Topics
Topics covered at the 6th International Granulation Conference 2013 at Cutlers' Hall, 91̽»¨.
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The Macro Scale I: Processing for Granulation
- Fluidised Bed Spray Granulation
- High Shear Granulation
- Extrusion-Spheronisation and Pelletisation
- Roller Compaction and Tabletting
- Coating and Encapsulation
- Continuous Granulation (inc. feed rate and granule composition)
- Scale-Up
- Evaluating Product Performance
- Environmental Aspects/Energy Consumption
- Overall Process Concepts & Design
- Tools for Process Control
- Granulation: Variability and Error
The Macro Scale II: Applications
- Pharmaceutical Granulation and Tabletting
- Agglomeration in the Food Industry
- Detergent and Personal Care Products
- Nano-Granulation
- Green Granulation - Innovative Processes
- Agglomeration in Suspension-Flocculation
- Agglomeration in Metallurgical Industry
- Fertiliser Granulation
- Catalyst
- Agglomeration in other Processes
- Undesired Agglomeration
The Meso Scale: Mechanistic Description
- Wetting and Nucleation, and Growth and Consolidation
- Granulation Rate Processes
- Breakage in Granulation
- Characterisation of Material Properties and their Influence on Granulation
- Binder Properties
- Transport Phenomena during Granulation
- Stress Distributions and Flow Profiles in Granulation Processes
The Micro Scale: Granules and Smaller
- Structure-Property (Granule Structure, Product Performance)
- Product Structure vs Application Properties
- Droplet; wetting, spreading and rebound phenomena
- Interparticle Forces
- Hierarchically Structured Granules
- New Granule Characterisation Methods
Towards a Generalised Model of Agglomeration
- High Viscosity and Low Viscosity Binders
- High Shear and Low Shear Granulators
- How do Design the Optimal Agglomerator
- How to Control Properties (Shape, Density, Strength and Size)