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The kinetics of industrial crystallization; chemical engineering monograph 19
Mat. R e s . B u l l . , Vol. 21, p p . 373-374, 1986. P r i n t e d i n t h e USA. 0025--5408/86 $3.00 + .00 C o p y m g h t (c) 1986 P e r g a m o n P r e s s Ltd.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Kinetics of Industrial Crystallization; Chemical Engineerin 9 Monograph 19, by J. N#vlt, O. S~hnel, M. Matuchov~ and M. Broul. Elsevier, Amsterdam-New York-Oxford-Tokyo (1985), 350 pp. Price: $67.25 ISBN 0-444-99610-9 The book comprises the following chapters: "Introduction" (6 pp.), "The Driving Force of Crystallization" (65 pp.), "Evaluation of the Kinetics of Crystallization from Model Experiments" (69 pp.), "The Kinetics of Precipitation" (27 pp.), "Other Processes Affecting the Particle Size Distribution" (17 pp.), and "References to the Individual Chapters" (699 quotations). The text has a clear purpose and emphasizes nucleation because secondary nucleation, in particular, is especially important for industrial crystallization. Individual chapters are represented in a style that is within everybody's grasp; the figures are distinct and rich in information. The numerous tables giving constants for many substances are specially valuable. Very successful is a chapter on the evaluation of model experiments and a section on the measurement of crystal growth rates. Both give due consideration to the kinetics of precipitation. The authors say that they have collected all important information on the topic, and this claim can be confirmed. The book is a rich source for the expert, but the layman intending to familiarize himself with kinetics will find the going d i f f i c u l t because, with its 798 numbered equations, i t makes high demands on his capability of living with mathematical abstraction. This is something that could be remedied in a future edition by giving more representative examples. Organic substances are rarely considered, and the application of the methods under review to industrial plants is l e f t undiscussed. This too could be added at a later stage. In spite of these small drawbacks, we have here a standard work that will be indispensable to engineers engaged in the design and operation of crystallization plants. GUnther Matz Wuppertal West Germany
373
BOOK REVIEWS
The Kinetics of Industrial Crystallization; Chemical Engineerin 9 Monograph 19, by J. N#vlt, O. S~hnel, M. Matuchov~ and M. Broul. Elsevier, Amsterdam-New York-Oxford-Tokyo (1985), 350 pp. Price: $67.25 ISBN 0-444-99610-9 The book comprises the following chapters: "Introduction" (6 pp.), "The Driving Force of Crystallization" (65 pp.), "Evaluation of the Kinetics of Crystallization from Model Experiments" (69 pp.), "The Kinetics of Precipitation" (27 pp.), "Other Processes Affecting the Particle Size Distribution" (17 pp.), and "References to the Individual Chapters" (699 quotations). The text has a clear purpose and emphasizes nucleation because secondary nucleation, in particular, is especially important for industrial crystallization. Individual chapters are represented in a style that is within everybody's grasp; the figures are distinct and rich in information. The numerous tables giving constants for many substances are specially valuable. Very successful is a chapter on the evaluation of model experiments and a section on the measurement of crystal growth rates. Both give due consideration to the kinetics of precipitation. The authors say that they have collected all important information on the topic, and this claim can be confirmed. The book is a rich source for the expert, but the layman intending to familiarize himself with kinetics will find the going d i f f i c u l t because, with its 798 numbered equations, i t makes high demands on his capability of living with mathematical abstraction. This is something that could be remedied in a future edition by giving more representative examples. Organic substances are rarely considered, and the application of the methods under review to industrial plants is l e f t undiscussed. This too could be added at a later stage. In spite of these small drawbacks, we have here a standard work that will be indispensable to engineers engaged in the design and operation of crystallization plants. GUnther Matz Wuppertal West Germany
373