Soluble Solid-Liquid Dissolution

This procedure is used frequently in your kitchen at home. 

Because miscible liquid mixing is straightforward, mixing these two types of substances requires less aggressive agitation. The solid’s solubility determines the amount of mixing process required for solid-liquid dissolution in the liquid.

Due to the different material states, soluble solid-liquid mixing commonly takes longer than the blending process for mixing two soluble liquids. Flow-driven mixing is probably the best method if you need to dissolve solid particles into a liquid.

Mixing Miscible Liquids

Simply put, miscibility occurs when two liquids thoroughly mix into each other. Not only do the two solvents mix, but the mixtures are often relatively stable in comparison to other combinations.

Since the two liquids are molecularly compatible, blending miscible liquids often does not require high shear or other aggressive mixing technology. The flow of the liquids within the mixer is frequently sufficient to mix the liquids adequately.

Injectables, ophthalmic products, and many other goods are examples of mixing miscible liquids together. Depending on the components and the mixing process, industrial mixers for this technique should use light to moderate agitation.

Chemical Reaction Facilitation

Small batch chemical reactions can be much simpler to achieve than large batch chemical reactions. Specific mixing techniques are sufficient for small batches and can produce poor results when the mixing process is scaled up.

Dynamic mixing refers to industrial batch mixing like this. This ensures that the mixture undergoes a sufficient chemical reaction.

Flow is still the critical cause of reactions in many cases, but to ensure that proper blending and reactions occur throughout the batch, use at least moderate agitation.

A chemical reaction may occur if the formulation is heated or pressurised. Depending on the needs of the end product, any of these other mixing processes can be achieved through a catalytic chemical process.

Immiscible Liquid Mixing Process

Emulsification is a typical mixing process with various industrial applications because it allows the mixing of previously immiscible liquids.

This has a wide range of applications in the food industry.

Despite the use of emulsifiers in this process, continuous mixing techniques, such as the use of a high-shear impeller rotation, are still required in many cases.

Dispersing Solids Into Liquids

What is dispersion? Dispersion occurs when there is high shear near the mixer’s axial flow impellers.

When your product necessitates solids dispersion in liquids, numerous mixing factors must be considered. Do you intend to use batch mixing or continuous mixing processes?

The solid settles or agglomerates when the impeller rotation speed slows down in many solid-liquid dispersion applications. It is critical to know ahead of time whether the particular elements of your product will re-disperse when mixing is resumed.

Solid particles may settle to the bottom of the mixer if the axial flow impeller speed is too slow, but this is sometimes a beneficial feature of mixing processes.

It all depends on how you want the finished product to appear.

Insoluble Solid Suspension Into Liquids

Products including paint are made from a suspension of insoluble materials such as solid particles. Since dyes are frequently insoluble with other paint components, such as solvents like water, a solid suspension may necessitate a combination of flow- and shear-driven mixing technology.

Even with proper mixing techniques, suspended solid microbes and other materials are more likely to settle. The stability of the solid suspension is determined by the materials used and how well they are mixed.

This process frequently results in products that require effective mixing equipment. Again, the specific mixing parameters will be determined by the mixing behaviour. Still, the solid suspension of insoluble solid particles and fine particles will most likely require moderate to aggressive radial flow impellers with shear.

In most cases, these mixing processes require appropriate blending technology, different materials, and industrial mixing.