Praise for the First Edition:"… summarizes in a capsule form the rapidly evolving technological developments in drying that academic researchers as well as the industrial practitioners must be aware of on a continuing basis to be at the forefront. … well-written and neatly edited so the presented technologies can be followed easily ..."—Czelsaw Strumillo, Ph.D., D. Sc., Lodz Technical University, Poland, in Drying Technology"… its second edition is the direct outcome of the recent growth in drying literature and new drying hardware. …an evaluative overview of the new and emerging technologies in drying, which is not readily accessible in the conventional literature … thoroughly updated edition … The authors attempt to provide the reader with a review of the key developments that have taken place in the past two decades. … includes knowledge not easily accessible to most readers… well written and very neatly edited, so the text can be followed easily by experts, students as well as novices to drying in academia and industry. The content is interesting and useful for numerous specialists, including chemical, mechanical, mineral, ceramics, food, environmental, pharmaceutical and other engineers. I highly recommend this book for acquisition by libraries and individuals involved in drying and allied areas. For young faculty members seeking new challenging ideas for research, this book is a goldmine of new concepts worth pursuing at the fundamental level and improving them to the next stage…."—Prof. Czeslaw Strumillo, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Poland in Drying Technology, Vol. 27, No. 7
