Solid mixing dispersion

An important purpose of agitation or mixing is to bring a number of materials together in a physically homogeneous mixture. Two or more fluids are either blended or dispersed as emulsions fluids and finely divided solids are dispersed as suspensions, gases dispersed as fluids, or soluble substances dissolved. Mixing of process fluids is reviewed in Chapter 7. 

Oldshue, J. Y, Suspending Solids and Dispersing Gases in Mixing Vessels, Amin Chem. Soc., V. 61, Sept. 1969, p. 79. 

Alternatively, lipospheres might be prepared by a solvent technique. In this case, the active agent, the solid carrier, and the phospholipid are dissolved in an organic solvent such as acetone, ethyl acetate, ethanol, or dichloromethane. The solvent is then evaporated and the resulting solid mixed with warm buffer solution, and mixing is continued until a homogeneous dispersion of lipospheres is obtained. 

In matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) the sample is mixed with a suitable powdered solid-phase until a homogeneous dry, free flowing powder is obtained with the sample dispersed over the entire material. A wide variety of solid-phase materials can be used, but for the non-ionic surfactants usually a reversed-phase C18 type of sorbent is applied. The mixture is subsequently (usually dry) packed into a glass column. Next, the analytes of interest are eluted with a suitable solvent or solvent mixture. The competition between reversed-phase hydrophobic chains in the dispersed solid-phase and the solvents results in separation of lipids from analytes. Separation of analytes and interfering substances can also be achieved if polarity differences are present. The MSPD technique has been proven to be successful for a variety of matrices and a wide range of compounds [43], thanks to its sequential extraction matrices analysed include fish tissues [44,45] as well as other diverse materials [46,47]. 

The dispersion model of solids mixing (Kunii and Levenspiel, 1991) is based on Tick s equafion which describes unsfeady-sfafe mass transfer in one dimension. Thus... 

Vazquez and Calvelo (1983b) presented a model for the prediction of the minimum residence time in a fluidized bed freezer which can then be equated to the required freezing time. The model is defined in terms of a longitudinal dispersion coefficient D, which is a measure of the degree of solids mixing within the bed in the direction of flow (and has the dimensions of a diffusivity, and hence units of m s ), a dimensionless time T... 

Coalescence is another reverse process in mixing. Whereas this is a major issue in the formation of polymer blends, it is considered of less significance with carbon black or other solid filler dispersions in polymers [83]. 

Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) is the extraction method of choice for the analysis of solid samples, such as plant material, foodstuffs or tissue samples [26]. This method has been developed especially for solid or viscous matrices. MSPD is preferable to other extraction techniques, because the solid or viscous sample can be directly mixed with the sorbent material of the stationary phase [27]. As the carotenoid stereoisomers stay bound in their biological matrix until the elution step, they are protected against isomerisation and oxidation [28]. The extraction scheme of MSPD is shown in Figure 5.2.1. 

The two extreme hypotheses on mixing produce lumped models for the fluid dynamic behavior, whereas real reactors show complex mixing patterns and thus gradients of composition and temperature. It is worthwhile to stress that the fluid dynamic behavior of real reactors strongly depends on their physical dimensions. Moreover, in ideal reactors the chemical reactions are supposed to occur in a single phase (gaseous or liquid), whereas real reactors are often multiphase systems. Two simple examples are the gas-liquid reactors, used to oxidize a reactant dissolved in a liquid solvent and the fermenters, where reactions take place within a solid biomass dispersed in a liquid phase. Real batch reactors are briefly discussed in Chap. 7, in the context of suggestions for future research work. 

FED (3)] and viscous dissipation in the molten regions. As melting progresses the latter mechanism becomes dominant. Mixing disperses the newly formed melt into the mass [creating a solids-rich suspension] the melt that comes in intimate contact with solid particles cools down and at the same time heats up the surface layer of the particles the particulate solid charge is eventually converted into a richer, thermally inhomogeneous suspension and ultimately into a... 

Multi-phase mixing is often seen in industries. In general, the distribution of not only the dispersed phase but also the continuous phase depends on the local position in the equipment in the case of a multi-phase operation such as gas-liquid mixing system, liquid-liquid mixing system, solid-liquid mixing system, and gas-liquid-solid mixing system. In order to evaluate the mixing state in such systems, both the dispersed phase and continuous phase should be considered. 

In a binary dispersion, there is usually one of five interfaces to consider, where a polysaccharide, for example, may act as a protective colloid. These interfaces are liquid-solid (sol), liquid-liquid (emulsion), solid-solid (mixed xerogel), liquid-air (foam), and solid-air (powder). In any of these systems at... 

For gas velocities ranging 4.1 to 6.3 m/s, the measured axial solids dispersion coefficients Ds varied from 0.39 to 0.91 m2/s for dilute solid suspension, while for the whole fast bed, in the same gas velocity range, Ds was 0.22 to 1.67 m2/s. Axial solid dispersion coefficient generally increases with both gas velocity and solids circulation rate. Milne and Berruti (1991) have also given their own model for solids mixing. 

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