This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use. Volume 4 deals with the reduction of energy demand in various drying processes and areas, highlighting the following topics: Energy analysis of dryers, efficient solid-liquid separation techniques, osmotic dehydration, heat pump assisted drying, zeolite usage, solar drying, drying and heat treatment for solid wood and other biomass sources, and sludge thermal processing.

This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use.Volume 4 deals with the reduction of energy demand in various drying processes and areas, highlighting the following topics: Energy analysis of dryers, efficient solid-liquid separation techniques, osmotic dehydration, heat pump assisted drying, zeolite usage, solar drying, drying and heat treatment for solid wood and other biomass sources, and sludge thermal processing.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY ANALYSIS OF DRYERSIntroductionEnergy in Industrial DryingFundamentals of Dryer Energy UsageSetting Targets for Energy ReductionClassification of Energy Reduction MethodsCase StudyConclusionsMECHANICAL SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUESIntroduction and OverviewDensity Separation ProcessesFiltrationEnhancement of Separation Processes by Additional Electric or Magnetic ForcesMechanical/Thermal Hybrid ProcessesImportant Aspects of Efficient Solid-Liquid Separation ProcessesConclusionsENERGY CONSIDERATIONS IS OSMOTIC DEHYDRATIONScopeIntroductionMass Transfer KineticsModeling of Osmotic DehydrationOsmotic Dehydration - Two Major IssuesConclusionsHEAT PUMP ASSISTED DRYING TECHNOLOGY - OVERVIEW WITH FOCUS ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCT QUALITYIntroductionHeat Pump Drying System - FundamentalsVarious Configurations/Layout of a HPDHeat Pumps - Diverse Options and AdvancesMiscellaneous Heat Pump Drying SystemsApplications of Heat Pump DryingSizing of Heat Pump Dryer ComponentsFuture Research and Development Needs in Heat Pump DryingZEOLITES FOR REDUCING DRYING ENERGY USAGEIntroductionZeolite as an Adsorption MaterialUsing Zeolites in Drying SystemsEnergy Efficiency and Heat RecoveryRealization of Adsorption Dryer SystemsCasesEconomic ConsiderationsPerspectivesSOLAR DRYINGIntroductionSolar RadiationSolar Air HeatersDesign and Function of Solar DryersSolar Drying KineticsControl Strategies for Solar DryersEconomic Feasibility of Solar DryingConclusions and OutlookENERGY ISSUES OF DRYING AND HEAT TREATMENT FOR SOLID WOOD AND OTHER BIOMASS SOURCESIntroductionWood and Biomass as a Source of Renewable Material and EnergyEnergy Consumption and Energy Savings in the Drying of Solid WoodPreconditioning of Biomass as a Source of Energy: Drying and Heat TreatmentConclusionsEFFICIENT SLUDGE THERMAL PROCESSING: FROM DRYING TO THERMAL VALORIZATIONIntroduction to the Sludge ContextSludge Drying TechnologiesEnergy Efficiency of Sludge Drying ProcessesThermal Valorization of Sewage SludgeEnergy Efficiency of Thermal Valorization RoutesConclusions