Soil Sevie Report

Name:Mohamad Hawar
Dept:Petrochemical.Eng
Date:12/10/2021
Objective:
To determine the particle size and the size
distribution of both lactose and microcrystalline
cellulose (MCC) powders.

Introduction: 

Size reduction is a process of reducing a large solid 
unit mass, coarse particle and fine particle.
The size and shape of the particle can be analysed 
using various methods. In this
experiment, we use the sieving technique to study t
he size and shape of particle. We use lactose and
microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powders as the
samples for this experiment and perform sieving
method.

During sieving process, the sample is subjected to h
orizontal or vertical movement. This causes a
relative movement between the particles and the
sieve; depending on their size, the individual
particles either pass through the sieve mesh or are
retained on the sieve surface. The likelihood of a
particle passing through the sieve mesh is
determined by the ratio of the particle size to the
sieve openings, the orientation of the particle and
the number of encounters
between the particle and the mesh openings.
Apparatus and Materials:

 Pan

 Shaker

 Beakers

 Balance

 Brush

Advantages of Sieving
 Sieving is a traditional and a very easy method
of separation since it doesn’t require much of
your skills.
 It is a cheap method as the installation cost is
very low.
 It takes lesser time in comparison to other
methods of separation.

Disadvantages of Sieving
 It cannot separate two substances in a mixture
which have the same size. For example, it
cannot separate a mixture of chalk powder
from flour.
 Several factors have been identified to
influence the operation of this unit, including
 the size and shape of particles relative to the
sieve aperture, the mesh size of the sieve itself,
the amount of material on the surface of the
sieve, the direction of movement of the sieve,
the rate of material movement, etc

DISCUSSION :
A sieve, or sifter, is a device for separating wanted 
elements from unwanted material or for
characterizing the particle size distribution. Sieves
are used to break down agglomerates and it is also
used to determine the size and the size distribution
of a powder too. In this practical, the powder that
we used are lactose and microcrystalline
cellulose(MCC). The particle-size distribution (PSD)
of a powder, or granular material, or particles
dispersed in fluid, is a list of values or a
mathematical function that defines the relative
amount, typically by mass, of particles present
according to size. PSD is also known as grain size
distribution. The PSD of a material can be important
in understanding its physical
and chemical properties. It affects the strength and l
oad-bearing properties of rocks and soils. It affects
the reactivity of solids participating in chemical
reactions, and needs to be tightly controlled in many
industrial products such as the manufacture of
printer toner and cosmetics. Sieving could be done
by vibration sieves or with airjet sieving. With one
sieve two fractions are obtained, a fine and a
coarse fraction. By weighing the powder collected
at every sieve, the weight distribution can be
calculated. Particle size distribution
was then drawn in the form of histogram.
Size Weight empty Weight with soil
(mm) (g) (g)
4.75 610 990
2 580 1050
0.850 530 910
0.600 520 740
0.425 480 740
0 510 910