The kinetics of the granulation process: Right from the early stages

Powder Technology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Le, P K ^a   Avontuur, P ^b   Hounslow, M J ^a   Salman, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binder distribution; Granulation; Granule size distribution; Population balance model

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION KERNELS; AGGREGATION RATES; BINDER CONTENTS; BINDER DISTRIBUTION; EARLY STAGES; GRANULE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HIGH SHEARS; LIQUID BINDERS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL; WET GRANULATIONS;

BINDERS; LOUDSPEAKERS; RATE CONSTANTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GRANULATION;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DRUG GRANULATION; KERNEL METHOD; KINETICS; LIQUID; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 58349113621     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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