Wu C.-Y., Ge W. (Eds.) Particulate Materials: Synthesis, Characterisation, Processing and Modelling

The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2012. – 304 p. — ISBN: 184973366X.Naturally occurring or manufactured through chemical and/or physical processes, particulate materials are substances consisting of individual particles which have significance to the global economy, society and environments.
Due to the diversity and intrinsic nature, manufacturing, handling and processing of particulate materials still face numerous challenges. Aimed at addressing these challenges, this book contains a selection of papers discussing the state-of-the-art research in particulate materials science that were presented at the UK-China Particle Technology Forum III held at Birmingham, UK in 2011. Classified into four distinct topics namely synthesis, characterisation, processing and modeling, the chapters showcase the advances in these areas including for synthesis a range of advanced techniques for example spray-pyrolysis, supercritical fluid synthesis assisted with ultrasound, continuous synthesis using supercritical water, hydrothermal synthesis of nano-particulate materials and jet milling.
For characterisation, various methods for characterising particulate materials at both particle and system levels are introduced and how these properties affect the behaviour of particulate materials in various processes, such as inhalation, filling, and consolidation, are discussed. In the processing section, recent advances such as capsule filling, micro-dosing, dry granulation, roll compaction, milling, and more are presented. The last section concerns mathematical and numerical modeling in particulate materials, for which the book includes both analytical methods and advanced numerical methods, such as discrete element methods (DEM), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM), coupled DEM/CFD and DEM/LBM, and their applications. Particulate Materials is aimed at research communities dealing with these diverse materials, and scientists and engineers in powder handling industries, such as pharmaceutical, food, fine chemical and detergents.Synthesis
Production of resveratrol nanoparticles using solution enhanced dispersion in supercritical CO₂ with enhanced mass transfer by ultrasound
A self-assembly mechanism of cuprous oxide nanoparticles in aqueous colloidal solutions
One-step synthesis of mesoporous sulfated zirconia nanoparticles with anion template
Rapid and continuous synthesis of LiFePO₄ and LiFePO₄/C nanoparticles in supercritical water
Hydrothermal synthesis of T;0 2 nanoparticles: process modeling and experimental validation
Spherical gamma alumina nano-powders produced from aluminium salts boehmite sol by spay-pyrolysis processes
A facile route for rapid synthesis ofmesoporous SBA-16 silica
The underlying mechanism of hydrothermal stability for ordered mesoporous molecular sieves without micropores
Preparation of rod-shape sillimanite powder using a jet mill
Surface modification of diatomite with titanate and its effects on the properties of reinforcing NR/SBR blends
Characterisation
Estimation of 3d 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
Investigation into the degree of variability in the solid state properties of common pharmaceutical excipients - microcrystalline cellulose
Structural transformation in a frictional granular system
Cyclic loading characteristics of a 2D granular assembly
The impact of dry granulation on detergent powder properties
Processing
The effect of carrier particle size on adhesion, content uniformity and inhalation performance of budesonide using dry powder inhalers
The control ofmicrodispensed mean dose ofiNHALAC70 by varying the time
of vibration in an acoustic micro-dosing system
The effect of signal amplitude of an ultrasonic vibration controlled metering device on micro-dispensing of inhalation grade lactose
Capsule filling performance of powdered formulations in relation to flow characteristics
The role of nozzle size of an acoustic vibration controlled micro-dosing system on micro-dispensing of INHALAC70
The influence of flow properties on roll compaction behaviour of pharmaceutical blends
An experimental investigation of dry granulation
Experimental investigation of milling of roll compacted ribbons
Effect of swirl on separation performance of a new spray granulation tower
Combined effects of acoustic wave and gas-solid jet on agglomeration of inhalable particles from coal combustion plant
The effect of cyclone height on flow field and separation performance
Influence of fluidization conditions on sticking time during reduction of Fe₂O₃ particles with CO
Solids friction factor for horizontal dense phase pneumatic conveying of pulverised coal
Dense phase pneumatic conveying of biomass and biomass/coal blends at high pressures
Modeling
Transport phenomena in packed beds
Incorporating the wedging effect in a new packing model
A discrete element model for contact electrification
Large-scale discrete element simulations of granular materials
Discrete element modeling of a mole sampling mechanism
Study of granular material multi-scale characteristics from complex network perspective
A lattice Boltzmann-lattice gas automata model for analysing the structure and efficiency of deposited particulate matter on fibrous filters
Numerical simulation of a pipe leakage problem with cohesive particles
CFD investigation of plug flow dense phase pneumatic conveying with a step in pipeline bore
CFD simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in a counter-current reactor system under supercritical conditions
Numerical investigation of turbulent heat transfer enhancement in helically coiled tubes using Al₂O₃ nanofluid