GANNOUN EP KHALIFA , Rahma

Understanding the flowability of cohesive powders at high temperature is of great importance for many industrial applications where these materials are handled at harsh thermal conditions. For instance, the Calcium-Looping (CaL) process, involving the transport, storage and fluidization of limestone powders at high temperature, is being...

Nanosilica coatings are considered a simple physical treatment to alleviate the effect of cohesion on powder flowability. In limestone powders, these coatings buffer the rise in cohesion at high temperatures. Here, we investigate the role of particle size in the efficiency (and resilience) of these layers. To this end, this work examines a...

Fine powders are the cornerstone of new energy storage solutions to assist concentrated solar power plants. Though, their ability to behave like fluid can be seriously affected at high temperatures. This work investigates the use of nanosilica in fine limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO) powders to mitigate the promotion of cohesion forces at...