6. Alternative technologies
There are many technical alternatives for improving the stability and homogeneity of a dispersion: mixers, colloidal mills, grindstone and microbead homogenizers, ultrasonic homogenizers, shut-off homogenizers. However, the particle size achievable with a high-pressure homogenizer is much smaller than with colloidal mills or powerful mixers. There are also other selection factors to consider, such as flow rate and process continuity or discontinuity (table 3 ). These alternatives make it possible to choose less expensive and less energy-consuming equipment if particle sizes greater than 5 micrometers are sufficient.
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• Alfa Laval (BERTOLI)
• APV (RANNIE)
• GEA – SOAVI
• TETRA PAK
• BOSCH (GAULIN license with mainly after-sales service on installed base)
• FBF (Italy). Like Bertoli, created by SOAVI transferees (no machining, only component assembly).
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