Relationship between mechanical properties and shape descriptors of granules obtained by fluidized bed wet granulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 425-431

  Téllez Medina, Darío I ^a   Byrne, Edmond ^a   Fitzpatrick, John ^a   Catak, Muammer ^a   Cronin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Coefficient of restitution; Fractal dimension; Granule strength; Lacunarity; Wet granulation

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION; FLAT GLASS; FLUID BED GRANULATION; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; GLASS BEAD; GLASS PARTICLES; GLASS PLATE; GRANULE STRENGTH; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; LACUNARITY; PROJECTED AREA; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS; WET GRANULATION;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GLASS; GRANULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SOLUTIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 77958152604     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.11.035     Document Type: Article

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