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  Sustainable Powder Metallurgy: Powder Reuse, LCA, and Circular Manufacturing

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  Sustainable Powder Metallurgy: Powder Reuse, LCA, and Circular Manufacturing

  Additives, Feature Article, Metallurgy, Sustainability

Sustainable Powder Metallurgy: Powder Reuse, LCA, and Circular Manufacturing

Sustainable powder metallurgy depends on controlled powder loops, [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-05-20T16:58:32+01:0023 May 2026|Categories: Additives, Feature Article, Metallurgy, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing, atomization, circular manufacturing, gas atomization, industrial decarbonization, LCA, lean alloys, life cycle assessment, material efficiency, metal powders, near-net-shape manufacturing, particle size distribution, powder characterization, powder flowability, powder metallurgy, Powder Recycling, powder reuse, sintering, spark plasma sintering, sustainable powder metallurgy|0 Comments

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  Powder Coating Sustainability: Is the Green Claim Actually Defensible?

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  Powder Coating Sustainability: Is the Green Claim Actually Defensible?

  Coating, Feature Article, Sustainability

Powder Coating Sustainability: Is the Green Claim Actually Defensible?

Powder coating sustainability is easiest to defend at the [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-30T20:14:08+01:002 May 2026|Categories: Coating, Feature Article, Sustainability|Tags: circular economy, coating raw materials, curing energy, epoxy resin, industrial finishing, LCA, life cycle assessment, polyester resin, powder coating sustainability, powder coatings, Titanium Dioxide, VOC emissions|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 Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:24:20+01:0031 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 Technologies Within Circular Systems

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

  3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability

Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

The relevance of powder testing for circular economy [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2025-09-27T11:31:50+01:0027 September 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing, BET surface area, carbon per cycle, ceramics, circular economy, compliance, energy per cycle, flowability, FTIR, ICP-OES, lifecycle assessment, moisture control, morphology, packing density, particle size distribution, polymers, powder metallurgy, powder reuse, powder testing, Quality Control, Raman Spectroscopy, recycled powders, release criteria, ring shear testing, SEM analysis, sintering behavior, spreadability, surface oxidation, traceability, XPS, XRF|0 Comments

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  Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

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  Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

  AI, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Microscopy, Particle size distribution, Particle Size Testing, Sustainability

Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

AI-assisted material characterization speeds testing, strengthens models, and [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:27:57+01:0020 September 2025|Categories: AI, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Microscopy, Particle size distribution, Particle Size Testing, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing powders, AI assisted material characterization, Battery materials, calibration, Carbon Footprint, computer vision, convolutional neural networks, data governance, DEM calibration, digital twins, Energy Efficiency, heat pump retrofits, hyperspectral imaging, inline quality control, machine learning, MLOps, model predictive control, multimodal data fusion, near-infrared spectroscopy, NIR, NMC cathodes, particle size distribution, pharmaceutical manufacturing, powder flowability, powder segregation, process analytical technology, real time release testing, rheology, SEM imaging, sensor drift, speckle imaging, spray drying, sustainability, XRD, XRF spectroscopy|0 Comments

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  Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

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  Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

  Agglomaration, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Plastics and Polymers, Sedimentation, Shear, Sustainability, Transport, Wear

Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

vDeep-sea particle dynamics show powder engineering mechanics in [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-09-13T13:21:49+01:0013 September 2025|Categories: Agglomaration, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Plastics and Polymers, Sedimentation, Shear, Sustainability, Transport, Wear|Tags: agglomeration, attrition, Bulk Solids Characterization, Case studies, conveying, Deep-Sea Mining, Density Contrast, dustiness, Environmental & Water, Erosion, flowability, FTIR, Imaging & Spectroscopy, microplastics, nanoplastics, particle shape, Plume Control, Pump Wear, Raman Spectroscopy, Sedimentation|0 Comments

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  The Real Cost of Powder Waste in Manufacturing: How small waste adds up

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  The Real Cost of Powder Waste in Manufacturing: How small waste adds up

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Process Economics, Sustainability, Wear

The Real Cost of Powder Waste in Manufacturing: How small waste adds up

Even a fraction of powder waste in manufacturing [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2025-08-30T12:12:43+01:0030 August 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Process Economics, Sustainability, Wear|Tags: Manufacturing Efficiency, material loss, powder handling, powder waste, process economics, scale-up, yield|0 Comments

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  REACH microplastics reporting: EU restriction, polymer powders

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  REACH microplastics reporting: EU restriction, polymer powders

  Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Legislation and Standards, Plastics and Polymers, Sustainability

REACH microplastics reporting: EU restriction, polymer powders

The EU’s microplastics rules, REACH microplastics reporting, bring [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:29+01:0016 August 2025|Categories: Bulk Solids Characterization, Insights, Legislation and Standards, Plastics and Polymers, Sustainability|Tags: compliance, dustiness, ECHA reporting, Entry 78, filtration, microplastics, polymer powders, powder containment, REACH|0 Comments

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  Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

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  Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

  Chemical Composition Analysis, Editors pick, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability

Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

Black mass is fine, conductive, and often cohesive. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:30+01:0016 August 2025|Categories: Chemical Composition Analysis, Editors pick, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability|Tags: battery recycling, black mass, China imports, combustible dust, conductive fines, dust collector, dust hazard analysis, EU regulations, exposure control, flowability, graphite, hazardous waste, hopper design, housekeeping, inerting, NFPA 660, powder characterization, PPE|0 Comments

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  Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

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  Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

  Cohesion, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Moisture Sensitivity, Nano, Porosity, Surface Energy, Sustainability

Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

Dry electrode battery manufacturing demands tighter powder control. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:31+01:009 August 2025|Categories: Cohesion, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Moisture Sensitivity, Nano, Porosity, Surface Energy, Sustainability|Tags: battery powder flowability, conductive carbon distribution, dry electrode battery manufacturing, dynamic flow energy testing, electrode porosity control, high-shear mixing in battery manufacturing, moisture sensitivity in powders, nanoparticle deposition in electrodes, powder cohesion control, solvent-free cathode production, sustainable battery production|0 Comments

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