Download or read book Powder Technology and Pharmaceutical Processes written by Dominique Chulia and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1994 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardbound. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the operations most commonly used in processing solids in the field of pharmacy and also in the fields of fine chemicals, cosmetics, foods, etc. The authors combine the triple standpoint of formulation, physical characterization of materials and process engineering and have selected the basic facts needed to understand the phenomena by which molecules become particles, particles become granules and granules become tablets, extrudates, microcapsules, etc. These operations are then described in very practical terms, including assessment of their effectiveness and limitations, and critical steps are highlighted.About twenty operations carried out on divided solids are described, ranging from crystallization to formulation, in a manner intended to be within the grasp of all involved: it is not a book solely for specialists, but offers a multidisciplinary background and a methodological help to p