Effect of process variables on fluiddynamics and adhesion efficiency during spouted bed coating of hard gelatine capsules

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2238-2246

  Martins, Gilmarcio Z ^a   Souza, Claudia R F ^a   Shankar, Tumuluru J ^a   Oliveira, Wanderley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enteric coating; Experimental design; Hard gelatine capsule; Spouted bed

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE;

ENTERIC COATING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HARD GELATINE CAPSULE; SPOUTED BED;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 53549103303     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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