Colloid and Surface Engineering: Applications in the Process Industries

Colloid and surface science is a fast developing science and as such needs an interdisciplinary approach to produce novel, well-formulated products and optimize manufacturing requirements. This book considers such an approach dealing with the application of surface and colloid science in processing colloidal and particulate materials in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, ceramic, mineral and biotechnological industries.

It covers the basic principles and their exploitation in process-scale operations and looks at inorganic colloids, biological systems and complex mixtures of both. It is the first book to link the science of this versatile subject with its industrial applications.

Characterization of process dispersions
Handling colloidal materials
Practice of product formulation
Chemical precipitation of ceramic powders
Colloidal separation by selective separation
Spherical agglomeration in minerals processing
Design of electrically enhanced mebrane separation processes
Magnetic carrier technology
Process engineering of magnetic immobilization systems for enzyme reactors and effluent treatment