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  Powder Release Protocol: Sampling Rules and Acceptance Criteria Guide and Check-List

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  Powder Release Protocol: Sampling Rules and Acceptance Criteria Guide and Check-List

  Analytical Techniques and Methods, Bulk Solids Characterization, Know How, Laboratory

Powder Release Protocol: Sampling Rules and Acceptance Criteria Guide and Check-List

A powder release protocol is an incoming gate [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2026-02-28T15:29:04+00:0028 February 2026|Categories: Analytical Techniques and Methods, Bulk Solids Characterization, Know How, Laboratory|Tags: acceptance criteria, Bulk density, calibration check, chain of custody, change control, composite sampling, conditional release, hold decision, incoming inspection, lot data pack, method control, moisture testing, operating window, particle size distribution, powder release protocol, PSD tails, QA QC, representative sampling, retained sample, retention period, riffle splitter, sample splitting, sampling plan, tapped density, test method validation|0 Comments

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  Black Mass Powder Quality: Sampling, QA Panel, and Spec Templates

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  Black Mass Powder Quality: Sampling, QA Panel, and Spec Templates

  Analytical Techniques and Methods, Energy Industry, Know How, Sustainability

Black Mass Powder Quality: Sampling, QA Panel, and Spec Templates

Black mass powder quality decides yield, buyer acceptance, [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2026-01-30T20:51:28+00:0031 January 2026|Categories: Analytical Techniques and Methods, Energy Industry, Know How, Sustainability|Tags: air classification, aluminum contamination, battery recycling, black mass, black mass powder quality, certificate of analysis, chain of custody, change control, composite sampling, containment, copper contamination, direct recycling, dispute protocol, dustiness, energy materials, fines metric, hydromet, ICP, iron contamination, Karl Fischer, loss on drying, lot data pack, magnetic separation, method control, moisture control, particle size distribution, powder qualification, PSD tails, QA panel, representative sampling, screening, XRF|0 Comments

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  Powder Containment Performance Testing: How to Specify, Measure, and Improve Containment

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  Powder Containment Performance Testing: How to Specify, Measure, and Improve Containment

  Analytical Techniques and Methods, Know How, Legislation and Standards

Powder Containment Performance Testing: How to Specify, Measure, and Improve Containment

Powder containment performance testing turns “we think it’s [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2026-01-03T13:19:12+00:003 January 2026|Categories: Analytical Techniques and Methods, Know How, Legislation and Standards|Tags: airborne dust measurement, bag dump station, containment testing, Dust control, exposure control, isolator testing, occupational hygiene, OEB, OEL, powder containment, powder handling safety, SMEPAC, split butterfly valve, surface deposition, surrogate powder|0 Comments

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  Managing Powder Dustiness in Industrial Plants

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  Managing Powder Dustiness in Industrial Plants

  Dustiness, Hoppers, Know How, Silo storage

Managing Powder Dustiness in Industrial Plants

Powder dustiness is a measurable property, not a [...]

By Diego Ramos|2025-11-30T14:13:07+00:0030 November 2025|Categories: Dustiness, Hoppers, Know How, Silo storage|Tags: bag dumping, combustible dust, cross contamination, dust exposure, dustiness measurement, Explosion Risk, FIBC handling, industrial hygiene, Know How, local exhaust ventilation, occupational exposure, plant containment, plant design, powder dustiness, powder handling|0 Comments

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  Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

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  Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

  Flowability, Know How, Laboratory

Representative Powder Sampling a practical guide and overview

Representative powder sampling starts at the process, not [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-11-15T12:26:23+00:001 November 2025|Categories: Flowability, Know How, Laboratory|Tags: Bulk Solids, composite sampling, laboratory, powder sampling, QA, representative sampling, riffle splitter, sample reduction|0 Comments

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  Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

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  Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Rheology, Shear

Selecting and Comparing Powder Flow Test Methods (including PDF guides)

No single flow test defines powder behaviour completely. [...]

By John Porter|2025-10-01T10:55:06+01:001 October 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Rheology, Shear|Tags: angle of repose, Bulk Solids Characterization, dynamic flow testing, flowability testing, FT4 powder rheometer, hopper discharge, permeability testing, powder characterization, powder compaction, powder flow test methods, powder handling, powder rheology, ring shear testing, shear cell compaction, silo design|0 Comments

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  Electrostatic Troubleshooting in Powder handling

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  Electrostatic Troubleshooting in Powder handling

  Conveying, Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Know How

Electrostatic Troubleshooting in Powder handling

Electrostatic troubleshooting in powder handling addresses particle properties, [...]

By Diego Ramos|2025-09-13T16:17:10+01:0029 August 2025|Categories: Conveying, Dustiness, Electrostatic Effects, Flowability, Know How|Tags: bulk solids handling, dust explosion prevention, electrostatic troubleshooting powder handling, hopper discharge, particle adhesion, pneumatic conveying, powder flow, powder processing safety, powder QA, static control, triboelectric charging|0 Comments

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  Nano Spray Drying: Producing Submicron Powders for Biotech and Pharma

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  Nano Spray Drying: Producing Submicron Powders for Biotech and Pharma

  Encapsulation Techniques, Know How, Nano, Pharmaceutical Industry

Nano Spray Drying: Producing Submicron Powders for Biotech and Pharma

Nano spray drying creates submicron powders from fragile [...]

By Alice Vermeer|2025-08-02T18:45:41+01:002 August 2025|Categories: Encapsulation Techniques, Know How, Nano, Pharmaceutical Industry|Tags: biotech powders, lab-scale drying, nano spray drying, particle engineering, spray drying protocol|0 Comments

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  Segregation Mechanisms and Prevention in Blending and Transport

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  Segregation Mechanisms and Prevention in Blending and Transport

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Conveying, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Mixing technology, Segregation

Segregation Mechanisms and Prevention in Blending and Transport

Segregation ruins powder blends after mixing. This article [...]

By Marcus Schmidt|2025-08-02T19:02:07+01:005 July 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Conveying, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Mixing technology, Segregation|Tags: blending uniformity, bulk powder handling, flow issues, flowability, Know How, mixing defects, particle separation, powder segregation, powder transport, process troubleshooting|0 Comments

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  Selecting the Right Feeder for your Powder Type

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  Selecting the Right Feeder for your Powder Type

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Conveying, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Mixing technology, powders, Wear

Selecting the Right Feeder for your Powder Type

Selecting the right powder feeder prevents flow issues [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-07-09T11:10:27+01:001 June 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Conveying, Flowability, Hoppers, Know How, Mixing technology, powders, Wear|Tags: feeder selection matrix, gravimetric feeder, loss-in-weight feeder, powder feeder selection, powder handling accuracy, volumetric feeder|0 Comments

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