Size Enlargement by Agglomeration

Agglomeration as a basic physical effect must have existed since particulate solids were first formed on earth.

Agglomeration as a phenomenon has been used by humans to form building materials since prehistoric.

However, as a fully fledged technology it is only about 150 years old.

It started in the 19th century as a means of recovering and re-using coal fines.

In the past 40 years agglomeration has undergone massive growth. This book covers the fundamentals of the technology, and describes a number of agglomeration techniques, and in particular those applications that have been evolved in the past 40 years.

Pressure agglomeration and roller presses are prominent in this category.