Industrial Crystallization

A comprehensive overview of industrial crystallization, its theory and practice, including recent advances, real world case studies, and worked examples.

A comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of industrial crystallization. Providing new industry-relevant information that has not been published before, and supported by real world case studies and worked examples, this is an ideal resource for students and industry practitioners alike.Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this text provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of industrial crystallization. Newcomers will learn all of the most important topics in industrial crystallization, from key concepts and basic theory to industrial practices. Topics covered include the characterization of a crystalline product and the basic process design for crystallization, as well as batch crystallization, measurement techniques, and details on precipitation, melt crystallization and polymorphism. Each chapter begins with an introduction explaining the importance of the topic, and is supported by homework problems and worked examples. Real world case studies are also provided, as well as new industry-relevant information, making this is an ideal resource for industry practitioners, students, and researchers in the fields of industrial crystallization, separation processes, particle synthesis, and particle technology.