An investigation of magnesium stearate mixing in a V-blender through gamma-ray detection

Powder Technology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-245

  Perrault, M ^a   Bertrand, F ^a   Chaouki, J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohesive powder; Core sampling; Magnesium stearate; Powder mixing; Radioactivity measurement; V blender

Indexed keywords

BLEND COMPOSITION; COHESIVE POWDER; GAMMA-RAY DETECTION; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; MIXING BEHAVIOUR; MIXING DYNAMICS; MIXING PERFORMANCE; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POWDER BED; POWDER MIXING; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SHEAR FORCE; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATES; V-BLENDER;

BLENDING; CORE SAMPLES; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; EXTRACTION; GAMMA RAYS; MAGNESIUM; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; SUGARS;

MAGNESIUM POWDER;

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; FLUIDIZED BED; GAMMA RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUBRICATION; MIXER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; VELOCITY;

EID: 77951497960     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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