This book gives a comprehensive explanation of what governs the breakage of extruded materials, and what techniques are used to measure it. The breakage during impact aka collision is explained using basic laws of nature allowing readers to determine the handling severity of catalyst manufacturing equipment and the severity of entire plants. This information can then be used to improve on the architecture of existing plants and how to design grass-roots plants. The book begins with a summary of particle forming techniques in the particle technology industry. It covers extrusion technology in more detail since extrusion is one of the workhorses for particle manufacture. A section is also dedicated on how to describe transport and chemical reaction in such particulates for of course their final use. It presents the fundamentals of the study of breakage by relating basic laws in different fields (mechanics and physics) and this leads to two novel dimensionless groups that govern breakage. These topics are then apply these topics to R&D scale-up and manufacturing and shows how this approach is directly applicable.

About the Author

JEAN W. L. BEECKMAN obtained his chemical engineering degree in 1975 and later his doctorate in 1979 at the Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Belgium. Since 2001, the author has been with ExxonMobil in Annandale, NJ. His entire career has been in the area of catalyst development, catalyst manufacturing and mathematical modeling. Jean has over 35 patents and over 25 peer reviewed technical publications.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119634942
Author Jean W. L. Beeckman
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 635g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 158mm * 20mm