Fluidized-Bed Reactors: Processes and Operating Conditions

• Main Authors: Yates, John G. (Author), Lettieri, Paola (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Particle Technology Series, 26
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemical engineering.; Fluids.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Fluid mechanics.; Waste management.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.

The fluidized-bed reactor is the centerpiece of industrial fluidization processes. This book focuses on the design and operation of fluidized beds in many different industrial processes, emphasizing the rationale for choosing fluidized beds for each particular process. The book starts with a brief h...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication
• Acknowledgement
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Catalytic Processes
• Non-Catalytic Processes, Combustion, Gasification and Chemical Looping
• Conversion of Biomass and Waste Fuels in Fluidized-Bed Reactors
• Effect of Process Conditions on Fluidization
• Fluidized-Bed Scaling
• Subject Index
• Author Index.