Powder flow behavior governed by the surface properties of glass beads

Flowability; Glass bead; Humid control; Hydrophobic formulation; Agglomeration; Electrostatics; Glass; Hydrophobicity; Powders; Shear deformation; Surface properties; Surface treatment; Electrostatic charges; Environmental conditions; Hydrophobic glass; Powder flow behavior; Powders industries; Property; Granular materials

Abstract :

[en] Powder rheology and its sensitivity to surrounding environmental condition by controlling the surface properties of the particles is one of the major challenges of the powder industries. Indeed, handling large quantities needs powders with good flowability, adequate compressibility and few electrostatic charges. We have performed a chemical treatment in order to obtain hydrophobic glass beads and its bulk behavior has been compared with raw glass beads depending on the humidity. We characterized flow properties under different processing equipments. We observed that by performing hydrophobic surface treatment sensitivity of glass beads reduced to the humidity. Furthermore, the influence of the electrostatic charges was an undeniable factor in increasing the viscosity of hydrophobic glass beads and consequently lowering its flowability in front of raw glass beads; at low shear rate. At high shear rate, the powders presented similar behaviors. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Enferad, S.; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliqué (LEMTA), CNRS, UMR 7563, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, F-54500, France, Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Biomolécules (LIBio), 2 avenue de la Forêt de Haye, TSA 40602, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, 54518, France

Pillitteri, Salvatore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique

Lumay, Geoffroy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique expér. de la matière molle et des syst. complexes

Gaiani, C.; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Biomolécules (LIBio), 2 avenue de la Forêt de Haye, TSA 40602, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, 54518, France

De Richter, S. K.; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliqué (LEMTA), CNRS, UMR 7563, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, F-54500, France

Marck, M.; GRASP, Institute of Physics B5a, University of Liège, Liège, B4000, Belgium

Umbetov, S.; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliqué (LEMTA), CNRS, UMR 7563, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, F-54500, France

Vandewalle, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique

Jenny, M.; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliqué (LEMTA), CNRS, UMR 7563, Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, F-54500, France

Language :

English

Title :

Powder flow behavior governed by the surface properties of glass beads

Publication date :

2021

Journal title :

Powder Technology

ISSN :

0032-5910

eISSN :

1873-328X

Publisher :

Elsevier B.V.

Volume :

388

Pages :

425-433

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