Glossary

Coating

Coating of bulk materials and mixtures for protection from external influences such as humidity or oxygen, or for changing the sensory characteristics using fat, oil, wax, etc. Coating of active ingredients for accelerating or inhibiting the solubility or oxidation, or for achieving a retarding effect.
Coating of spice compounds with hard fat, coating of marinades with powder, application of lecithins, coating of salts with fat
Hydrophobisation of rare earths, coating of iron core magnetic materials with lacquer, film-lacquering and rounding off of soot pellets, coating of fertilisers
Covering of granulates with ductility aids
Coating of metal particles:
xs < 0.1 µm with nano-powder
xs < 10-3 µm coating of agglomerates with films and glazes