PMID: 1195120Nov 1, 1975Paper

Diffusion model for fluidized-bed drying

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
M A ZoglioJ T Carstensen

Abstract

A sucrose-lactose-starch granulation was used to study particulate motion and attrition in a fluid bed dryer. There is some classification of material in the dryer as drying proceeds; fine particles are dried faster and become less dense, and the less dry but denser large particles show some (although not great) accumulation tendencies in the lower central area. Unlike countercurrent rotary drying, fluid bed drying cannot be accounted for by water diffusion inside the granule as the rate-limiting step. In its place, a model of external water vapor diffusion is proposed and is supported by vapor-concentration curves and by the linear dependence of the rate constants on the linear air velocities. The dried granulation exhibits the same trend as does countercurrent dried material in that larger particles have higher moisture contents than do smaller particles. Quantitative relationships between content of moisture and size were developed and are supported by experimental data. The granulation, upon storage, does not equilibrate, indicating that this type of water distribution is a problem in batch process granulations as well as in the earlier reported case of granulations for continuous production.

Citations

Apr 17, 2002·International Journal of Pharmaceutics·Julia Z H GaoM A Hussain
Nov 22, 2011·Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery·Zhi Hui LohPaul W S Heng
Sep 24, 2013·European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics : Official Journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik E.V·Nicolas HeiglJohannes G Khinast

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