Powder hydrophobicity and flow properties: Effect of feed frame design and operating parameters

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 697-706

  Mendez, Rafael ^a   Muzzio, Fernando J ^b   Velazquez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Die filling; Dissolution; Overlubrication; Powder feeders; Shear rate; Tablet hardness

Indexed keywords

BLADE SPEED; BLEND COMPOSITION; DIE DIAMETER; DIE FILLING; FLOW PROPERTIES; FRAME DESIGN; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OVERLUBRICATION; POWDER FEEDERS; POWDER FLOW; RESIDENCE TIME; SHEAR RATES;

DESIGN; DIES; DISSOLUTION; HARDNESS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POWDERS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84856621924     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12639     Document Type: Article

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