Aerosols: Science and Technology - Hardcover

Aerosols and aerosol research play an important role in various applied scientific and technological fields, including the understanding of climate change, global warming and pollution. Understanding aerosol science is hugely important in both nature and industry, e.g. vast amounds of aerosols are emitted into the atmosphere during combustion and explosion processes as well as volcano eruptions. This self-contained handbook and ready reference examines aerosol science and technology in depth, providing a detailed insight into this expanding field.
Divided into four clear parts, it covers aerosol formation, measurement and characterization, removal, and atmospheric and biological aerosols.
Written by a host of internationally renowned experts in the field, this is an essential resource for chemists and engineers in the chemical and materials disciplines across multiple industries, as well as ideal supplementary reading in graduate level courses.

From the contents:

* Introduction to Aerosols

PART I: Aerosol Formation
* High Temperature Aerosol Systems
* Aerosol Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
* Condensation, Evaporation, Nucleation
* Combustion-Derived Carbonaceous Aerosols (SOOT) in the Atmosphere: Water Interaction and Climate Effects
* Radioactive Aerosols ¿ Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Case Study

PART II: Aerosol Measurement and Characterization
* Applications of Optical Methods for Micrometer and Submicrometer Particle Measurement
* Inverse Problem and Aerosol Measurements

PART III: Aerosol Removal
* History of Development and Present State of Polymeric Fine-Fiber Unwoven Petryanov Filter Materials for Aerosol Entrapment
* Deposition of Aerosol Nanoparticles in Model Fibrous Filters
* Filtration of Liquid and Solid Aerosols on Liquid-Coated Filters

PART IV: Atmospheric and Biological Aerosols
* Atmospheric Aerosols
* Biological Aerosols
* Atmospheric Bioaerosols

Prof. Agranovski is a research scientist with 24 years experience in aerosol science and nanotechnology and their applications in design and implementation of air pollution control and monitoring technologies. He has published more than 120 papers and has 5 patents to his name. He worked as a consultant for 49 companies worldwide and developed more than 30 new technologies. Prof. Agranovski is an Editor of CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water Journal. During his career, he worked as visiting professor at a number of universities in various countries including Japan, Russia, France, USA, UK, Hong Kong, Korea and many others.