Estimation of the amount of water removed by gap and atomization air streams during pelletization in a rotary processor

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-72

  Vertommen, Jan ^a,b   Rombaut, Patrick ^a   Michoel, Armand ^a   Kinget, Renaat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gap and atomization air streams; Pellet size; Pellets; Rotary processor; Water addition rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; DEVICE; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHERONIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0031745310     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10837459809028480     Document Type: Article

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