Compression behavior of microcrystalline cellulose spheres: Single particle compression and confined bulk compression across regimes

Cooper, Marcia A.; Oliver, Michael S.; Bufford, Daniel Charles; White, Benjamin C; Lechman, Jeremy B.

doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2020.06.089

Compression behavior of microcrystalline cellulose spheres: Single particle compression and confined bulk compression across regimes

Journal Article · Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Powder Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.06.089· OSTI ID:1639090

Cooper, Marcia A. ^[1]; Oliver, Michael S. ^[1]; Bufford, Daniel Charles ^[1]; White, Benjamin C ^[2]; Lechman, Jeremy B. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

Particle characteristics can drastically influence the process-structure-property-performance aspects of granular materials in compression. In this study, we aim to computationally simulate the mechanical processes of stress redistribution in compacts including the kinematics of particle rearrangement during densification and particle deformation leading to fragmentation. Confined compression experiments are conducted with three sets of commercial microcrystalline cellulose particles nearly spherical in shape with different mean particle size. Experimentally measured compression curves from tall powder columns are fitted with the Kenkre et al. (J. of American Chemical Society, Vol. 79, No. 12) model. This model provides a basis to derive several common two-parameter literature models and as a framework to incorporate statistical representations of critical particle behaviors. We focus on the low-stress compression data and the model comparisons typically not discussed in the literature. Furthermore, additional single particle compressions report fracture strength with particle size for comparison to the apparent particle strength extracted from bulk compression data.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1639090

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1776172

Report Number(s):: SAND--2020-6868J; 687153

Journal Information:: Powder Technology, Journal Name: Powder Technology Vol. 374; ISSN 0032-5910

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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