A new method for the control of size of pellets in the melt pelletization process with a high shear mixer

• Main Authors: Heng, Paul Wan Sia, Wong, Tin Wui, Shu, Jian Jun, Wan, Lucy Sai Cheong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Pharmacy::Pharmaceutical technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100013; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7067
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The control of the melt pelletization process in an 8-l high shear mixer using specific energy consumption of the impeller motor was studied. Lactose was used as the bulk material with polyethylene glycol 3000 as a meltable binder. The effects of binder concentration, mean particle size of bulk mate...