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Crystallization
Purpose: To induce the formation of crystals from a solution & Equipment Used: Crystallizers, cooling jackets
Milling
Purpose: To grind and disperse particles in a liquid medium & Equipment Used: Bead mills, ball mills
Washing and Rinsing
Purpose: To remove impurities or chemicals from a substrate & Equipment Used: Wash tanks, spray nozzles
Heat Transfer
Purpose: To facilitate or enhance the transfer of heat & Equipment Used: Jacketed vessels, coils, scrapers
Solvent Extraction
Purpose: To separate components based on solubility & Equipment Used: Extraction vessels, mixers
Powder Mixing
Purpose: To create a homogenous mix of powdered materials & Equipment Used: Powder mixers, tumble blenders
Leaching
Purpose: To extract soluble substances from solids by solvent action & Equipment Used: Leaching tanks, agitators
Homogenization
Purpose: To reduce particle size and distribute particles uniformly & Equipment Used: High-pressure homogenizers, ultrasonic mixers
Absorption
Purpose: To transfer a gaseous component to a liquid phase & Equipment Used: Absorption towers, packed columns
Amalgamation
Purpose: To combine mercury with another metal & Equipment Used: Amalgamators, mixing bowls
Agitation
Purpose: To maintain homogeneous mixtures & Equipment Used: Agitators, impellers
Solid Suspension
Purpose: To keep solid particles suspended in a liquid & Equipment Used: Stirred tanks, agitators
Mixing Sensible Liquids
Purpose: To combine liquids that don't undergo a chemical change upon mixing & Equipment Used: Static mixers, pipeline mixers
Blending
Purpose: To create a uniform mixture of two miscible liquids & Equipment Used: Blenders, ribbon blenders
Emulsification
Purpose: To combine two immiscible liquids & Equipment Used: High shear mixers, colloid mills
Gas Dispersion
Purpose: To disperse gas bubbles throughout a liquid & Equipment Used: Gas spargers, impellers
Dissolving Solids
Purpose: To dissolve solid materials into a liquid solvent & Equipment Used: Solvent mixers, tank mixers
Fermentation
Purpose: To create biochemical products through microbial culture & Equipment Used: Bioreactors, spargers
Suspension Polymerization
Purpose: To produce polymer beads from monomers & Equipment Used: Polymerization reactors, agitators
Dissolved Air Flotation
Purpose: To remove suspended particulates from water & Equipment Used: Flotation tanks, air injection systems
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