Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing comprehensively covers the various aspects of fluidization engineering and presents an elaborate examination of the applications in a multitude of materials processing techniques.This singular resource discusses:oAll the basic aspects of fluidization essential to understand and learn about various techniquesoThe range of industrial applicationsoSeveral examples in extraction and process metallurgyoFluidization in nuclear engineering and nuclear fuel cycle with numerous examplesoInnovative techniques and several advanced concepts of fluidization engineering, including use and applications in materials processing as well as environmental and bio-engineeringoPros and cons of various fluidization equipment and specialty of their applications, including several examplesoDesign aspects and modelingoTopics related to distributors effects and flow regimesA separate chapter outlines the importance of fluidization engineering in high temperature processing, including an analysis of the fundamental concepts and applications of high temperature fluidized bed furnaces for several advanced materials processing techniques.Presenting information usually not available in a single source, Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing servesoFluidization engineersoPracticing engineers in process metallurgy, mineral engineering, and chemical metallurgyoResearchers in the field of chemical, metallurgical, nuclear, biological, environmental engineeringoEnergy engineering professionalsoHigh temperature scientists and engineersoStudents and professionals who adopt modeling of fluidization in their venture for design and scale up