Nuclear is a huge growth industry, not least because it offers a zero emissions solution for producing continually available energy in the form of electricity. Offering a wealth of first-hand expertise in safety-critical, hazardous and arduous process applications, Hosokawa Micron Group is adept at collaborating with its nuclear industry customers to deliver everything from tailor-made,…

Graphite is crystalline allotrope of carbon that comes in an amorphous, flake-like, or platelet shape. It is found naturally as a mineral but a synthetic version can also be created through the heat-treatment of petroleum products. There are various uses of graphite, such as use in battery anodes, which are commonly used in the lithium-ion…

Talc is a clay mineral made of hydrated magnesium silicate.  Talc is formed from metamorphic reaction of minerals in aqueous conditions.  Talc is one of the softest minerals on earth, with a Mohs hardness of 1.0 (defining mineral).  However, some abrasive impurities (such as quartz or sand) may be present in the mined talc.  It…

Bauxite is heterogeneous mineral containing aluminum hydroxide minerals such as gibbsite, boehmite and disapore.  It is a sedimentary rock mixed with kaolinite clay that might have some iron oxide minerals mixed in.  Bauxite is used as a source of Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) which is used in ceramics or as an abrasive (or for abrasion resistance). …

Compaction of Talc: Talc is used in diverse sectors. Among those diverse sectors, the plastics industry plays a major roll with using talc as an additive for polypropylene. Those polypropylenes are applied in the automotive industry for improving the mechanical properties of bumpers, for improving the shape accuracy of the interior and for extending the…