Refine
Document Type
Is part of the Bibliography
- yes (3)
Keywords
- FFF (3) (remove)
Institute
Open Access
- Closed Access (2)
- Open Access (1)
The flow field-flow fractionation (FIFFF) technique is a promising method for separating and analysing particles and large size macromolecules from a few nanometers to approximately 50 μm. A new fractionation channel is described featuring well defined flow conditions even for low channel heights with convenient assembling and operations features. The application of the new flow field-flow fractionation channel is proved by the analysis of pigments and other small particles of technical interest in the submicrometer range. The experimental results including multimodal size distributions are presented and discussed.
Das Projekt Yaffa "Yeast Analysis by Field Flow Fractionation" ist ein Verbundprojekt der Hochschule Offenburg und der Hochschule Wiesbaden in Kooperation mit der Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim, der Université Limoges, mehreren Industriepartnern der Weinbaubranche sowie der Postnova Analytics GmbH. Ziel ist es, für die Weinherstellung ein praxistaugliches und wirtschafltiches Analyseverfahren mit Feldflussfraktionierung zu entwickeln. Das Analyseverfahren soll zur Qualitätsüberwachung des Weinfermetationsprozesses eingesetzt werden, wodurch z. B. Gärstörungen rechtzeitig erkannt und geeignete Gegenmaßnahmen eingeleitet werden können.
Soot particles emitted from a light duty (LD) Volkswagen diesel engine running at different operating points (speed and torque levels) are analyzed for mean size determination using a laser‐based three Wavelength Extinction Method (3‐WEM). For this reason, collected soot samples are suspended using an appropriate sample preparation technique with optimized conditions of sonication as it revealed its effect on the soot mean particle size measured by 3‐WEM.
An online Scanning Mobility Particle Analyzer (SMPS) is also used to measure soot emission at identical engine operating points. Size values obtained from SMPS are lower than those of suspended soot samples obtained from 3‐WEM. The size discrepancies are mainly related to the required sample preparation procedure employed for 3‐WEM measurements. The engine operating points affect, differently, the size measurements obtained from SMPS and 3‐WEM.
Sedimentation Field‐Flow Fractionation (SdFFF) is used for density determination of soot samples based on size measurements of fractions collected at peak maxima of fractograms using the off‐line hyphenation with 3‐WEM. It is assumed that a size dependent separation of soot particles occurred with a uniform particle density over the whole size distribution. An average density value is used for the conversion of soot fractograms to size distributions. Discrepancies are also found with size distribution profiles obtained from SMPS for the same engine operating points, due to the sample preparation procedure employed for SdFFF measurements.