[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities in modelling wet granulation in pharmaceutical industry–a critical review

M Singh, S Shirazian, V Ranade, GM Walker… - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Wet granulation is a key step in the pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid-dosage forms.
Wet granulation is used in pharmaceutical production to enhance formulation qualities such …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities concerning numerical solutions for population balances: a critical review

M Singh, V Ranade, O Shardt… - Journal of Physics A …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Population balance models are tools for the study of dispersed systems, such as granular
materials, polymers, colloids and aerosols. They are applied with increasing frequency …

A multi-scale, mechanistic model of a wet granulation process using a novel bi-directional PBM–DEM coupling algorithm

D Barrasso, T Eppinger, FE Pereira, R Aglave… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel mechanistic model for a wet granulation process is presented,
combining the techniques of population balance modeling and discrete element methods to …

Multi-dimensional population balance model development and validation for a twin screw granulation process

D Barrasso, A El Hagrasy, JD Litster… - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel multi-component population balance model (PBM) for the twin-screw
granulation (TSG) process was developed, taking into account the rate processes of …

Accurate and efficient approximations for generalized population balances incorporating coagulation and fragmentation

M Singh - Journal of Computational Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on development of two approaches based on finite volume schemes for
solving both one-dimensional and multidimensional nonlinear simultaneous coagulation …

CFD–DEM–PBM coupled model development and validation of a 3D top-spray fluidized bed wet granulation process

A Tamrakar, R Ramachandran - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, fluidized bed granulation is one of the common
processing options available to achieve better flowability of powders through size …

A comparison of model order reduction techniques for a four-dimensional population balance model describing multi-component wet granulation processes

D Barrasso, R Ramachandran - Chemical engineering science, 2012 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional (3-D) population balance equations are often used to model wet
granulation processes, simulating distributions in particle size, liquid binder content, and …

Partial least squares regression to calculate population balance model parameters from material properties in continuous twin-screw wet granulation

AAB Jiménez, K Matsunami… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the pharmaceutical industry, twin-screw wet granulation has become a realistic option for
the continuous manufacturing of solid drug products. Towards the efficient design …

Multi-component population balance modeling of continuous granulation processes: A parametric study and comparison with experimental trends

D Barrasso, S Walia, R Ramachandran - Powder technology, 2013 - Elsevier
In the recent few years, continuous processing has been considered as a promising process
alternative to batch processing in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Via a novel population …

Multi-dimensional population balance model development using a breakage mode probability kernel for prediction of multiple granule attributes

A Dan, H Vaswani, A Šimonová… - Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Milling affects not only particle size distributions but also other important granule quality
attributes, such as API content and porosity, which can have a significant impact on the …