Agglomeration in Industry
Occurrence and Applications
Two-Volume Set
by Wolfgang Pietsch

An up-to-date overview dealing with the occurrence and key applications of agglomeration, including unwanted adhesion and beneficial size enlargement in pharmaceutical, food and animal feed, chemical, fertilizer and agrochemical, mineral, building material and ceramic, metal, solid fuel, as well as other industries. Furthermore, the book emphasizes recent developments at the level of single particles and applications of agglomeration phenomena in nanotechnology.

Contents

Volume 1

Agglomeration as a Generic, Independent, and Interdisciplinary Field of Science

Agglomeration Fundamentals

• Structure and Bonding
• Binding Mechanisms
• Particle Size of the Particulate Solid
• Binders and Additives
• Strength
• Determination of Strength
• Porosity

Undesired Agglomeration: Methods of Avoiding or Lessening its Effect

• Separation.
• Mixing
• Comminution
• Agglomeration
• Transportation
• Storage

Beneficial Uses of Agglomeration: Agglomeration Technologies and Methods

• Tumble or Growth Agglomeration
• Pressure Agglomeration
• Agglomeration by Heat/Sintering
• Technologies Using the Phenomena and Fundamentals of Agglomeration for Purposes other than Size Enlargement

Industrial Applications of Size Enlargement by Agglomeration

• General Applications
• Pharmaceutical Applications
• Applications in the Chemical Industry
• Applications in the Food Industry
• Applications for Animal Feeds
• Fertilizers and Agrochemicals
• Building Materials and Ceramics
• Applications in the Mining Industry (Minerals and Ores)
• Applications in the Metallurgical Industry
• Applications for Solid Fuels
• Special Applications

Index

Volume 2

Powder Metallurgy

Applications in Environmental Control

• Collection, Stabilization, and Deposition of Particulate Solids
• Recycling/Secondary Raw Materials

Development of Industrial Applications

• Test Facilities
• Tolling Operations: Contract Manufacturing
• Scale-Up

Optimization and Troubleshooting of Agglomeration Systems

• Tumble/Growth Technologies
• Pressure Agglomeration Technologies
• Other Technologies

Applications of Agglomeration Phenomena for Single Particles and in Nanotechnologies

• Occurrence and Applications of Agglomeration Phenomena for the Attachment and Bonding of Single Particles to Surfaces and Substrates
• Some Examples of Nanoparticles with Special Characteristics
• Applications of Agglomeration in Nanotechnologies>

Index

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