Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Powder Technology

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will provide an insight into the current status and recent development of powder technology. In particular, it will publish papers on all aspects of the formation of particles, their characterisation, and methods and unit operations for their handling (e.g., transporting, mixing, modifying their surface properties, etc.); on the study of systems containing particulate solids; and on the applications of particle technology in both the production of materials (such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, pigments, structural, functional materials, etc.) and in environmental and energy-related matters (such as CCS/CCU, energy storage, etc.). No limitation is imposed on the particle size, which may be as small as the nano-scale, as in pigments or aerosols, up to that of mined or quarried materials.

The following list of topics is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to indicate typical subjects which fall within the scope of this Special Issue:

• The formation/synthesis of particles and powders (e.g., nanoparticles, fine ceramics, pharmaceuticals, etc.);
• Powder/particle modification by agglomeration, coating, comminution, and attrition;
• Powder/particle characterisation in terms of the size, shape, surface area, pore structure, and strength of particles and agglomerates;
• Powder/particle handling and processing operations (e.g., comminution, storage, transport, granulation, separation, fluidization, slurry flow, pneumatic conveying, etc.);
• Aerosol and colloidal processing;
• The measurement and control of powder processes;
• Numerical simulation method (CFD, DEM, Monte Carlo method, population balance, etc.);
• Particle–particle interactions (including the origins and effects of inter-particle forces) and suspension rheology;
• Interactions between particles and their environment, including the delivery of particulate products to the body.

Dr. Federica Raganati
Dr. Paola Ammendola
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Powders is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• powder technology
• particles (down to the nano-scale)
• particulate systems
• particle/particle interactions
• particle/environment interaction
• particle/powder characterization
• particle/powder handling
• particle/powder processing