The influence of the moisture content of microcrystalline cellulose on the coating process in a fluidized bed

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

O. S. Silva¹  S. C. S. Rocha¹  S. C. Marsal¹ 

[1] ,State University of Campinas School of Chemical Engineering Laboratory of Fluid-Dynamics and DryingCampinas SP ,Brazil

关键词: coating;    fluidization;    moisture content;    microcrystalline cellulose;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-66322004000200023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this work was to study the coating of microcrystalline cellulose with a polymeric suspension in a fluidized bed. The coating operation was carried out using a fluidized bed with top spraying by a double-fluid nozzle. The fluidized bed consists of a cylindrical column made of plexiglass with a height of 0.6 m and an inner diameter of 0.14 m. The polymeric coating suspension was formulated using Eudragit® as the basic component. As the quality of the coating product is greatly affected by the spraying characteristics, the influence of the flow rate of the coating suspension and the moisture content of the particles on the agglomeration index and efficiency of the process of coating microcrystalline cellulose was analyzed.

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