Table 2.2: Typical <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> data for <strong>jet</strong> <strong>mill</strong> (Russell, 1989) M<strong>in</strong>erals Mill diameter (cm) Gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g fluid Feed rate (kg/h) d50 (μm) Al2O3 20.3 Air 6.8 3 TiO2 76.2 Steam 1020
Table 2.3: Applicati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>jet</strong> <strong>mill</strong> <strong>in</strong> various sectors (Russell, 1989) Sector Ground Product Agrochemicals Carbendezim, deltamethr<strong>in</strong>e, fungicide, germicide, herbicide, sulphur. Chemicals Adipic acids, barium titanate, calcium chloride, catalyst, chrome oxide. Ceramic Alum<strong>in</strong>ium hydrates, ferrites, glass, silic<strong>on</strong> carbide, zirc<strong>on</strong>ium oxide Metals Copper, molybdenum disulphide, noble metals. M<strong>in</strong>erals Bauxite, calcite, graphite, gypsum, mica, talc, tantalum ore. Pa<strong>in</strong>ts Carb<strong>on</strong> black, fluorescent pigment, pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>k. Pharmaceutical Albendazole, antibiotics, aspir<strong>in</strong>. Bulk drug, cosmetics, omeprezole, oxfendazole. Plastics ABS res<strong>in</strong>s, PVC stabilizers, phenolics, PTFE. Others Asbestos, chocolate, food colours, fuller earth, precipitated silica, wolframite ore. 2.4 Parameters affect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>f<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>process</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>jet</strong> <strong>mill</strong> The design and operati<strong>on</strong>al parameters of <strong>f<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>process</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>jet</strong> <strong>mill</strong> affects the ground product <strong>in</strong> terms of its product <strong>f<strong>in</strong>e</strong>ness, particle size distributi<strong>on</strong> and the <strong>in</strong>tensity of mechanochemical effect. The product <strong>f<strong>in</strong>e</strong>ness and its particle size distributi<strong>on</strong> are affected by feed rate, <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> air flow rate, height of classificati<strong>on</strong> tube, angle of nozzles, types of <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> fluids, amount of holdup, <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> pressure and classifier frequency (Tuunila and Nystrom, 1998; Kolacz, 2004; Zhao and Schurr, 2002; Choi et al., 2004; Gommeren et al., 2000; Nakach et al., 2004; Godet-Morand et al., 2002). Juhacz and Opoczky (1990) reported the <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> the reactivity of the product ground <strong>in</strong> <strong>jet</strong> <strong>mill</strong> due to mechanochemical effect but the operat<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> was not menti<strong>on</strong>ed. Boldyrev et al. (1996) menti<strong>on</strong>ed that mechanochemical effect was directly related to the operat<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> of the <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>mill</strong> as the rate of stress and number of impulses <strong>on</strong> the particles would be determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the operat<strong>in</strong>g parameters of the <strong>gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>mill</strong>s. 19