Industrial Crystallization of Melts

ntended for process and plant engineers, this book discusses the orderly conversion of melts into a solid material to produce a desirable product, such as flakes, slabs, pastilles, or granules, and provides details about the specific equipment for the crystallization and purification of melts. The Dutch author describes the crystallization of layers on a belt cooler or drum flaker, the prilling process of spraying a liquid to produce drops falling through a cooling medium, the melt crystallization process, and the fluid bed granulation technique commonly employed to manufacture urea and ammonium nitrate fertilizers. Procedures for sizing equipment are also covered.