Bettersize Instruments’ Bettersizer 2600 measures particle size using either wet or dry methods. Thanks to its patented technologies and modular design, this versatile, powerful analyzer can be used in a wide range of applications. Users can easily and accurately characterize materials in the 0.02 μm to 2600 μm range.
Advantages of the Bettersizer 2600
Technology
The Bettersizer 2600 particle size analyzer utilizes the latest advances in laser diffraction.
Flexibility
The analyzer works within a wide particle size range: 0.02 μm to 2600 μm in wet dispersion and 0.1 μm to 2600 μm in dry dispersion. Wet and dry particle sizing can be utilized with a wide range of dispersing particle systems.
Precision
A novel patented technology that utilizes Fourier and Inversed Fourier optical systems achieves the precise measurement of both small and large particles over the broadest possible range.
Wide Optical Range
The instrument features an optical bench with 92 detectors allowing coverage of an angular range of 0.016 ° to 165 ° with optional wet and dry dispersion.
Small Testing Volumes
The Bettersizer 2600 features a small-volume dry dispersing module. This is ideal for use with small sample quantities, such as pharmaceuticals or other high-cost samples.
More Accurate Parameters
Measurement of a sample’s refractive index represents a more accurate parameter for calculating the results.
Ease of Use
The user-friendly software is easy to learn, so creating, implementing, and using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for new materials is straightforward and simple. Changing dispersing modules is also easy and fast.
Bettersizer 2600 | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (Wet & Dry)
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Features of the Bettersizer 2600
Fourier and Inverse Fourier Optical System
The Bettersizer 2600 offers a superior combination of Fourier and inverse Fourier designs. Its advanced design specifications enable the detection of scattered light in a very wide angular range from 0.016 ° to 165 °.
Unlike the inverse Fourier design, particles do not have to lie on a single plane. As a result, accurate measurement of small and large particles can be achieved simultaneously.
Features of the combination of Fourier and inverse Fourier design include:
- A super-large Fourier lens
- A compact, space-saving design
- A 92-piece spherical detector array with lateral, forward, and backward detectors
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Intuitive and Powerful Software
The Bettersizer 2600 offers a range of advantages, including:
- An intuitive user interface that allows for straightforward operation
- An automatic time-saving cleaning routine
- A real-time PSD curve for determining optimum measurement conditions
- Fully automatic measurement routines
- Automatic data backup
- Highly customizable reports
- Direct conversion capabilities utilizing Mie and Fraunhofer evaluation models
- The ability to switch between wet and dry dispersion modules with the single click of a button
Wet Dispersion
The Bettersizer 2600 BT-802 is designed for particle size measurement using water as the medium.
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The BT-802 comprises an ABS shell, with components including a centrifugal pump, an ultrasonic disperser, a peristaltic pump, a control circuit, and pinch valves. The stirring speed is adjustable from 300 to 2500 revolutions per minute, while the 50 w built-in ultrasonic system facilitates the separation of weak agglomerates.
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The BT-80N is designed to measure particle size where the medium is an organic solvent; for example: ethanol, ether, toluene, isopropanol, octane methanol, xylene, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, acetone, methyl oleate, and NMP solvents.
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| Ethanol |
Methanol |
Isopropanol |
Ether |
| Toluene |
Xylene |
Dichloromethane |
Octane |
| Ethyl acetate |
Acetone |
Methyl oleate |
NMP solvents |
The BT-80N has a stainless steel shell and components, including a centrifugal pump, a sintered quartz sample cell, a PTFE pipeline, an ultrasonic disperser, and a control circuit.
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The BT-804 is designed to measure small volumes of valuable samples, where the medium is either solvent or water. The module consists of an ABS shell and components, including a stirring motor, an 8 ml cuvette, and a stirrer. It is suitable for measuring samples dispersed in water or in an organic phase. Its maximum volume is 8 ml with samples’ mass in the 0.005 to 0.1 g range.
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Dry Dispersion
The BT-902 is well-suited to dry powder measurements. The gas utilized can be compressed air or noble gases such as nitrogen. The BT-902 comprises an electromagnetic vibration feeder, a gas circuit, a venturi pipe, an electric circuit, and a pressure sensor.
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The BT-903 can measure the particle size of valuable and small amounts of dry powders, requiring a minimum sample volume of 20 mg. The BT-903 comprises a venturi pipe, an electric circuit, a sample tube, and a gas circuit.
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Applications
The Bettersizer 2600 wet or dry particle size analyzer is ideal for applications in agrochemicals, metals, paints, ink, coatings, oil and petrochemicals, food and beverages, ceramics, soils and sediments, building materials and binders, battery materials, and pharmaceuticals.
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