What is micronization and micronizing?

Micronizing or also fine grinding is a process for the significant size reduction of particles by grinding. The micronized powders produced in this way are used in a wide range of industries.

Fields of application for micronized products:

• Foods
• Instant beverage powders
• Plastic resins
• Additives and pharmaceutical excipients

Advantages of grain size reduction

• Improvement of the dispersing behavior in suspensions
• Improvement of the sensor technology
• Enlargement of the specific surface
• Texture improvement
• Improvement of the viscosity of creams, gels and lotions
• Better solution behavior
• Potential increase in bioavailability

„A classical method for the production of such fine particles is spray drying, which, however, is usually only possible with water-soluble substances and, due to the introduction of heat, does not generally require any change in material properties. Spray drying also reaches its limits with particle sizes below 100 μm.¹  In addition there is also the method using an opposing jet mill, where the material is accelerated by means of compressed air and the particles collide.“