Asachi, M, Nourafkan, E orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-5528 and Hassanpour, A orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-1506 (2018) A review of current techniques for the evaluation of powder mixing. Advanced Powder Technology, 29 (7). pp. 1525-1549. ISSN 0921-8831
Abstract
Blending a mixture of powders to a homogeneous system is a crucial step in many manufacturing processes. To achieve a high quality of the end product, powder mixtures should be made with high content uniformity. For instance, producing uniform tablets depends on the homogeneous dispersion of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), often in low level quantities, into excipients. To control the uniformity of a powder mixture, the first required step is to estimate the powder content information during blending. There are several powder homogeneity evaluation techniques which differ in accuracy, fundamental basis, cost and operating conditions. In this article, emerging techniques for the analysis of powder content and powder blend uniformity, are explained and compared. The advantages and drawbacks of all the techniques are reviewed to help the readers to select the appropriate equipment for the powder mixing evaluation. In addition, the paper highlights the recent innovative on-line measurement techniques used for the non-invasive evaluation of the mixing performance.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Advanced Powder Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Powder mixing evaluation; Powder blend homogeneity; Wet techniques; Dry techniques |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2018 15:07 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2019 00:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.apt.2018.03.031 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130746 |