Particulate Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing and Modeling, by Chuan-Yu Wu and Wei Ge, RSC Publishing, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Kwauk, M. (2012).Particulate Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing and Modeling, by Chuan-Yu Wu and Wei Ge, RSC Publishing, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012. Particuology, 10(2), 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2012.03.001

Particulate Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing and Modeling, by Chuan-Yu Wu and Wei Ge, RSC Publishing, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012

Mooson Kwauk (Director Emeritus)

Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10.1016/j.partic.2012.03.001

Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2012, Page 253

Available online 16 March 2012.

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Abstract

This book records a collection of 42 selected papers presented at UK-China Particle Technology Forum III held at Birmingham, UK, on 2011-7-3/6. The prior Forum II was held in Guiyang, China in 2009, and Forum I in Leeds, UK in 2007.

This Forum III was classified in this book into four topics totaling 42 presentations, each represented in this review by the first two papers, as follows:

Synthesis (10 presentations)

• Production of resveratrol nanoparticles using solution enhanced dispersion in supercritical CO₂ with enhanced mass transfer by ultrasound.

• One-step synthesis of mesoporous sulfated zirconia nanoparticles with anion template.

Characterisation (6)

• Estimation of 3rd faceted growth rates of potash alum crystals in a hot-stage reactor using online 2D images.

• A novel approach to quantifying and scaling air current segregation from experiments to industrial silos.

Processing (14)

• The effect of carrier particle size on adhesion, content uniformity and inhalation performance of budesonide using dry powder inhalers.

• The control of microdispersed mean dose of INHALAC-70 by varying the time of vibration in an acoustic micro-dosing system.

Modelling (12)

• The influence of wetting on the buoyancy of particles.

• Transport phenomena in packed beds.

The Preface of the book says:

“Particulate materials are substances consisting of individual particles, such as minerals, dusts, pollutants, catalysts, protective coatings, composites, toners, cosmetic powders, pharmaceutical drugs, fertilizers, cement, solid fuels, and foodstuff, which can be found in nature or manufactured through chemical and/or physical processes. They are the primary sources for particulate products, which account for over 60% of all industrial products and are of significant importance to the global economy, society and environments…”

Since my initiation into the field in the 1940s, this book well stands for a phenomenal stride in the current age, and is worth reading to understand the past and to peer into the future.

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