Segregation by size difference in a conical fluidized bed of pharmaceutical granulate

Powder Technology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-80

  Wormsbecker, Michael ^a   Adams, Amber ^a   Pugsley, Todd ^a   Winters, Conrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial segregation; Conical fluidized bed; Fluidization; Mixing index; Particle size distribution; Pharmaceutical granule; Radial segregation

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; GAS DYNAMICS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MIXING INDEX; PHARMACEUTICAL GRANULATES; SEGREGATION PATTERNS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POWDER; SOLID-SOLID MIXING;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; TABLET COMPRESSION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VELOCITY;

EID: 18144369274     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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