Powder Characterization

The Malvern Mastersizer 3000 in our institute uses laser diffraction technique to measure particle size distributions in the range of 0.01 µm up to 3.5 mm. In the case of laser diffraction systems, the particle size reported is the diameter of a sphere that yields an equivalent light scattering pattern as the particle being measured.

Malvern Mastersizer 3000 with two different wet sample dispersion units

Specifications:

Dispersions type: Wet
Analysis: Mie and Fraunhofer scattering
Red light Source: Max. 4mW He-Ne, 632.8nm
Blue light Source: Max. 10mW LED, 470nm
120 ml to 1000 ml dispersant volume
40 W in-line sonication probe

Please contact the Chair of Applied Mineralogy for further information.