Recent advances in crystallization control: An industrial perspective

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 7 A, 2007, Pages 893-905

  Yu, Z Q ^a   Chew, J W ^a   Chow, P S ^a   Tan, Reginald B H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Crystal habit; Crystallization; PAT; Polymorph control; PSD; Quality by design

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION;

CRYSTAL HABIT; CRYSTALLIZATION CONTROL; POLYMORPH CONTROL;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CRYSTALLIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; PROCESS CONTROL; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION;

EID: 34547823597     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06234     Document Type: Review

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