0.25 mm), and powdered sodium silicofluoride... 

In the second use some of the material was too coarse to pass a 6-mesh screen. The large capacity is due to the coarseness of the feed. On material which will pass meshes ranging from 20 to 60 the rate of feed will range from 50 to 100 tons per 24 hr. 

Materials manufactured from fused oxides are not amenable to pelleting or extrusion. The best approach is to use them as specific mesh ranges of crushed granules. Sizes available are S-14, 6>8, 4-10, 4-6, and 2-4 mesh. Panicles are irregular in shape, and this is some advantage in bed porosity. However, if the range is too wide, small panicles pack into interstices... 

Column length, solid support, liquid phase and %, mesh range, and the date packed. 

Whatever particle size of the column packing is chosen, mesh range of particles should be as narrow as possible, and care must be taken to remove the fines from any graded fraction. 

Bead diameters for polymeric materials are usually given in mesh sizes, whereas silica-based supports are reported in microns. A useful size for polymeric materials is the 100- to 200-mesh range. Larger beads (50-100 mesh) could be used for large preparative columns while smaller ones (200-400 mesh), or silica-based supports (5- to 10-pm range) would be better suited for analytical or rapid separations. 

Resin Manufacturer Functional group Counter- ion Support Capacity, meq/100 mL pH Range Bead mesh range and size, pm... 

Ouracter strong WaMCak Trade name Manu facturcr Active group Matrix Effective pH Selecliviiy Order of selectivity Total exchange capacity meq/ml Total exchange capacity meq/gm Maximum thermal stability C Physical form s sphere b beads Standard mesh range lonk form as shipped Shipping density lb./cu. ft. 

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Mesh range for fine magnesium was 200-325 coarse magnesium was 30-50 mesh range for fine and coarse oxidizers was not specified. 

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