Effect of scale of operation on granule strength in high shear granulators

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 915-923

  Rahmanian, N ^a   Ghadiri, M ^a   Ding, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclomix; High shear mixer granulator; Scale up; Statistical analysis; Strength characterisation

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CYCLOMIX; HIGH SHEAR MIXER GRANULATOR; STRENGTH CHARACTERIZATION;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 37549045980     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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