edited by Guohua Chen (The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China)

Table of Contents (116k)
Preface (54k)
Chapter 1: Thermal Drying Technologies: New Developments and Future R&D Potential (217k)

This volume consists of the papers presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference, held 13-15 August, 2007 China. The articles feature the most recent progress of drying R&D in the Asia-Pacific region. The proceedings is useful for graduate students, researchers and professionals in the field of drying research and development.

• Volume 1:
  • Thermal Drying Technologies: New Developments and Future R&D Potential (A S Mujumdar & Z Wu)
  • Encapsulation of Proteins by Spray Drying and Crystal Transformation Method (H Yoshii et al.)
  • Modelling Convective Drying of Sludge Cake (T Tao et al.)
  • Process Development Linked to Industrial Drying (B N Thorat et al.)
  • Characterization, Experimental Data and Control of the Ice Morphology During Vial Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceutical Proteins (J Andrieu)
  • Microencapsulation of Gram-Negative Bacteria by Spray Drying (D Han et al.)
  • The Influences of Process Variables on the Drying of a Porous Material in a Pulsed Fluid Bed (M Onitz & O P Taranto)
  • Ultrasonic Atomisation Assisted Spray Drying (M N Patil et al.)
• Volume 2:
  • Factors Affecting Quality of Dried Low Rank Coals (M Karthikeyan et al.)
  • Investigations on Different Drying Technology of Water Extract of Astragalus Prices (J Yang & H Zhang)
  • Adapting Drying Technologies for Agri-Food Market Development in India (G S V Raghavan & V Orsat)
  • Optimization of Leather Drying Process (A K Haghi & F Z Angiz)
  • Preparation of Silver Nanopowder by Freeze-Drying Procedure (S W Zhang et al.)
  • The Effect of Formulation and Cryoprotectant on Freeze-Dried Liposomes (M-J Choi et al.)
  • Analysis of Lemon Juice Freeze Drying Process (E A Boss et al.)
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Monolithic PVA-Doped Silica Gel Via Freeze Drying (H Ma et al.)
  • and other papers