Matter
Name
CO2 ice crushed from a commercial slab and dry sieved to extract particles sizes between 400 and 800 microns
Family
Family
solid
Database
Experimentalists
Parent matter
CO2 slab
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
laboratory
Provider
Planetary Ice Laboratory, Space Research and Planetary Sciences Division, Physics Institute, University of Bern
Provider reference code
CO2_ice_crushed_400_800
Image
Optical microscope image of a fresh CO2 crushed ice sample (400-800 micrometers) following its production
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
Dry sieved fraction of a powder obtained by crushing a commercial compact slab of CO2 ice
Phase type
solid
Shape
granular powder
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Texture
compact
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 400.0 ${\mu}m$ 800.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 irregular
Size method
dry sieving
Oxides
Formula $CO_{2}$
Mass fraction (%) 1.0
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
CO2 ice crushed from a slab and dry sieved to particle diameters between 400 and 800 microns 1.0
Title
Crushing and sieving of the compact CO2 ice slab

Precursors

Matters
Materials

Produced matter

Matter
CO2 ice crushed from a commercial slab and dry sieved to extract particles sizes between 400 and 800 microns (this matter)
Materials
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical crushing
#2 mechanical sieving
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