摘要:
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a mechanomechanical device improving the quality of the analytical measurements done by diffraction or other analytical techniques (e.g. spectroscopic ones) during ball milling processes. This objective is achieved according to the present invention by a mechanochemical device (2) for mixing and/or reacting at least one chemical compound to at least one reaction product (4), comprising: a) a grinding container (6) having a milling chamber (7), milling elements (8) and at least one probing chamber (10) wherein the at least one probing chamber (10) is realized as a recess volume (12) of said milling chamber (7) and wherein the recess volume (12) has a cross-sectional opening towards the milling chamber (7) that is smaller than the dimensions of the milling elements (8) preventing the milling elements (8) from entering into the recess volume (12); and b) a motor (14, 16) coupled to the grinding container (6) in order to rotate the grinding container (6) thereby bringing the recess volume (12) at least temporarily into a position allowing a gravitation driven release of the at least one compound and/or the at least one reaction product (4) that entered the recess volume (12) back into the milling chamber. This device enables measurements done in a small part called probe chamber being specifically designed for analytical techniques. The features of the present invention make sure that the reaction product and/or its precursors (the ration strongly depends on the progress of the reaction of the precursors) is quasi-permanently present in the probe chamber which allows for an quasi-permanent analysis on the progress/evolution of the desired mechanochemical-induced reaction.