Particles and Interfacial Technology

Characterization of particles and dispersed systems

Particle size

• Mastersizer 3000
• Mastersizer S
• pfg-NMR spectrometer
• PCS-100
• Multisizer 3
• Microscope with image analysis system

Viscosity and density

• Rotational viscometer
• Anton Paar DMA500M DensityMmeter
  

Interface and surface charge

• Zetasizer IIc
• Zetasizer 3000Hs
• Wilhelmy plate equipment setup
• Dynamic surface tension setup
• Advancing and receding contact angle setup
• Streaming potential setup
• Goniometer
• Tracker tensiometer
• LumiSizer
• Q-Sense

Preparation and stabilization of particles and dispersed systems

Emulsion preparation

• Préhomogenizers
• High pressure homogenizer
• Microfluidizer
• Sonicator 250

Flocculators

• Flocculator controller
• Scientific jar test

Environmental Technology

Membrane filtration
processes

Pressure driven processes

• Microfiltration
• Ultrafiltration
• Nanofiltration
• Reverse osmosis pilot scale

Osmotically driven processes

• Forward osmosis
• Pressure-retarded osmosis
• Pressure-assisted osmosis

Electrochemically driven processes

• (Reverse) electrodialysis

Thermally driven processes

• Membrane distillation

Filtration applications

• Bench scale filter press
• Pilot scale filter press

Separation applications

• Coagulation/flocculation jar test
• Dissolved air flotation
• Adsorption processes (e.g. activated carbon, zeolites, ...)
• Ion exchange
  

Miscellaneous

• Porometry measurements for tubular membranes
• Streaming potential measurements