Design and Processing of Particulate Products

Jim Litster is Professor of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. His research area is Particulate Products and Processes, and he is an international leading expert on wet granulation with over 30 years of experience in the field. In recognition of his contribution to the field, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2010, was awarded the Thomas Barron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2012, and received the Pharmaceutical Discovery, Development and Manufacturing Forum Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2015.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Particle characterization and particle property distributions; 3. The population balance; 4. Crystallization and precipitation; 5. Particle size reduction; 6. Aerosol processes; 7. Spray drying and spray cooling; 8. Wet granulation; 9. Strength, breakage and attrition of particulate delivery forms; 10. Dispersion, disintegration and dissolution.

'Jim has a clear and unique way of teaching that is both academically and industrially valuable. In this book, Jim has taken the next step in producing a textbook that provides both the background science and engineering required to work in this area and provides numerous practical examples of how the real-world engineer needs to work through practical everyday problems. In industry we are always looking for the bright new engineer who can step into a role of a practical problem solver, but how is that normally possible when a new engineer has no concept of what industrial particle processing is or practice in solving problems in this area? Jim's book is a great start in overviewing and teaching this broad field and providing great, concrete examples on how to solve the exact problems that the new and seasoned engineer will face. This book grasps the challenges of particle processing and engineering and teaches the reader to be a better engineer.' W. A. Hendrickson, President of IFPRI