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Overview

James D. Litster is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, computational mechanics, pollution, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Injection Molding Process and Properties
  • Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

James D. Litster has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • Particle technology education in the 21st century - Outcomes from the IFPRI sponsored workshop in Sheffield, April 2017, published in 2020 in Powder Technology
  • Roller compaction: Infrared thermography as a PAT for monitoring powder flow from feeding to compaction zone, published in 2020 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • High-shear granulation: An investigation into granule breakage rates, published in 2021 in Advanced Powder Technology
  • Efficient global sensitivity-based model calibration of a high-shear wet granulation process, published in 2021 in Chemical Engineering Science
  • Systematic study to improve the powder feeding performance and reducing the percentage of fines in roller compactor, published in 2024 in Powder Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have appeared multiple times alongside them in publications, such as Mingzhe Yu, Agba D. Salman, Chalak Omar, Marcus Weidemann, and Alexander Schmidt.

James D. Litster's work is often published in venues specializing in powder and particulate technologies, including:

  • Powder Technology
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Advanced Powder Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Science

Best Publications

  • Nucleation, growth and breakage phenomena in agitated wet granulation processes: a review

    Simon M Iveson;James Donald Litster;Karen Hapgood;Brian J Ennis

  • The Science and Engineering of Granulation Processes

    James D. Litster;Bryan Ennis

  • Assessment of Recent Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Trends: A Multiauthor Review

    Levente L. Simon;Hajnalka Pataki;György Marosi;Fabian Meemken

  • Drop Penetration into Porous Powder Beds

    Karen Hapgood;James Donald Litster;Simon R Biggs;Tony Howes

  • Growth regime map for liquid-bound granules

    S. M. Iveson;J. D. Litster

  • Effect of particle properties on the flowability of ibuprofen powders

    L X Liu;I Marziano;A C Bentham;J D Litster

  • Nucleation regime map for liquid bound granules

    Karen Hapgood;James Donald Litster;Rachel Smith

  • Fundamental studies of granule consolidation Part 1: Effects of binder content and binder viscosity

    S.M. Iveson;J.D. Litster;B.J. Ennis

  • Growth regime map for liquid-bound granules: further development and experimental validation

    Simon M. Iveson;Philippe A.L. Wauters;Sarah Forrest;James D. Litster

  • Coalescence of deformable granules in wet granulation processes

    L. X. Liu;J. D. Litster;S. M. Iveson;B. J. Ennis

  • Twin screw wet granulation: Influence of formulation parameters on granule properties and growth behavior

    A.S. El Hagrasy;J.R. Hennenkamp;M.D. Burke;J.J. Cartwright

  • Liquid distribution in wet granulation: dimensionless spray flux

    James Donald Litster;Karen Hapgood;James N Michaels;Angela Sims

  • Fundamental studies of granule consolidation. Part 2 : Quantifying the effects of particle and binder properties

    S.M. Iveson;J.D. Litster

  • Population balance modelling of drum granulation of materials with wide size distribution

    A.A. Adetayo;J.D. Litster;Sotiris E. Pratsinis;B.J. Ennis

  • Scale-up of mixer granulators for effective liquid distribution

    James Donald Litster;Karen Hapgood;Karen Hapgood;James N Michaels;A Sims

  • Scaleup of wet granulation processes: science not art

    J.D. Litster

  • Determination of coalescence kernels for high-shear granulation using DEM simulations

    Justin A. Gantt;Ian T. Cameron;James D. Litster;Edward P. Gatzke

  • A three-dimensional population balance model of granulation with a mechanistic representation of the nucleation and aggregation phenomena

    Jonathan M.-H. Poon;Charles D. Immanuel;Francis J. Doyle;James D. Litster

  • Liquid-bound granule impact deformation and coefficient of restitution

    S.M. Iveson;J.D. Litster

  • Effect of granule morphology on breakage behaviour during compression

    D. Golchert;R. Moreno;M. Ghadiri;J. D. Litster

  • Population balance modelling of granulation with a physically based coalescence kernel

    L. X. Liu;J. D. Litster

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony Howes
Tony Howes University of Queensland
Carl Wassgren
Carl Wassgren Purdue University West Lafayette
Victor Rudolph
Victor Rudolph University of Queensland
Rohit Ramachandran
Rohit Ramachandran Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lynne S. Taylor
Lynne S. Taylor Purdue University West Lafayette
Francis J. Doyle
Francis J. Doyle Brown University
Norman J. Wagner
Norman J. Wagner University of Delaware
Agba D. Salman
Agba D. Salman University of Sheffield
Paul Lant
Paul Lant University of Queensland
Zoltan K. Nagy
Zoltan K. Nagy Purdue University West Lafayette

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