1、Designation: D 4512 03Standard Test Method forVibrated Apparent Packing Density of Fine Catalyst andCatalyst Carrier Particles and Powder1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4512; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the cas
2、e of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the appar-ent packing density of fine catalys
3、t and catalyst carrier powderssmaller than 0.8 mm in diameter.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard. The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is t
4、heresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 3766 Terminology Relating to Catalysts and CatalysisE 177 Practice for Use of the T
5、erms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and StatisticsE 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsSee Terminology D 3766.4. Significance and Use4.1 This test method is for measu
6、ring the apparent packingdensity of catalyst or catalyst carrier powders that are smallerthan 0.8 mm in diameter.5. Apparatus5.1 Glass Cylinders, capacity 100 mL, feed and measuring.5.2 Vibrator,3conventional hand-held, with hard rubber ormetal impactor.5.3 Feed Funnel, plastic, glass, or metal as s
7、hown in Fig. 1.5.4 Ring Stand, vibrator holder and clamps as shown inFigs. 2 and 3.5.5 Desiccator, with a desiccant grade molecular sieve suchas 4A.5.6 Balance, having sensitivity of 0.1 g.5.7 Drying Oven.6. Procedure6.1 Heat an adequate amount of sample(s) at 400 6 15Cfor not less than 3 h. Normall
8、y, this treatment can take place inair; however, in the case of materials that might react with airat elevated temperatures (such as, prereduced catalysts) theheat treatment shall take place in an inert atmosphere. Afterheating, cool the test sample(s) in a desiccator or other suitablecontainer to e
9、liminate the possibility of moisture adsorptionprior to testing.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D32 onCatalysts and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D32.02 on Physical-Mechanical Properties.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2003. Published October 2003. Origi
10、nallyapproved in 1985. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 451299.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe
11、ASTM website.3The sole source of supply of the Wahl, Model 4180, 4 in 1, 120 V60 Hz 11 Wknown to the committee at this time is Wahl Clipper Corp., Sterling, IL. If you areaware of alternative suppliers, please provide this information to ASTM Interna-tional Headquarters. Your comments will receive c
12、areful consideration at a meetingof the responsible technical committee,1which you may attend.FIG. 1 Feed Funnel1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.NOTE 1These conditions may not be appropriate for all materials.NOTE 2Sin
13、ce many catalyst formulations are strong adsorbents, theuse of 4A indicating (cobalt-treated) molecular sieve as a desiccatingmedium is suggested. The desiccant should be regenerated at 493 K(220C) to 533 K (260C), as required.6.2 Fill a feed glass cylinder with 100 mL of loosely packed,dried sample
14、.6.3 Turn on the vibrator and carefully add sample(s) to thetared, measuring cylinder through the feed funnel.6.4 Transfer all of the sample to the measuring cylinder at auniform rate not less than 2 mL or exceeding 3 mL/s. Theentire transfer time shall be between 35 and 50 s.6.5 After 60 additional
15、 seconds turn off the vibrator. Readthe vibrated volume, V, to the nearest millilitre by estimatingthe average level of the sample surface in the cylinder.Immediately weigh the sample and cylinder to the nearest tenthof a gram.FIG. 2 Assembly of ApparatusFIG. 3 Vibrator HolderD45120327. Calculation7
16、.1 Calculate the apparent packing density as follows:APD 5 W/V (1)where:APD = apparent packing density, g/mL,W = mass of sample particles, g, andV = volume occupied by sample particles in measuringcylinder, mL.7.2 Apparent packing densities are typically reported tothree significant figures.7.3 The
17、average of two or more runs is to be reported.8. Precision and Bias48.1 Test ProgramAn interlaboratory study was conductedin which the named property was measured in two separate testmaterials in four separate laboratories. Practice E 691, modi-fied for nonuniform data sets, was followed for the dat
18、areduction.8.2 PrecisionPairs of test results obtained by the proce-dure described in the method are expected to differ in absolutevalue by less than 2.772 S, where 2.772 S is the 95 %probability limit on the difference between two test results, andS is the appropriate estimate of standard deviation
19、. Definitionsand usage are given in Terminology E 456 and Practice E 177,respectively.Test Result(Consensus)95 % Repeatability Limit(Within Laboratory)95 % Reproducibility Limit(Between Laboratories)0.672 g/cm30.950 g/cm30.011 g/cm3(1.6 %)0.009 g/cm3(0.9 %)0.090 g/cm3(13.4 %)0.062 g/cm3(6.6 %)8.3 Bi
20、asThe procedure described is without bias since theproperty measured is defined in terms of the procedure.9. Keywords9.1 apparent density; catalyst; densityASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard
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