The effect of the binder size and viscosity on agglomerate growth in fluidised hot melt granulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 275-284

  Zhai, H ^a   Li, S ^a   Jones, D S ^a   Walker, G M ^a   Andrews, G P ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Binder size; Fluidised hot melt granulation; Fluorescence microscopy; Growth mechanism; Hydrophobic; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BINDER PROPERTIES; BINDER VISCOSITY; COMPETING PROCESS; CRITICAL RATIO; DISTRIBUTION MECHANISM; GRANULATION MECHANISM; GRANULATION TECHNIQUES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; GROWTH PROCESS; HOT MELT; HYDROPHOBIC; MATERIAL PROPERTY; ONSET-TIME; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER; POLOXAMER; POLOXAMER 188; POLYOXYETHYLENE; SIEVE ANALYSIS; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; TIME-SCALES;

AGGLOMERATION; FILLERS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRANULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

BINDERS;

EID: 77958151308     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.056     Document Type: Article

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