Agglomeration

VOLUME 1 Introduction A Short History of Agglomeration Agglomeration as a Generic, Independent, and Interdisciplinary Field of Science Glossary of Agglomeration Terms Agglomeration Theories Agglomeration Technologies Tumble/Growth Agglomeration Pressure Agglomeration Agglomeration by Heat/Sintering Special Technologies Using the Binding Mechanisms of Agglomeration Engineering Criteria, Development, and Plant Operation Outlook Indexes: List of Vendors, Wordfinder Index, Subject Index

VOLUMES 2 and 3 INTRODUCTION AGGLOMERATION AS A GENERIC, INDEPENDENT, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF SCIENCE AGGLOMERATION FUNDAMENTALS UNDESIRED AGGLOMERATION: METHODS TO AVOID OR LESSEN ITS EFFECT BENEFICIAL USE OF AGGLOMERATION: -AGGLOMERATION TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF SIZE ENLARGEMENT BY AGGLOMERATION General Applications Pharmaceutical Applications Applications in the Chemical Industry Applications in the Food Industry Applications for Animal Feeds Fertilizers and Agrochemicals Building Materials and Ceramics Applications in the Mining Industry (Minerals and Ores) Applications in the Metallurgical Industry Applications for Solid Fuels Special Applications

POWDER METALLURGY APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Collection, Stabilization, and Deposit of Particulate Solids Recycling/ Secondary Raw Materials

DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Test Facilities Tolling Operations - Contract Manufacturing Scale-up

OPTIMIZATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF AGGLOMERATION SYSTEMS AND PLANTS Tumble/Growth Technologies Pressure Agglomeration Technologies Other Technologies

APPLICATIONS OF AGGLOMERATION PHENOMENA FOR SINGLE PARTICLES AND IN NANO-TECHNOLOGIES OUTLOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY List of Books or Major Chapters on Agglomeration and Related Subjects References Author's Biography, Patents, and Publications Tables of Content of related Books by the Author

GLOSSARY OF APPLICATION-RELATED TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH AGGLOMERATION LIST OF VENDORS

Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Pietsch is an independent, unaffiliated Consultant in the general fields of mechanical process engineering and, particularly, size enlargement by agglomeration. He received his Ph.D. at the Technical University of Karlsruhe (Germany) with the work on the fundamentals of binding mechanisms of agglomeration in 1965. He did further research in the general field of size enlargement by agglomeration at the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering, Karlsruhe, and taught at the University of Stuttgart in Heilbronn, Germany. He was awarded the title Europa Ingenieur (EUR ING) by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (1994).

During his entire career Dr. Pietsch was involved in mechanical process technology as a researcher, teacher, process developer, designer, vendor, and user. His latest industrial positions include: Director Agglomeration Systems and Product Technology at MIDREX, Charlotte, NC (USA), General Manager Large Metallurgical Systems at Leybold-Heraeus, Hanau (Germany), Senior Technical Manager at Maschinenfabrik KÖPPERN, Hattingen (Germany), and President at KOPPERN Equipment, Charlotte, NC, and Pittsburgh, PA (USA). In 1983, he became Senior Consultant of COMPACTCONSULT in Naples, FL (USA).

Dr. Pietsch is the author of more than 160 papers, four books, and holds nine patents. He is a member of five professional organizations in the USA and Germany (AIChE/PTF, SME of AIME, IBA and VDI/VTG/GVC, DECHEMA) and is active in a number of technical committees. He is a frequent lecturer of workshops and short courses.

From Reviews to the Project Proposal

Dr. Paul Mort, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: 'Dr. Pietsch is well regarded and widely connected to a broad range of industries.... I think Dr. Pietsch will be able, through his broad contacts to pull together useful work...'

Professor Dr. Randall M. German, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA: 'Pietsch is the expert.... He has some excellent review articles...top book, top author...'

'..worthwhile purchase for everyone who is concerned in a practical way with equipment for agglomeration processes.' Angewandte Chemie

"Dr. Pietsch is well regarded and widely connected to a broad range of industries.... I think Dr. Pietsch will be able, through his broad contacts to pull together useful work..." (Dr. Paul Mort, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

"Pietsch is the expert.... He has some excellent review articles...top book, top author...' '..worthwhile purchase for everyone who is concerned in a practical way with equipment for agglomeration processes." (Professor Dr. Randall M. German, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA)