New Analytical Way in Particle Breakup Process

Dear Colleagues,

Disperse systems play a decisive role in our daily life, in nature as well as in the (chemical) industry. The particle size is determined by coalescence and breakage processes. Typical examples are the breakup of droplets in extraction columns, bubble columns, but also in nature, like the disintegration of waves in the sea into small droplets. Although both processes, coalescence and breakup, are equally important for the overall understanding, the focus of this special issue will be on the breakage processes in order to contribute to a better understanding especially to breakage dominant processes, such as mixing of oil/water systems and bubbly systems with surfactants, and at the same time to achieve the transfer to the efficient design and operation of chemical plants. New measurement as well as simulation methods have led to new and exciting insights in recent years. Likewise, artificial intelligence has contributed massively to an expanded understanding. I am looking forward to exciting contributions.

Prof. Dr. Mark Hlawitschka
Guest Editor

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