Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) Dispersion Process Design System
Easily agglomerated CNF, uniformly without clumping. The quality of dispersion is determined by process design.
Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) is being utilized in a wide range of fields such as automotive, food, and cosmetics as a next-generation material with high strength and lightweight properties. However, CNF has strong cohesiveness and high viscosity, which can lead to challenges such as "clumping," "poor dispersion," and "mixing issues due to increased viscosity," making stable dispersion difficult. In particular, poor wetting during powder addition and incompatibility in shear conditions and fluid design can easily lead to variations in dispersion quality and reduced reproducibility, often resulting in cases where consistent quality cannot be reproduced during scale-up. Shibuya Kogyo's solid-liquid mixing and dispersion system optimizes the entire process, including powder supply, addition conditions, dispersion processes, and fluid design, according to the characteristics of CNF. This is not just about selecting equipment; it achieves stabilization of dispersion quality and improvement of reproducibility from a process design perspective. Furthermore, by designing the entire process consistently from dispersion to formulation and CIP cleaning, it also contributes to reducing losses between processes and lowering equipment load. With consistent support from research and development to mass production startup, we assist in solving the challenges of the CNF dispersion process. You can view the concepts of process design and case studies on our official website. Please feel free to contact us first.
basic information
- Supports integrated process design from powder supply to dispersion, formulation, and CIP cleaning. - Accommodates a wide range of dispersion conditions from low viscosity to high viscosity. - High shear dispersion and fluid design to suppress CNF aggregation. - Process design considering reproducibility during scale-up. - Compatible with both batch and continuous line configurations. - Capable of scale considerations from lab to pilot to mass production.
Price information
It varies depending on the specifications.
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Model number/Brand name
Inline solid-liquid mixing system for cellulose nanofibers (CNF)
Applications/Examples of results
- CNF dispersion in automotive applications (lightweight components and reinforcement materials) - CNF dispersion in food applications (thickening and texture improvement) - CNF dispersion in cosmetic applications (thickening and feel improvement) - Uniform dispersion of CNF in resin composite materials - Clump suppression dispersion process in high-viscosity materials - Scale-up considerations from research and development to mass production
Detailed information
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The world-renowned IKA Group and Shibuya Kogyo have been collaborating on business and technology since 2010, working together on inline continuous dispersion systems.
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Inline solid-liquid mixing pilot plant. It achieves stable dispersion while suppressing agglomeration through continuous mixing for high-viscosity and cohesive materials such as CNF. It is space-saving and supports short processing times, allowing for consistent scale-up considerations from research and development to mass production.
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It is a small experimental device that can be used on a tabletop. It can be utilized in the early stages of process evaluation.
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Our company is headquartered in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and has sales offices and factories both within and outside the prefecture. We focus on the bottling business, which involves filling beverages and other products, and we are expanding into various fields such as solid-liquid mixing and dispersion systems, laser processing machines (including fiber lasers and CO2 lasers), and semiconductor assembly equipment (such as taping machines, multifunctional test handlers, ball mount machines, and bonders). Please feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries.