CHARACTERIZATION OF GROWTH-BEHAVIOR OF SMALL PARACETAMOL CRYSTALS GROWTH FROM PURE SOLUTION

The industrial importance of crystalline particulates is well known. T hey are the end result of many unit operations. However, basic data ab out the physical nature of this varied class of materials is limited t o producing a desired result in the product and this can cause problem s for engineers attempting to design industrial crystallizers. Taking a common pharmaceutical, paracetamol, this study shows how basic growt h conditions can be used to tailor some of the physical properties of the resulting particulate.