Journal
TALANTA
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages 293-302Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2012.07.054
Keywords
Fluid bed granulation; NIR spectroscopy; Spatial filter velocimetry (SFV); Focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM); In-line monitoring; Process control
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- Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen)
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This article describes the results of three case studies conducted consecutively, in order to develop a process control strategy for a top-spray fluid bed granulation process. The use of several real-time particle size (i.e., spatial filter velocimetry and focused beam reflectance measurement) and moisture (i.e., near infrared (MR) and Lighthouse near infrared spectroscopy) analyzers was examined. A feed-forward process control method was developed, where in-line collected granulation information during the process spraying phase was used to determine the optimum drying temperature of the consecutive drying phase. Via real-time monitoring of process (i.e., spraying temperature and spray rate) and product (i.e., granule size distribution and moisture) parameters during the spraying period, the batch bulk density was predicted at the end of the spraying cycle, using a PLS model. When this predicted bulk density was not meeting the desired value, the developed control method allowed the calculation of an adjusted drying temperature leading to the desired batch bulk density at the end of the granulation process. Besides the development of the feed-forward control strategy, a quantitative PIS model for in-line moisture content prediction of the granulated end product was built using the NIR data. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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