Novel mechanistic description of the water granulation process for hydrophilic polymers

Powder Technology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-146

  Larsson, Anette ^a   Vogt, Morten Herman ^a   Herder, Jenny ^a   Luukkonen, Pirjo ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Granulation mechanism; HEC; HPMC; Hydrophilic polymers; Hypromellose; Water granulation

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CURING; GELATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

GRANULATION MECHANISM; HEC; HPMC; HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS; HYPROMELLOSE; WATER GRANULATION;

GRANULATION;

HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTACT ANGLE; DRY POWDER; FLOW KINETICS; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR RATE; VISCOSITY; WATER GRANULATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 56249148837     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.039     Document Type: Article

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