Improvement of the Jet Cutting Method for the Preparation of Spherical Particles from Viscous Polymer Solutions

• Published in: Chemical engineering & technology Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 153 - 157
• Main Authors: Prüße, Ulf, Bruske, Frank, Breford, Jürgen, Vorlop, Klaus-Dieter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01-02-1998; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley-VCH
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Beads; Chemical engineering; Cutting; Exact sciences and technology; Jet cutting; Machinery and processing; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Miscellaneous; Moulding; Plastics; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Reduction; Technology of polymers; Process improvement; Alginates; Plastics processing industry; Experimental study; Property processing relationship; Modeling; Jet cutting; Polyvinylalcohol; Particle size distribution; Polymer solutions; Manufacturing process; Spherical particle; Mathematical model; Viscous solution
• ISSN: 0930-7516; 1521-4125
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4125(199802)21:2<153::AID-CEAT153>3.0.CO;2-8

Processes for the production of spherical beads distributed uniformly are of major interest in different industries. Recently, the authors presented a new method for the production of uniform spherical particles. Here they report about recent improvements of the jet cutting method with regard to the mathematical model and the reduction of losses by the application of diagonal cutting.