Producing hollow granules from hydrophobic powders in high-shear mixer granulators

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 558-566

  Eshtiaghi, Nicky ^a   Arhatari, Benedicta ^b   Hapgood, Karen P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Dry water; Granulation; Hollow granule; Hydrophobic; Liquid marbles; XRT

Indexed keywords

DRY WATER; HOLLOW GRANULE; HYDROPHOBIC; LIQUID MARBLES; XRT;

AGGLOMERATION; GRANULATION; GRANULATORS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; MARBLE; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 70449511834     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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