Influence of process parameters on the tapping characteristics of high shear mixer agglomerates made with ultra-high viscosity binders

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 1 A, 2005, Pages 7-23

  Rough, S L ^a   Wilson, D I ^a   Bayly, A E ^b   York, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Hausner ratio; High shear mixing; Kawakita tapping equation; LAS paste; Zeolite powder

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BINDERS; COALESCENCE; MIXING; POWDERS; SIZE DETERMINATION; VISCOSITY; ZEOLITES;

BINDER DISTRIBUTION; FROUDE NUMBERS; KAWAKITA EQUATION; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONATE (LAS);

AGGLOMERATION;

POWDER; SOLID-SOLID MIXING; TAPPING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 13644261262     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.03175     Document Type: Article

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