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What is Silverson mixer used for?
Silverson In-Line mixers are used throughout the world for the refining of edible oils. Degumming and neutralization is typically a high volume, continuous operation.
What is Silverson mixer emulsifier?
Silverson mixer emulsifiers use high-speed rotors to create turbulence and intense shearing forces. Through the turbulence created by the perforated metal sheets, the liquid passes through fine interstices. Suction from the bottom of the head causes material to circulate through the head.
How does Silverson batch mixer work?
Stage 1 The high-speed rotation of the rotor blades within the precision-machined mixing workhead exerts a powerful suction, drawing liquid and solid materials upwards from the bottom of the vessel and into the center of the workhead.
What is the purpose of a homogenizer?
To Reduce Particle Size First and foremost, the purpose of homogenization is to reduce the size of the particles making up a sample. In simple terms, it’s a bit like taking a boulder and smashing it into gravel, except, in this case, the gravel pieces would be all the same size and shape.
Which mixer is suitable for emulsification?
While a range of emulsifying mixer designs can be used to produce emulsions, such as stirred vessels/agitators, static mixers and homogenizers, rotor-stator mixers are particularly well suited for emulsifying (especially in the macro-emulsion droplet size range).
What is mixer homogeniser?
A homogenizer is a type of mixing equipment used to create a uniform and consistent mixture. It works by breaking the components and evenly distributing them throughout the solution. The components are either immiscible, have varying sizes, or are in different phases from each other.
What is Silverson mixer homogenizer?
Silverson Mixer Homogenizers are fast and efficient and are capable of producing a fine droplet or particle size, typically in the range of 2 – 5 microns. This degree of homogenization is suitable for the vast majority of products, such as creams and ointments, lotions, sauces and flavor emulsions.
What is high pressure homogenizer?
High-pressure homogenization is the most widely used method for both small and large scale NFC production due to its high efficiency, simplicity and lower cost compared to other alternatives. It involves passing the cellulose fiber-water suspension through a very narrow channel under high pressure.
What is an emulsifying mixer?
This is a multiple function machine, used for mixing, dispersing, homogenizing, emulsifying, and aspirating highly viscous materials.
How do Silverson mixers compare to conventional mixers?
Each mixer, with its precision-engineered Silverson rotor/stator workhead, far outperforms conventional mixers, cutting processing times by up to 90%, improving quality, product consistency and process efficiency.
What is a Silverson high shear batch mixer?
A Silverson high shear batch mixer doesn’t simply mix; it emulsifies, homogenizes, solubilizes, suspends, disperses and disintegrates solids.
Who is Silverson machines?
Welcome to Silverson Machines. We are world leaders in the design and manufacturing of high shear mixers as well as specializing in Powder/Liquid Mixers, Sanitary Mixers and Disintegrator/Dissolvers. Our technology has many applications and spans food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals and the lube oils industries.
Why choose Silverson’s high shear rotor/stator laboratory mixer?
The advantages of Silverson’s high shear rotor/stator laboratory mixer over simple conventional stirrers or agitators stem from the multistage mixing/shearing action as materials are drawn through the specially designed Silverson workhead – the heart of every machine.