Drying Wet Granules: Study the Effect of Over Wetting Problem

• Main Author: Zulfadli Hariz Bin Ahmad, Zulfadli Hariz
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/628/1/zulfadli_hariz_ahmad.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/628/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Granulation is a process that combining finer particles together in order to produce coarser particles. The purpose of granulation is to improve the flow properties of the particles, to modify the bulk densities and the dissolution rates of the particles. The objective of this project is to do an experimental study on the drying of wet granules and the effect of over wetting in particles. Wet granules composed of flour were dried in under various volumes of liquid solution. The effects of the conditions on the properties of granules such as diameter, drying rate and density of the granules are investigated. The relationships between the operating conditions and the drying rates were also examined. This project will reflect the important of over wetting study in granulation process. The writer will explained on related theories regarding granulation and relate it on drying granules with the effect of over wetting process. As the project continues, the objective of the project is clearly arising and this project will reply to the problem statement perfectly