Abstract
A powder consists of a solid in a discontinuous state, that is, there are no material bonds between the individual pieces. The word ‘powder’ distinguishes an assembly of particles, in contrast to the integrity of the bulk solid. The particle size is generally considered to extend from sizes as large as 1 mm to sizes of the order of nanometres, that is, close to molecular size.
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Arai, Y. (1996). The concept of a powder. In: Chemistry of Powder Production. Powder Technology Series, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1493-3_1
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