Dustiness test of nanopowders using a standard rotating drum with a modified sampling train

Chuen Jinn Tsai; Chien Hsien Wu; Ming Long Leu; Sheng Chieh Chen; Cheng Yu Huang; Perng Jy Tsai; Fu Hsiang Ko

doi:10.1007/s11051-008-9453-5

Dustiness test of nanopowders using a standard rotating drum with a modified sampling train

Chuen Jinn Tsai, Chien Hsien Wu, Ming Long Leu, Sheng Chieh Chen, Cheng Yu Huang, Perng Jy Tsai, Fu Hsiang Ko

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Abstract

The standard rotating drum tester was used to determine the dustiness of two nanopowders, nano-TiO₂ and fine ZnO, in standard 1-min tests. Then, the sampling train was modified to determine the number and mass distributions of the generated particles in the respirable size range using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS) and a Multi-orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor (MOUDI) in the 30-min tests. It was found that very few particles below 100 nm were generated and the released rate of particles decreased with increasing rotation time for both nanopowders in the 30-min tests. Due to the fluffy structure of the released TiO₂ agglomerated particles, the mass distributions measured by the MOUDI showed large differences with those determined by the APS assuming the apparent bulk densities of the powders. The differences were small for the ZnO agglomerates, which were more compact than the TiO₂ agglomerates.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	121-131
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-008-9453-5
State	Published - Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgement The financial support from the Taiwan National Science Council via the contract NSC 96-2120-M-006-005 is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

Aerosol instrument
Aerosol sampling
Dustiness
EHS
Nanoparticle
Nanotechnology
Occupational health

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