Fine Chemical Equipment

Quadro equipment is designed to stand up to the rigors of the fine chemical production process. Whether you work with detergents or uranium dioxide, Quadro delivers time after time.

Deagglomerating Metal Powders - Silver Powder

A specialty metals producer approached Quadro with an application to deagglomerate silver powder to a uniform 100% (-) 200 mesh particle size. The capacity required was 1500 troy ounces (104 lbs) per eight hour day. This silver powder was being used for a photographic application ...

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Delumping Chemical Powders - Sodium Nitrate

A large fireworks manufacturer approached Quadro with an application to delump sodium nitrate powder before it was introduced into a mixer. Like many chemical powders, sodium nitrate is slightly hygroscopic and absorbs a certain amount of atmospheric water with time. The powder feels dry to the touch but ...

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Delumping Detergent Agglomerates

One necessary step in detergent production is to mix the various dry ingredients. To ensure a homogeneous mix, a wet mixing stage is necessary. The vast majority of manufacturers use horizontal drum agglomerators; often two in tandem for this purpose. Such agglomerators always produce a significant percentage ...

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Nuclear Fuel Industry - Uranium Dioxide Milling

A large international nuclear fuel producer approached Quadro with an application to size reduce rods (approx. 1 inch (2.5 cm) by 1 inch (2.5 cm) by 4 inches (10 cm) of compacted raw uranium dioxide powder ...

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Teflon Powder - Deagglomeration and Dispersion

A number of large, international chemical manufacturers approached Quadro with applications to deagglomerate and disperse wet and dry teflon powder products. In all cases an existing hammermill caused problems such as ...

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