The variability of pharmaceutical granulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 285-291

  Sochon, Robert P J ^a   Zomer, Simeone ^b   Cartwright, James J ^b   Hounslow, Michael J ^a   Salman, Agba D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemometrics; Granulation; Six sigma; Variability

Indexed keywords

CHEMOMETRICS; CURRENT CONSUMPTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; HIGH-SHEAR WET GRANULATION; INTRINSIC VARIABILITIES; MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL OUTCOMES; ON-LINE PROCESS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SIX SIGMA; SOLIDS PROCESSING; VARIABILITY;

DRUG PRODUCTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

GRANULATION;

EID: 77958151144     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.031     Document Type: Article

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