Don’t Feed the Trolls – Crazy Powders and Electrostatic Charge in Continuous Manufacturing

WEBINAR

Powder feeding is crucial for a robust continuous manufacturing (CM) operation and product quality. Even with modern gravimetric feeders, this can be a crossroad for CM as different powders interact distinctively with given equipment. Due to the complex nature of powders, their behavior needs to be considered in a multivariate manner.

In this webinar, we identify sources of feeding problems and present a set of experiments with a wide range of excipient powders and extract critical material attributes for successful feeding. We will show how feeding may alter powders, specifically their electrostatic charge. Finally, we will present the effect of relative humidity (RH) on charge and related powder adhesion.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Why feeding is highly relevant for continuous manufacturing
• How powder properties affect feeding performance
• Which feeding-induced alterations to powder properties may occur
• How relative humidity affects electrostatic charging and material adhesion