摘要 |
<p>The invention provides an apparatus and method for the characterisation and classification of particles, the apparatus comprising means for differentiation of the particles according to their physical or physico-chemical properties, such as particle size, shape, surface roughness, internal structure, density and crystal structure, in addition to thermal and electrical properties, such as thermal or electrical conductivity, acoustic properties, and magnetic properties. The method is known as solids phase chromatography (SPC), and provides a technique for the characterisation and classification of particulate solids of nanometer to millimetre size ranges under both dry and wet conditions.</p> |