Media Mill Che 134 Abay-abay,
Toring
Milling involves the application of mechanical
energy to physically break down coarse particles
to finer ones. It can be done by hand, working
animal, mechanically (e.g. wind, water), or with
electricity.
Invented by Dr. Andrew Szegvari in 1922 when
he needed an extremely fine sulfur dispersion to
complete the vulcanizing process for making
rubber goods. He used pebbles, a gallon can, and
a drill press, along with a specialized agitator to
achieve fine dispersion.
Media milling is a technique in particle size
reduction that uses grinding media to facilitate
attrition or friction. Forces involved are
shearing, impact, and pressure from the media
or the mill walls.
Grinding media include:
o Balls
o Rods
o Cylpebs
Applications: (to name a few)
o Mineral raw materials
o Pigments
o Cosmetics
o Biotechnology
Types:
o Agitated Ball Mill
o Tumbling Ball Mill
o Planetary Mill
o Vibration Mill
o Centrifugal Mill
o Note that the ball can be replaced with
the other grinding media.
Grinding aids are used to prevent agglomeration
by the small particles. They are added to the
feed before entering the mill.
Another alternative is using water or other
liquids in milling (wet milling). The liquid will
act as the grinding aid and also provide
additional shearing and dispersion. This will
produce finer particles than dry milling, but will
induce additional costs.
o Media needs to be heavier and denser.
o Liquid requires additional energy to
agitate.
o The wear from the operation is greater.
o Requires a drying equipment.
Sources:
http://www.unionprocess.com/tech_papers/mm_advances.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2015&v=S3vy8
P9tN74 (webinar by Dr. Juergen Stein)
http://cadd.mapei.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2003-07-
ICCC-South-Africa.pdf
http://cmcmilling.com/cmc-services/wet-milling-process
Media Mill Che 134 Abay-abay, Toring
Milling involves the application of mechanical
energy to physically break down coarse particles
to finer ones. It can be done by hand, working
animal, mechanically (e.g. wind, water), or with
electricity.
Invented by Dr. Andrew Szegvari in 1922 when
he needed an extremely fine sulfur dispersion to
complete the vulcanizing process for making
rubber goods. He used pebbles, a gallon can, and
a drill press, along with a specialized agitator to
achieve fine dispersion.
Media milling is a technique in particle size
reduction that uses grinding media to facilitate
attrition or friction. Forces involved are
shearing, impact, and pressure from the media
or the mill walls.
Grinding media include:
o Balls
o Rods
o Cylpebs
Applications: (to name a few)
o Mineral raw materials
o Pigments
o Cosmetics
o Biotechnology
Types:
o Agitated Ball Mill
o Tumbling Ball Mill
o Planetary Mill
o Vibration Mill
o Centrifugal Mill
o Note that the ball can be replaced with
the other grinding media.
Grinding aids are used to prevent agglomeration
by the small particles. They are added to the
feed before entering the mill.
Another alternative is using water or other
liquids in milling (wet milling). The liquid will
act as the grinding aid and also provide
additional shearing and dispersion. This will
produce finer particles than dry milling, but will
induce additional costs.
o Media needs to be heavier and denser.
o Liquid requires additional energy to
agitate.
o The wear from the operation is greater.
o Requires a drying equipment.
Sources:
http://www.unionprocess.com/tech_papers/mm_advances.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2015&v=S3vy8
P9tN74 (webinar by Dr. Juergen Stein)
http://cadd.mapei.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2003-07-
ICCC-South-Africa.pdf
http://cmcmilling.com/cmc-services/wet-milling-process