Crystallization Process and Simulation Calculation, Second Edition
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Crystallization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 20332
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Interests: crystallization process; spherical crystallization; nucleation; crystal growth; crystal agglomeration; simulation; particle engineering
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Interests: polymorph nucleation; template-assisted crystallization; cocrystallizaiton design; porous biochar composites
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Interests: polymorphism; nucleation; crystal growth; industrial crystallization; crystal engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the remarkable success of the first edition of this Special Issue, entitled “Crystallization Process and Simulation Calculation” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals/special_issues/crystallization_process2), we are pleased to announce this second edition.
As an important unit operation, crystallization is a process in which nucleation, growth, agglomeration, and breakage are regulated to produce high-quality crystals and achieve efficient separation and purification. In recent years, there have been some new research developments in crystallization processes. Process intensification techniques such as ultrasound and wet grinding are used to enhance the nucleation and breakage processes in crystallization, thereby preparing ultrafine powders and cube-like crystals. Spherical crystallization technology prepares spherical crystalline particles through crystal growth or agglomeration processes. Continuous crystallization has also gained growing interest due to its high productivity and consistency in product quality. These studies could provide innovative process design strategies and control methods for crystallizing a product with the required quality attributes and predictable performance. Since a crystallization process often presents with the characteristics of strong coupling, nonlinearity, and large lagging, it is a challenge to rationally design a robust, well-characterized process to efficiently crystallize and prepare a high-quality crystalline product. The development of process analytical technology that can provide fast and accurate inline or online measurements is of great importance in the design and control of crystallization processes. Simulation technology, e.g., molecular dynamics simulation and hydrodynamics simulation technology, can provide time- or location-dependent insights into the process at multiple scales. These experimental and simulation tools can greatly help to further investigate crystallization processes.
This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers to report results and findings regarding crystallization process technologies, simulation, process analytical technologies, and relevant crystallization studies.
Dr. Mingyang Chen
Dr. Jinbo Ouyang
Dr. Kangli Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nucleation and growth
- agglomeration and breakage
- process analytical technology
- process intensification
- continuous crystallization
- spherical crystallization
- molecular dynamics simulation
- hydrodynamics simulation
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