Fluid-Solid Reactions

Fluid-Solid Reactions, Second Edition takes a detailed and thorough look at the scope of fluid-solid reaction systems, focusing on the four phenomena: external mass transfer, pore diffusion, chemical reaction, and adsorption/desorption. This completely revised new edition builds on the classic original edition through the introduction of cutting-edge new theories and applications, including the formulation and application of a new and convenient law that governs fluid-solid reaction kinetics. This book will be of primary interest to practicing engineers engaged in process research, development, and design in the many fields where fluid-solid reactions are critical to workflow and research.

Fluid-solid reactions play a major role in the technology of most industrialized nations. These reactions encompass a very broad field, including the extraction of metals from their ores, the combustion of solid fuels, coal gasification, and the incineration of solid refuse.  

Features 50% new and revised content, arming researchers with the latest developments in the field Details a new unified approach to modeling the rates of fluid-solid reaction systems Authored by one of the world’s foremost experts on fluid-solid reactions and their applications in the field

1. Introduction 2. Elements of Fluid-Solid Reactions 3. Reaction Kinetics of Fine Particles 4. General Approach to Fluid-Solid Reaction Analysis and Modeling 5. Reactions of Single Nonporous Solids 6. Reactions of Single Porous Solids 7. Sohn’s Law of Fluid-Solid Reaction Rates 8. Extension of Basic Analysis to Complex Systems 9. Reactions between Solids Proceeding through Gaseous Intermediates 10. Design of Multiparticle Fluid-Solid Reactors 11. Experimental Techniques for Fluid-Solid Reaction Rate Measurement