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Comparison of spray freeze dried nanozirconia granules using ultrasonication and twin-fluid atomisation
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posted on 2015-11-09, 10:04 authored by Yifei Zhang, J.G.P. Binner, Chris RiellyChris Rielly, Vaidhy VaidhyanathanVaidhy VaidhyanathanGranulation of nanostructured 3. mol% yttria stabilised zirconia using spray freeze drying was investigated to achieve flowable and crushable granules for subsequent die pressing. Commercial nanosuspension consisting of ~16. nm particles was concentrated to ~55. wt% solids content via a patented technique, followed by spraying into liquid nitrogen using either a vibrating ultrasonic probe or a twin-fluid atomizer and freeze dried to yield spherical granules. Control of the granule size fractions was investigated by changing the amplitude and the feeding rate of the nanosuspension during ultrasonication, whilst the flow rate of compressed air used for spraying was varied during twin-fluid atomisation. Granules retaining good crushability for pressing were in a size range of 125-250. μm, which were achieved with ~60. wt% yields using the atomisation route, whilst a maximum of 35. wt% of granules in this size range were produced in previous research using ultrasonication. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Materials
Published in
Journal of the European Ceramic SocietyVolume
34Issue
4Pages
1001 - 1008Citation
ZHANG, Y. ...et al., 2014. Comparison of spray freeze dried nanozirconia granules using ultrasonication and twin-fluid atomisation. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 34(4), pp. 1001-1008.Publisher
© Elsevier Ltd.Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2014Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Journal of the European Ceramic Society and the definitive published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.10.033ISSN
0955-2219Publisher version
Language
- en