Particle Technology and Applications

With peer-reviewed chapters written by a select group of academic and industry experts, this comprehensive yet accessible book presents the theoretical and technological background of particle science and explores up-to-date applications of particle technologies in the chemical, petrochemical, energy, mechanical, and materials industries. It looks at the importance of particle science and technology in the development of efficient chemical processes and novel functional materials. The book will help readers tackle new challenges in process and product development and create new methodologies in the clean technology sector.

Sunggyu Lee is a Russ Ohio Research Scholar and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio University, where he is also the director of the Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (SEAM) Laboratory. Dr. Lee holds 31 U.S. patents and has authored over 450 journal articles and conference papers. His research areas include alternative fuels, supercritical fluid technology, advanced material processing, chemical process engineering and reactor design, and polymer synthesis and processing. Kimberly H. Henthorn is an associate professor of chemical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Dr. Henthorn's research focuses on particle characterization, solids entrainment and transport, and two-phase microfluidic flows.

Characterization. Nanomaterials. Solids Handling and Processing. Polymer and Supercritical Fluid Applications. Environment and Safety.