31. August 2018

Sugars and sweeteners are common ingredients in foods and also in pharmaceutical industries. They are soluble and sticky ingredients and their processing in granulators may be difficult since they can easily adhere to mixer walls or leadto uncontrolled granule growth. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the feasibility of the high shear wet granulation process and to find the optimal amount of binder by studying the granulation performances of four sugars: mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol...