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Fig. 14.3 Raman shift of polarized (filled circles) and depolarized (open circles) Raman spectra of Si nanocrystals embedded in Si02 matrices as a function of the inverse particle diameter. Solid lines are the results of the least squares fitting. Dotted, broken, and dash-dotted lines are the results of theoretical calculations for the confined acoustic modes (spheroidal modes with 1 = 0 and 2) assuming the sound velocities in <100>, <111>, and <110 > directions, respectively (Reprinted with permission from [26])...

For the operation of the cold model ambient air was chosen as fluidising gas for the riser, and in order to match the required density ratio the gasifier was fluidized with a gas mixture of 55 45 % helium to air. Sj erical bronze particles with a density of 8900 kg/m and a mean particle diameter of 180 pm were chosen as bed material. The geometric scale factor between the two units was five and the normalised particle size distributions of the bronze particles and the sand used on the plant were comparable. The one scaling parameter it was not found possible to match was the particle shape factor 4). In the cold model the particles were spherical (( p1) w4iereas sand particles are normally considered to be broken solids for which ( 0.63 (6) in option in the CFB however attrition will be likely to increase this to nearer unity. 

Similarly, in considering the solubility of solids in liquids, the only place where dissolution can occur is at the surface of the solid particles. The solid must be broken into smaller particles and then into molecules or ions, which can form a solution with the solvent molecules. 

The tenn size reduction is applied to all the ways in which particles of solids are cut or broken into smaller pieces. Throughout the process industries solids are reduced by different methods for different purposes. Chunks of crude ore arc crushed to workable size synthetic chemicals are ground into powder sheets of plastic are cut into tiny cubes or diamonds. Commercial products must often meet stringent specifications regarding the size and sometimes the shape of the particles they contain. Reducing the particle size also increases the reactivity of solids it permits separation of unwanted ingredients by mechanical methods it reduces the bulk of fibrous materials for easier handling and for waste disposal. 

The lattice particles in solid silicon dioxide are individual atoms of silicon and oxygen. They are held together in the lattice by covalent bonds. Solids of this type are called network solids, and when such solids are melted or vaporized, strong covalent bonds must be broken. 

Fig. 7.11 Photos of the cylindrical agglomerate after breakage during compression and of the corresponding crack zone 1 unbroken primary particles, 2 broken solid bridge bonds.

Fig. 7.18 SEM of fractured surface of elastic-plastic zeolite agglomerate after impact at 18 ms (a) fractured surface, (b) broken solid bridge bonds between primary particles.

The theory proposed by Democritus—that the atom is indestructible—dominated science for centuries until Albert Einstein published his equation in 1905> suggesting mass could be converted into energy. Until then the world s most prominent scientists all insisted the atom could not be broken apart. All things considered, Isaac Newton wrote in 1704, it seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles [and] these primitive particles, being solids, are incomparably harder than any porous bodies compounded of them even so very hard, as never to wear or break into pieces. ... 

Fig. 10 Solid bonds in case of aggregate fracture (x-y section) dark colors indicate broken solid bonds with acting Van der Waals and Hertz-Mindhn particle-particle interaction forces) [30,35] figure by Kwade etal. [21]...

In substances which are liquid or gaseous at ordinary temperature, the forces of attraction between the particles are so weak that thermal vibration is sufficient for them to be broken. These substances can be converted into solids by cooling to reduce the thermal energy. 

An interesting example of a large specific surface which is wholly external in nature is provided by a dispersed aerosol composed of fine particles free of cracks and fissures. As soon as the aerosol settles out, of course, its particles come into contact with one another and form aggregates but if the particles are spherical, more particularly if the material is hard, the particle-to-particle contacts will be very small in area the interparticulate junctions will then be so weak that many of them will become broken apart during mechanical handling, or be prized open by the film of adsorbate during an adsorption experiment. In favourable cases the flocculated specimen may have so open a structure that it behaves, as far as its adsorptive properties are concerned, as a completely non-porous material. Solids of this kind are of importance because of their relevance to standard adsorption isotherms (cf. Section 2.12) which play a fundamental role in procedures for the evaluation of specific surface area and pore size distribution by adsorption methods. 

Figure 9.15 Schematic illustration of size exclusion in a cylindrical pore (a) for spherical particles of radius R and (b) for a flexible chain, showing allowed (solid) and forbidden (broken) conformations of polymer.

Surfaces that do not have strong surface chemical bonds that were broken tend to be nonpolar and are not readily wetted. Substances such as graphite and talc are examples that can be broken along weakly bonded layer planes without rupturing strong chemical bonds. These solids are naturally floatable. Also, polymeric particles possess... 

