README for the research data of publication "Guest Particle Deformation and Powder Flow Behavior in Mechano-Fusion: Linking Microscopic Structure to Macroscopic Performance"

** General Info **

- Paper Authors: Judith Miriam Seyffer, Nora Stefenelli, Lisa Ditscherlein, Urs A. Peuker
- Data Collectors: Judith Miriam Seyffer, Nora Stefenelli, Yvonne Volkmar, Annett Kästner
- Decimal seperator of all files: comma (,)
- File names: contain identifier! (see "Overview-Experiemnts.xlsx" file below)


** Data set contents **

- 4 (.zip) folders and "Overview-Experiemnts.xlsx"/ "Overview-Experiemnts.csv"

Overview file: all performed mechano-fusion experiments with experiment identifier, process parameters and the file names of the corresponding measurement files
1) folder "Process_data" containing all aggregated mechano-fusion process data files, which combine the machine raw data and the experimental meta data (.xlsx format)
2) folder "BET_data" containing all raw BET specific surface area measurement files (.XLS format)
3) folder "Laser_diffraction_data" containing all raw laser diffraction measurement files (.csv format)
4) folder "Flowability_data" containing all flowability measurement files, which combine the flowability protocols and calculations of flowability parameters (.xlsx format)


** Information on file "Overview-Experiments.xlsx **

- table with all experiments and their identifier numbers (column "Experiment")
- process parameters and experimental set (columns "RPM", "Time" and "Exp_set")
- file name for picobond process data (column "Process_data)
- file name for BET data (column "BET_measurement)
- file names for laser diffraction data (column "Laser_diffraction_measurement")
- file name for flowability data (column "Flowability_measurement")
- file name for BET data after air classification using picosplit (column "BET_measurement_after_picosplit")
- file name for flowability data after air classification using picosplit (column "Flowability_measurement_after_picosplit")


** Information on folder "Process_data" **

- contains 33 individual files corredonding to each individual mechano-fusion experiment
- device: picobond module with picoline multi-machinery platform (Hosokawa Alpine AG, Augsburg, Germany)
- process parameters that remained unchanged: gap size (2 mm), filling degree (30 %) and guest particle ratio (9.81 wt% or 27.42 vol%)


** Information on folder "BET_data" **

- contains 84 individual measurement files corredonding to each individual BET measurement (two measurements per experiment; samples before and after air classification (picosplit))
- file name of measurements after air classification (picosplit) ends with underscore N (_N)
- device: Surface Area Analyzer Gemini VII (Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, GA, USA)
- measurement approach: sample is conditioned at 75 °C for 2 hours under vacuum, Nitrogen is used as the adsorbent


** Information on folder "Laser_diffraction_data" **

- contains 6 individual files corresponding to each individual laser diffraction measurement of the pristine materials (Alumina and Polystyrene (PS)) and the feed (two measurements per material)
- device: laser diffraction device Helos with dry dispersion unit Rodos (Sympatec GmbH, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)
- measurement approach: dry disperion pressure of 2 bar


** Information on folder "Flowability_data" **

- contains 33 individual files corredonding to each individual flowability protocol with calculated flowability parameters (samples before and after air classification (picosplit))
- file name of measurements after air classification (picosplit) ends with underscore N (_N)
- device: bulk density measurement setup according to DIN EN ISO standard 3923-1:2018, poured bulk density after Thalberg setup (own design MVTAT), Carney funnel for flow rate measurement similar to ISO standard 4490:2018, jolting volumeter JEL STAV II (J. Engelsmann AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany) according to ISO standard 3953:2011
- measurement approach: see details in publication under section Methodology