Spray-agglomeration of NPK-fertilizer in a rotating drum granulator

Powder Technology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-195

  Degreve J ^a   Baeyens, J ^b   Van de Velden, M ^c   De Laet, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d BASF Belgium SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Granulation; Modelling; Rotating drum

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

MODELING; NPK-FERTILIZERS; REFLUX GRANULOMETRY; ROTATING DRUM; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER; WATER;

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE SIZE;

AGGLOMERATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33646159985     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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