LACTOSE TEXTURE MONITORING DURING COMPACTING .1. MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES AND TEXTURE PARAMETERS

Mercury porosimetry has been found to be an effective method of studyi ng the porous texture of compacts (1). The authors used this method to differentiate between materials on the basis of interparticular pore volume and pore surface area. The cohesive properties of eight lactose s were studied from their resistance to simple compaction and discusse d with regard to the change in their texture as a function of pressure . A technological classification is proposed.