Description
Book SynopsisThe chemical industry processes a high proportion of its products in powder form, thus making the efficient, effective and safe handling and processing of powders of prime importance. Powders and Solids: Developments in Handling and Processing Technologies brings the reader right up-to-date with both newly-introduced commercial practices and results of recent fundamental research on the behaviour of model powders. Case studies are also included. Commencing with an overview of developments in the health and safety aspects of handling powders, the book then goes on to look at the new technologies being applied to powders and powder handling, followed by aspects of measurement and control in powder handling. It will be essential reading for all industrial practitioners, particularly those in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as all engineers working either in industry or research on processes involving solid and powder handling.
Trade Review"This carefully edited and indexed volume will certainly appeal to the specialist ..." * International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol 19, No 3, 2003 *
Table of ContentsHealth, Safety and Handling: The Evolvement of Solids Handling Technology; Explosion Hazards in Powder Handling and Processing: The Changes Ahead; Practical Solutions to Critical Solids Handling Problems; New Developments in the Containment of Pharmaceutical Powders; New Technologies: Powder Products and Structure; Granular Powders and Solids: Insights from Numerical Simulations; Flow Aid Technology; Measurement and Control: Wheat Flour Milling: A Case Study in Processing of Particulate Foods; Experimental Observations of Powder Consolidation; Process and Powder Handling Improvements Resulting from Particle Emission Measurement and Powder Mass Flow Monitoring using Electrodynamic Technology: A Case Study; Subject Index.
