Beschreibung:
Understanding the unit operation of particulate drying is imperative to yield products with desired properties and characteristics and ensure safety, energy efficiency and performance, and low environmental impact. The book gives an overview of particulate drying techniques, advantages and limitations, industrial applications, and design methods.
1. Introduction to Particulate Drying, 2. Vibrated Bed Drying, 3. Fixed-Bed Drying, 4. Pneumatic and Flash Drying, 5. Drying of Particulates by Impinging Streams, 6. Drying of Suspensions and Pastes in Spouted Beds, 7. Rotary Dryers: Fluid Dynamics Aspects and Modelling, 8. Prospects for the Development of Industrial Process for Drying Nanoformulations, 9. Superheated Steam Drying of Particulates, 10. Miscellaneous Drying Techniques for Particulates.