Inter-particle forces in cohesive powders studied by AFM: Effects of relative humidity, particle size and wall adhesion

Powder Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 196-210

  Jones, R ^a   Pollock, H M ^a   Geldart, D ^b   Verlinden, A ^b,c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BASF Belgium SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adhesion; AFM (atomic force microscopy); Cohesive powder; Force curve; Humidity; Particle

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALUMINA; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); ZEOLITES;

INTER-PARTICLE FORCES;

POWDERS;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZEOLITE;

POWDER;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DRY POWDER; HUMIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038122813     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(03)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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