Size reduction with Disc Mills and Mortar Grinders - MEP Instruments
Size reduction with Disc Mills and Mortar Grinders - MEP Instruments
Size reduction with Disc Mills and Mortar Grinders - MEP Instruments
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12<br />
MortAr GriNDer<br />
The main areas of application for<br />
<strong>Mortar</strong> <strong>Grinders</strong> are:<br />
Agriculture<br />
oil seeds, plant material, soil<br />
biology<br />
frozen yeast cells<br />
ceramics <strong>and</strong> Glass<br />
chemicals<br />
construction materials<br />
cement clinker, tiles<br />
Food<br />
cocoa nibs, nuts, spices<br />
Medicine / Pharma<br />
pharmaceutical <strong>and</strong> homeopathic<br />
raw materials <strong>and</strong> finished<br />
products<br />
Mineralogy <strong>and</strong> Metallurgy<br />
quartz, salts, silicates, slag<br />
<strong>and</strong> many more...<br />
<strong>Mortar</strong> Grinder<br />
coated tablets<br />
cocoa nibs<br />
Application<br />
examples<br />
eucalyptus leaves<br />
lactose<br />
Quartz s<strong>and</strong><br />
Nickel alloys<br />
Soil<br />
table salt (Nacl)<br />
General<br />
remarks<br />
pre-heating to<br />
60 °C<br />
Grinding<br />
set<br />
Applications<br />
<strong>Mortar</strong> Grinder<br />
RETSCH <strong>Mortar</strong> <strong>Grinders</strong> comminute inorganic <strong>and</strong> organic substances to analytical<br />
fineness. They can mix <strong>and</strong> homogenize powders, suspensions <strong>and</strong><br />
pastes. The grinders are also ideal for the uniform trituration of homeopathic<br />
<strong>and</strong> pharmaceutical products.<br />
Soft, hard, brittle <strong>and</strong> pasty materials <strong>with</strong> a hardness of up to 9 on Mohs<br />
scale can be processed easily in RETSCH mortar grinders.<br />
Free test grinding<br />
As part of RETSCH’s professional customer<br />
support we offer our customers the individual<br />
advice required to find the optimum solution<br />
for their sample preparation task.<br />
To achieve this our application laboratories<br />
process <strong>and</strong> measure samples free-ofcharge<br />
<strong>and</strong> provide a recommendation for<br />
the most suitable method <strong>and</strong> instrument.<br />
For more information please visit our website<br />
www.retsch.com/testgrinding.<br />
Pestle<br />
pressure<br />
Feed<br />
size<br />
Sample<br />
amount<br />
Grinding<br />
time<br />
Final<br />
fineness<br />
Agate 3 10 mm 5 g 5 min 200 µm<br />
Hard porcelain 4 10 mm 75 g 20 min 75 µm<br />
Hard porcelain 5 10 mm 80 ml 10 min 200 µm<br />
Stainless steel 0 1 mm 75 g 10 min 100 µm<br />
Zirconium oxide 7 5 mm 150 g 30 min 160 µm<br />
Zirconium oxide 7 5 mm 120 g 20 min 200 µm<br />
Agate 3 0.5 mm 20 g 40 min 40 µm<br />
Hard porcelain 5 1 mm 100 g 15 min 100 µm<br />
This chart serves only for orientation purposes.<br />
retScH's application database contains more than 1,000 application reports. Please visit www.retsch.com/applicationdatabase.