eprintid: 7605 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/76/05 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:19:25 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:19:25 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:09:51 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rahmanian, N. creators_name: Halmi, M.H. creators_name: Kong, C.C. creators_name: Patel, R. creators_name: Yusup, S. creators_name: Mujtaba, I.M. title: An experimental investigation on seeded granulation of detergent powders ispublished: pub keywords: Binders; Bins; Calcium carbonate; Granulation; Granulators; Particle size; Particle size analysis; Powders, Different binders; Experimental investigations; Granulation process; Granule structure; Narrow distribution; Operating condition; Seeded granulations; Structure characterization, Particles (particulate matter) note: cited By 5 abstract: Granulation is commonly used as an enlargement process of particles produce granules with desirable characteristics and functionality. Granulation process transforms fine powders into free-flowing, dust-free granules with the presence of liquid binder at certain operating conditions. The main focus of this research is on seeded granulation of detergent powders, a new phenomenon of granulation in which a layer of fine powders surround the coarse particle. This is already proven for calcium carbonate (Rahmanian et al., 2011). Here, detergent granules were produced in a 5 L high shear Cyclomix granulator using different fine/coarse powder ratio (1/3, 1, 3) and different binder ratio of 10 , 20 and 30 . The granules were then characterized for their particle size distribution, strength and structure. It was found that a high percentage (70 wt. ) of granules in the desired size range between 125 - 1,000 ?m were produced using the powder ratio of 1/3 and a binder content of 10 . Low mean crushing strength (3.0 N) with a narrow distribution was obtained using this condition. Structure characterization of the detergent granules produced in the granulator shows that consistent seeded granule structures are produced under the optimum process and formulation conditions of 1/3 powder ratio with 10 binder. Copyright © 2016, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. date: 2016 publisher: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009723967&doi=10.3303%2fCET1652217&partnerID=40&md5=4af130f49bd5557c4ccdc29d99f84982 id_number: 10.3303/CET1652217 full_text_status: none publication: Chemical Engineering Transactions volume: 52 pagerange: 1297-1302 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9788895608426 issn: 22839216 citation: Rahmanian, N. and Halmi, M.H. and Kong, C.C. and Patel, R. and Yusup, S. and Mujtaba, I.M. (2016) An experimental investigation on seeded granulation of detergent powders. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 52. pp. 1297-1302. ISSN 22839216