Granulation Course
Following the Symposium and Workshop was a two-day Granulation Course in Sheffield on 21st - 22nd July 2011.
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Led by experts from the food, detergent and pharmaceutical industries, this course was designed for those who work in industrial granulation, or PhD students.
The course gave attendees hands-on granulation experience and knowledge from renowned experts in the field.
Course content
| Lectures | |
|---|---|
| Wet high shear granulation regime map | Dr Gavin Reynolds, AstraZeneca |
| Batch granulation: process and formulation variables | Prof. Agba Salman, University of Sheffield |
| Continuous granulation | James Cartwright, GSK |
| Product characterisation | Nigel Somerville-Roberts, P&G |
| Raw material characterisation | Dr Gerhard Niederreter, Nestlé |
| Practical sessions | |
|---|---|
| Fluid bed agglomeration |
Dr Laurent Forny, Nestlé Xavier Mesnier, University of Sheffield |
| Roller compaction and extrusion |
Dr Bindhu Gururajan, AstraZeneca James Osborne, University of Sheffield |
| Extrusion: spheronisation | Dr Csaba Sinka, Leicester University |
| Process scale up | Dr Robert Sochon, GSK |
| Tabletting |
Dr Vikram Chouk & Miss Ei Leen Chan University of Sheffield |
| Finished product characterisation |
Dr Hong Sing Tan, P&G Dr Ranjit Dhenge, University of Sheffield |