Lab Series Homogenisers

Product catalog summary

Overview: The APV Lab Series Homogenisers are designed for R&D laboratories across various industries including dairy, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and biotech. They offer reproducible results for emulsions, dispersions, and cell disruption, suitable for scaling up to full production.

Applications: These homogenisers are used in multiple sectors:

Food/Beverage: Beverage emulsions, fat substitutes, milk, sauces.
Healthcare/Cosmetics: Hair products, liposome emulsions, nail polish, skin creams.
Pharmaceutical/Biotech: Cell disruption, intravenous emulsions, nutritional supplements, ointments.
Chemical: Inks, pigment dispersions, silicone emulsions, specialty paints and coatings.

Technical Features:

Compact design suitable for benchtop use.
Adjustable pressures up to 2000 bar for flexible research.
Two-stage homogenising valve available in tungsten carbide or ceramics.
Digital pressure display and electronic pressure safety system.
Field-replaceable and reversible tungsten carbide pump valve seats.

Homogenisation Process: The process involves high-pressure entry of the product into the valve seat, rapid velocity increase, and pressure decrease, resulting in turbulent mixing and particle disruption. Single-stage or two-stage homogenisation can be used depending on the application, with multiple-pass homogenisation for narrow particle size distribution.

Models and Specifications:

Model 1000: Capacity of 22 l/h, minimum test sample of 150 ml, maximum pressure of 1000 bar.
Model 2000: Capacity of 11 l/h, minimum test sample of 100 ml, maximum pressure of 2000 bar.

Both models feature ceramic plunger material, tungsten carbide pump valve seats, and a TEFC motor.

Optional Equipment: Includes air-operated pressure feeder assembly, explosion-proof design, two-stage homogenising valve assembly, aseptic cylinder design, and digital gauge for second-stage pressure readout.

Contact Information: For more details, visit the APV website or contact their office in Albertslund, Denmark.