TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-component population balance modeling of granulation with continuous addition of binder
AU - Marshall, Carl L.
AU - Rajniak, Pavol
AU - Matsoukas, Themis
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is based upon the work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant no. CBET-0651644 .
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Fluid bed granulation is a complex, multi-phase, multi-component unit operation often used in the pharmaceutical industry. Various attributes such as particle morphology, size, porosity, wettability, and binder viscosity play key roles in determining the overall size and composition of the granules that are produced. In this paper, we examine the interaction between binder addition and particle morphology and its impact on granule growth. A multi-dimensional population balance model that tracks the evolution of granule size and binder content distribution is used. A constant-number Monte Carlo algorithm that has been adapted to accommodate continuous processes such as the continuous addition of binder to a system is employed to solve the population balance. Simulation results are then compared with experimental results.
AB - Fluid bed granulation is a complex, multi-phase, multi-component unit operation often used in the pharmaceutical industry. Various attributes such as particle morphology, size, porosity, wettability, and binder viscosity play key roles in determining the overall size and composition of the granules that are produced. In this paper, we examine the interaction between binder addition and particle morphology and its impact on granule growth. A multi-dimensional population balance model that tracks the evolution of granule size and binder content distribution is used. A constant-number Monte Carlo algorithm that has been adapted to accommodate continuous processes such as the continuous addition of binder to a system is employed to solve the population balance. Simulation results are then compared with experimental results.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.01.027
DO - 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.01.027
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873731672
VL - 236
SP - 211
EP - 220
JO - Powder Technology
JF - Powder Technology
SN - 0032-5910
ER -