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Physical & Chemical properties

Particle size distribution (Granulometry)

Administrative data

Endpoint:
particle size distribution (granulometry)
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
28 January 2016
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2017
Report date:
2017

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Within this study, Microtrac equipment was used to perform full channel analysis of particle size distribution.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of method:
Laser scattering/diffraction
Type of distribution:
volumetric distribution

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Didysprosium trioxide
EC Number:
215-164-0
EC Name:
Didysprosium trioxide
Cas Number:
1308-87-8
Molecular formula:
Dy2O3
IUPAC Name:
dysprosium(3+); oxygen(2-)
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Details on test material:
Name of the test material (as cited in the report): didysprosium trioxide
Physical state: solid
Appearance: (pale) yellow powder
Further information on test item confidential.

Results and discussion

Particle sizeopen allclose all
Key result
Percentile:
D10
Mean:
0.516 µm
Remarks on result:
other: Average of 3 runs
Key result
Percentile:
D50
Mean:
4.06 µm
Remarks on result:
other: Average of 3 runs
Key result
Percentile:
D90
Mean:
9.32 µm
Remarks on result:
other: Average of 3 runs

Any other information on results incl. tables

Summary of results are as follows:

 Data  Value
 MV (µm)  4.70
 MN (µm)  0.234
 MA (µm)  1.421
 CS  4.22
 SD  3.49
 Mz  4.24
 si  3.49
 Ski  0.2131
 Kg  1.015

Percentiles:

 d(i)  d(µm)
 10 0.516
 20 1.239
 30 2.314
 40 3.22
 50 4.06
 60 4.92
 70 5.89
 80 7.14
 90 9.32
 95 11.83

Summary of peak:

 d(µm)  Volume in %  Width
 4.64  86.4  6.22
 0.468  9.7  0.291
 0.192  3.9  0.061

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Based on the full channel analysis of particle size distribution performed for a representative sample of didysprosium trioxide, the D10, D50 and D90 values were 0.516, 4.06 and 9.32, respectively.