When a liquid or solid substance is emitted to the air as particulate matter, its properties and effects may be changed. As a substance is broken up into smaller and smaller particles, more of its surface area is exposed to the air. Under these circumstances, the substance, whatever its chemical composition, tends to combine physically or chemically with other particles or gases in the atmosphere. The resulting combinations are frequently unpredictable. Very small aerosol particles (from 0.001 to 0.1 Im) can act as condensation nuclei to facilitate the condensation of water vapor, thus promoting the formation of fog and ground mist. Particles less than 2 or 3 [Lm in size (about half by weight of the particles suspended in urban air) can penetrate the mucous membrane and attract and convey harmful chemicals such as sulfur dioxide. In order to address the special concerns related to the effects of very fine, iuhalable particulates, EPA replaced its ambient air standards for total suspended particulates (TSP) with standards for particlute matter less than 10 [Lm in size (PM, ). 

Solid particles have a distinct form, which can strongly affect their appearance, product quality and processing behaviour. Thus, in addition to chemical composition, particulate solids have to be additionally characterized by particle size and shape. Furthermore, particles can be generated at any point within the process. For example, nucleation occurs within a crystallization process and large particles are broken down to numerous smaller ones in a comminution process or within a drier. 

Dust can be said to be a solid broken down into powder, and the form that it takes will have different effects on the body. Fibrous dusts can attack tissue directly while others may be composed of poisons, which are absorbed into the bloodstream. For the purpose of this chapter, fumes can be regarded as very small particles resulting from the chemical reaction or condensation of vapor, which can have the same two effects. It is not necessary for plant engineers to have an in-depth knowledge of pathology, only that they must be aware of the possible results of exposure to dusts and fumes. 

In some cases, the catalyst is a solid substance on whose surface a reactant molecule can be held (adsorbed) in a position favorable for reaction until a molecule of another reactant reaches the same point on the solid. Metals such as iron, nickel, platinum and palladium seem to act in this way in reactions involving gases. There is evidence that in some cases of surface adsorption, bonds of reactant particles are weakened or actually broken, thus aiding reaction with another reactant particle. 

Fig. 104.—Tension r at O = 1.5 for GR-S synthetic rubber containing various proportions of calcium carbonate (particle diameter 3900 mju), but vulcanized under otherwise identical conditions. The solid curve has been calculated according to Ed. (52) the broken curve by neglecting the third term in this equation. (Cohan. s)...

Flame atomization and excitation can be divided into a number of stages. Firstly, the heat of the flame evaporates solvent from the droplets of sample aerosol leaving a cloud of small particles of the solid compounds originally present in the solution. These are then vaporized and molecular associations broken down releasing free atoms (atomization) some of which... 

FIGURE 3.5 Calculated efficiency yields (fraction of efficiency with and without dispersion) for different column dimensions, always assuming sub-2-micron particles. Solid lines assumed 36-/.(L dispersion. Broken lines 8-/tl. dispersion. (Courtesy of Michael Woodman, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)... 

Model simulations of particle volume concentrations in the summer as functions of the particle production flux in the epilimnion of Lake Zurich, adapted from Weilenmann, O Melia and Stumm (1989). Predictions are made for the epilimnion (A) and the hypolimnion (B). Simulations are made for input particle size distributions ranging from 0.3 to 30 pm described by a power law with an exponent of p. For p = 3, the particle size distribution of inputs peaks at the largest size, i.e., 30 pm. For p = 4, an equal mass or volume input of particles is in every logaritmic size interval. Two particle or aggregate densities (pp) are considered, and a colloidal stability factor (a) of 0.1 us used. The broken line in (A) denotes predicted particle concentrations in the epilimnion when particles are removed from the lake only in the river outflow. Shaded areas show input fluxes based on the collections of total suspendet solids in sediment traps and the composition of the collected solids. 

The energy excess possessed by a broken, as compared with an unbroken, crystal exists because the atoms (or ions, or molecules) at the rupture surface are attracted by the solid stronger than by the vacuum. This field of force causes re-arrangement of the particles but produces no surface tension. 

An HPLC method was employed for the study of the effect of pH on cream particle formation and solid extraction yield of black tea. Broken black tea (60g) was brewed with 21 of boiling distilled water for lOmin then filtered. After cooling down, pH of aliquots of 45 ml were adjusted to 1.2, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11 and 13 with 3 M HC1 and NaOH, respectively. 

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