Monte Carlo modeling of binder-Less spray agglomeration in fluidized beds
Rieck C, Schmidt M, Bück A, Tsotsas E (2018)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Book Volume: 64
Pages Range: 3582-3594
Journal Issue: 10
DOI: 10.1002/aic.16349
Abstract
Fluidized bed spray agglomeration is used in the industry to increase the particle size and to improve several properties, for example, bulk density, flowability, and dissolution behavior of particulate products. Usually, a binder liquid is sprayed on a particle bed. If amorphous materials are used, spraying of pure water may cause agglomeration due to glass transition at wet spots on the particle surface. As no process models covering binder‐less spray agglomeration currently exist, a model based on a Monte Carlo method is presented. In this method, the process is described by events and processes on the single particle scale. Additionally, agglomeration experiments in a lab‐scale fluidized bed using three different maltodextrins are presented. For each experiment, a simulation was performed. The simulation results are compared with the obtained experimental data.
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APA:
Rieck, C., Schmidt, M., Bück, A., & Tsotsas, E. (2018). Monte Carlo modeling of binder-Less spray agglomeration in fluidized beds. AIChE Journal, 64(10), 3582-3594. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.16349
MLA:
Rieck, Christian, et al. "Monte Carlo modeling of binder-Less spray agglomeration in fluidized beds." AIChE Journal 64.10 (2018): 3582-3594.
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