Issue 33, 2016

Creeping: an efficient way to determine the anticaking ability of additives for sodium chloride

Abstract

This article investigates the relationship between additive induced creeping and anticaking activity in sodium chloride. Through a series of creeping experiments and powder flow analysis, we establish a clear correlation between the amount of creeping and the anticaking effect of an additive. Habit modification is found not to be a sufficient condition for an anticaking agent. The correlation is explained by the fact that both creeping and anticaking require blocking of crystal growth.

Graphical abstract: Creeping: an efficient way to determine the anticaking ability of additives for sodium chloride

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jun 2016
Accepted
28 Jun 2016
First published
28 Jun 2016

CrystEngComm, 2016,18, 6176-6183

Creeping: an efficient way to determine the anticaking ability of additives for sodium chloride

E. R. Townsend, F. Swennenhuis, W. J. P. van Enckevort, J. A. M. Meijer and E. Vlieg, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 6176 DOI: 10.1039/C6CE01376G

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