Presents Drying Breakthroughs for an Array of Materials
Despite being one of the oldest, most energy-intensive unit operations, industrial drying is perhaps the least scrutinized technique at the microscopic level. Yet in the wake of today’s global energy crisis, drying research and development is on the rise.
Following in the footsteps of the widely read first edition, Advanced Drying Technologies, Second Edition is the direct outcome of the recent phenomenal growth in drying literature and new drying hardware. This edition provides an evaluative overview of new and emerging drying technologies, while placing greater emphasis on making the drying process more energy efficient in the green age.
Draws on the Authors’ 60+ Years of Combined Experience
Fueled by the current energy crisis and growing consumer demand for improved quality products, this thoroughly updated resource addresses cutting-edge drying technologies for numerous materials such as high-valued, heat-sensitive pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and some foods. It also introduces innovative techniques, such as heat-pump drying of foods, which allow both industrial practice and research and development projects to save energy, reduce carbon footprints, and thus improve the bottom line.
Four New Chapters:
- Spray-Freeze-Drying
- Fry Drying
- Refractance Window Drying
- Mechanical Thermal Expression
Requiring no prior knowledge of chemical engineering, this single-source reference should assist researchers in turning the laboratory curiosities of today into the revolutionary novel drying technologies of tomorrow.
GENERAL DISCUSSION: CONVENTIONAL AND NOVEL DRYING CONCEPTS
Need for Advanced Drying Technologies
Classification and Selection Criteria: Conventional
versus Novel Technologies
Innovation and Trends in Drying Technologies
SELECTED ADVANCED DRYING TECHNOLOGIES
Drying on Inert Particles
Impinging Stream Drying
Drying in Pulsed Fluid Beds
Superheated Steam Drying
Airless Drying
Drying in Mobilized Beds
Drying with Shock Waves
Vacu Jet Drying System
Contact-Sorption Drying
Sonic Drying
Pulse Combustion Drying
Heat Pump Drying
Fry-Drying
SELECTED TECHNIQUES FOR DRYING AND DEWATERING
Mechanical Thermal Expression
Displacement Drying
Vapor Drying
Slush Drying
Atmospheric Freeze-Drying
Spray-Freeze-Drying
Refractance Window
Carver-Greenfield Process
HYBRID DRYING TECHNOLOGIES
Microwave–Convective Drying with Cogeneration
Microwave–Vacuum Drying
Filtermat Drying
Spray-Fluid Bed–Vibrated Fluid Bed Dryer
Combined Filtration and Drying
Radio-Frequency Drying with 50 O Technology
Radio Frequency–Assisted Heat Pump Drying
Radio Frequency–Vacuum Drying
Miscellaneous Hybrid Technologies
OTHER TECHNIQUES
Special Drying Technologies
Index
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