Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan
Online ISSN : 1883-7239
Print ISSN : 0386-6157
ISSN-L : 0386-6157
Volume 53, Issue 11
Special Issue of 60th Anniversary of SPTJ
Displaying 1-10 of 10 articles from this issue
Foreword
Commentary
History of SPTJ
Original Paper
  • Kazuyuki Yanagisawa, Satoru Watano
    2016 Volume 53 Issue 11 Pages 710-716
    Published: November 10, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: December 27, 2016
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    Direct granulation of agrochemical suspension was carried out to prepare water dispersible granule (WDG) by using a fluidized bed. The effects of liquid flow rate and spray air pressure on granule growth, pore size distribution and disintegration time in water were investigated experimentally. It was found that granule growth mechanism of primary particles can be explained by layering and agglomeration granulation. Cross-sectional view of SEM images revealed that the granules have dense inner structure regardless of the operating conditions. Mass median diameter increased with an increase in liquid flow rate and a decrease in spray air pressure. The disintegration time in water decreased with a decrease in liquid flow rate and an increase in spray air pressure, and it was well correlated with the volume in pore size of around 10~30μm measured by a mercury intrusion method. It was indicated that the disintegration time which is one of the most important properties in WDG could be controlled by parameter adjustment of the direct granulation method using fluidized bed.

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Review: Frontier Research Series
  • Daigo Yamamoto
    2016 Volume 53 Issue 11 Pages 717-723
    Published: November 10, 2016
    Released on J-STAGE: December 27, 2016
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    Over the past decade, fabrication of nano/micro motors driven by chemical reactions (e.g., hydrogen peroxide decomposition) has been a hot and challenging topic. Several research groups have attempted to prepare micromotors with sophisticated design such as composite microrods and Janus particles. Whereas, we have investigated the behavior of simple particles solely made of Pt in solutions containing chemical reactants because the system is easily reproducible in laboratories. We have arrived at the following conclusions :
    (1) Pt particles show regulated motions (such as translation, spin, and rotation) depending on the shape in hydrogen peroxide water.
    (2) The particles also exhibit regulated motions in water containing alcohols. This oxidative mechanism mirrors comparable biological systems. Interestingly, motile direction is reversed by replacing alcohols with hydrogen peroxide.

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