Table 1.
Particle size distribution (PSD) of raw and agglomerated PPSPs with different concentrations of MD binder.
| Sample | MD Concentration (%) |
D10 (μm) | D50 (μm) | D90 (μm) | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw PPSP | 17.2 ± 0.01 f | 64.8 ± 0.07 e | 165 ± 1.39 f | 2.28 ± 0.02 a | |
| Agglomerated PPSP | 0 (control) | 133 ± 3.00 a | 311 ± 7.93 a | 637 ± 12.5 a | 1.62 ± 0.01 c |
| 10 | 80.0 ± 0.91 e | 191 ± 1.08 c | 395 ± 3.35 b | 1.66 ± 0.02 b | |
| 20 | 104 ± 1.57 c | 195 ± 3.52 c | 331 ± 4.07 d | 1.17 ± 0.02 d | |
| 30 | 116 ± 0.59 b | 234 ± 1.21 b | 380 ± 1.14 c | 1.13 ± 0.00 e | |
| 40 | 88.4 ± 1.30 d | 179 ± 1.39 d | 300 ± 1.89 e | 1.18 ± 0.01 d |
Each value is the mean of triplicate measurements ± SD. Means with different lowercase letters (a–f) within each column are significantly different (p < 0.05).