Wolfson Electrostatics News
Static
electricity in solvent extraction process at copper mine
Recent fires in solvent extraction (SX) plants at Copper mines in
Australia and the USA have highlighted the potential ignition risks
associated with high-flashpoint combustible liquids...
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Smartseeker
Technology - the attraction of charge
Research by Professor John Hughes and Dr Lindsey Gaunt of the Bioelectrostatics
Research Centre at Southampton University has led to the development
of a new generation of electrostatic aerosol sprays...
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Efforts
on plastics recycling gather momentum
Work at Wolfson Electrostatics, looking at practical means of identifying
materials particularly plastics for recycling, is generating increased
interest as international legislation and directives come into play...
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Wolfson
Electrostatics to provide working exhibit for the 'Challenge of Materials'
Gallery at the Science Museum
The new PolyAna plastics identification system developed in a collaborative
project between Wolfson electrostatics and the Ford motor company
will become a permanent working exhibit in the Challenge of Materials
gallery located on the 1st floor of the Science Museum in London...
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Big Bags
without 'big bangs'
The use of flexible intermediate bulk containers (also known as FIBCs,
big bags, jumbo bags, etc) has increased enormously throughout manufacturing
industries where large quantities of powdered, granular or pelleted
materials are handled...
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Can shocks
from static electricity damage your health?
Modern buildings are inherent static generators and dry, fine weather
often brings complaints of electric shocks from people touching radiators,
door handles, filing cabinets and hand rails. Whether it is a new
car, a new office or the interior of a department store, the question
is often asked, can repeated shocks from static constitute a health
hazard?...
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