The difference between colloid mill and homogenizer

What is the difference between colloid mill and homogenizer? let us discuss about it today!

Colloid mill and homogenizer are equipments that can shear, emulsify, disperse and mix materials. Therefore, many customers will compare the colloid mill with the homogenizer, but in fact, there is still a big difference in the application of the colloid mill and the homogenizer.

Colloid mill is a kind of grinding equipment with simple structure and convenient maintenance. Colloid mills are suitable for higher viscosity materials and materials containing large particles. The working principle of the colloid mill is that the motor drives the rotor and the stator to rotate at a relatively high speed. When the material to be processed passes through the gap between the stator and the rotating teeth, it is subjected to physical effects such as strong shearing force, frictional force, and high-frequency vibration. The material is effectively emulsified, dispersed and crushed to achieve the effect of fine crushing and emulsification of the material.

Homogenizers are better at homogenizing and mixing water-based materials and oil-based materials. In addition, it also has good homogenization and dispersion for liquid materials containing small particles that are easy to shear. The principle of the homogenizer is that the material is strongly sheared and impacted when passing between the rotor and the stator of the homogenizer rotating at high speed. , turbulent flow, etc. and broken into small particles. If the emulsification pot is in a vacuum state, the material will not generate air bubbles during the stirring process.

From the principle point of view, they all have the functions of grinding, pulverizing and mixing, but the emulsification effect of colloid mill is weaker than that of homogenizer, so colloid mill is generally used for grinding before homogenization or refinement of solid substances with colloid mill. The cost of the homogenizer is much higher than that of the colloid mill. The colloid mill is more suitable for the processing of food, while the homogenizer is generally used for the processing of chemicals and cosmetics.

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