Hi,
I'm working on a project that required me to customize the particle size through a chemical process. Currently, we are implementing the process of slurrying the material in a selected solvent and water to improve the hardness of the solid so that we can sieve and get the desired particle size. The problem is, I did not get the consistency on the hardness as sometimes it became brittle and porous. Is any suggestion that I can use to improve this issue?
Thank you!
Dear Suhaila Yaman which kind of material are you working with?
However you can change the solvent because it is the main reason why you are obtaining porous material, it seems that is material obtained by a suspension between a organic solvent and water. If you are working with a suspension polymerization, for instance, you can also change the crosslinker and initiator content, and also the stirring rod or speed.
Regards,
Suhaila Yaman
Heat treatments are the only way I know of improving hardness. However your question asks 'How to improve morphology and size of the chemical compound?' These are different properties to hardness...
Hi, Alan F Rawle can you explain more regarding the heat treatment to improve the hardness. Thank you
Suhaila Yaman
Heat in an inert atmosphere to 100C below the melting point.
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