Journal
DRYING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 10, Pages 1164-1169Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2010.482720
Keywords
Acetone; Diffusion; Pharmaceuticals; SEM; Vacuum
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- Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
- Imperial College London
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The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of drying condition (atmospheric pressure with varying temperature, acetone vapor-induced environment, and vacuum pressure) on the dehydration kinetics of carbamazepine dihydrate. Samples were prepared in loose crystals and agglomerated forms. Increasing driving forces, that is, higher temperature (up to 60 degrees C), low vacuum pressure (10-3Torr), and the presence of acetone vapor pressure (20% P/P0), reduce the dehydration time. At higher temperatures, the effect of vacuum was negligible and did not enhance drying rates. The dihydrate has a higher affinity toward acetone vapors, where dehydration proceeds faster in a solvent vapor environment. Sorption of acetone molecules, however, was observed at higher partial pressures. The kinetics of dehydration show pronounced dependency on the crystal form; the agglomerated crystals dehydrate more rapidly than the loose crystals, and dehydration proceeds at a different controlling mechanism of the moisture removal process.
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