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GRANULATION BY ROLLER
COMPACTION
GROUP MEMBERS:
GULNAZ BADAR
NAYAB LIAQAT
ANEES ANJUM
YUSRA JAVID
Contents

 Introduction
 Formulation design
 Equipment design
 Roller compaction theory
 Design of roller compaction
 Process variables
 conclusions
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Roller compaction is the single

operation process of the dry
granulation

Oldest technique of granules formation

is slugging
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A technique which induced

pressure in the agglomeration
method from which
granules are formed with
good flow ability and
compaction characteristics.
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Loose powder

The principle of compaction is based on 1

Nip
the space is generally divided in three entry
angle angle
2
regions:
 Slip-region (feeding zone)  3

 Nip-region (compaction zone)

 Extrusion-region (release zone)
Ribbon
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Feeder Design
Roll Surface
Gravity Feeder
Smooth
Forced Feeder Crumpled
Fluted
Crusher

Regions
Orientation Screening
Slip
Horizontal Nip
Vertical Extrusion
In-cline
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Feed
01
02 Compression

Flake Crushing
03
04 Screening
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Roll pressure Feed

screw
speed
Roller gap
ROLL PRESSURE
Roll speed
Screen size
Horizontal / vertical feed screw speed Roll speed

Roller gap
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Merits Demerits
Major advantage of dry granulation over wet granulation A major disadvantage of roller compaction is the
is the absence of water or any other organic solvents. production of non-compacted powders.

Suitable for those drugs which are moisture or heat Because no liquid binder is used
sensitive.

Suitable for the compounds which have a low melting Less product yields obtained as compared to the wet
point or degrade rapidly on heating. granulation process.

Low operational cost.

Roller compaction results in capsules that forms porous

table.

Dust problems are minimized or avoided and filling

during tableting is improved.
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 Preparation of directly compressible excipients.

 Compaction of drugs and drug formulations.
 Granulation of herbal dry extracts.
 Immediate release formulation and enhanced dissolution.
 Controlled release formulations.
 QUIZ
1. Angle between the axis of roll and heap of the powder called….
(i) Nip region
(ii) Extra angle

(iii) Nip angle

2. The drugs which have low or absent compressibility are …… to
granulate.
(i) Easily
(ii) Difficult
(iii) Not effected
REFRENCE:

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMATECH RESEARCH

“ROLLER COMPACTION DESIGN AND CRITICAL PARAMETERS IN
DRUG FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT”.