Challenges in granulation technology

Powder Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-162

  Knight, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Granulation; Mixer; Size; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BINDERS; COALESCENCE; DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY;

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; MECHANICAL MIXERS;

GRANULATION;

COALESCENCE; GRANULATION; MIXING; MODEL; SOLID-SOLID MIXING; VISCOSITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; MECHANICAL PROBE; MIXER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POWDER; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 2342628573     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2004.01.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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