Nucleation, growth and breakage phenomena in agitated wet granulation processes: A review

Powder Technology

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 3-39

  Iveson, Simon M ^a   Litster, James D ^b   Hapgood, Karen ^b   Ennis, Bryan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c E and G Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Attrition; Balling; Breakage; Consolidation; Granulation; Growth; Nucleation; Pelletisation; Review; Wetting

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; GRANULATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIXING; NUCLEATION; WETTING;

BREAKAGE PHENOMENA;

POWDERS;

DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG GRANULE; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICS; POWDER; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY; WET GRANULATION;

EID: 0035806257     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(01)00313-8     Document Type: Review

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