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Homogenization is a process of making a given material ‘Homogeneous’. Dictionary meaning of the word is ‘of the same kind’. That is a material of which all parts have the same properties. The word ‘Part’ needs a geometrical
characterization.
The ‘part’ may be a ‘dose’ in Medicinal application, ‘spoonful’ in several applications, a ‘molecule scale’ in a reaction application. It needs to be defined every time we discuss homogenization. It is called ‘Scale of Scrutiny’
The ‘sameness’ of a property are also not acceptable to those who work with numbers. Properties of parts will have Statistical Variance. Application of Statistics leads to definitions of ‘degree’ or ‘level’ of Homogenization.
Homogeneity is required in mostly all product formulations such as:
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Mixing of Color and Perfume in Toiletries, Hand wash, Liquid Detergent etc.
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Mixing of ingredients in Washing Powder, Talcum Powder, and Paints.
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Mixing of Ingredients in Manufacture of Confectionary, Chocolates and other processed Food products.
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Mixing of ingredients in manufacturing of juices, sauce, syrups, puree, Ice cream mix, meat paste, tomato products etc.
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In fact almost all Chemical Reactions, Organic or Inorganic
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Mixing of homogeneous catalyst in a Reaction Mixer.
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Mixing of ingredients in manufacturing of Pesticides, Adhesives, Ink, Grease, Rubber latex, polymers, waterproofing materials etc.
In ‘Milk Processing’ the word ‘Homogenizing’ is historically used to make the fat globule in the milk small, in fact to less than a micron. Such ‘Homogenized’ (and sterilized) unit is known to have long shelf life.
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