The purpose of this book, Transport Phenomena and Drying of Solids and Particulate Materials, is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of heat and mass transfer, transport phenomena, drying and wetting of solids and particulate materials.
The main benefit of the book is that it discusses some of the most important topics related to the heat and mass transfer in solids and particulate materials. It includes a set of new developments in the field of basic and applied research work on the physical and chemical aspects of heat and mass transfer phenomena, drying and wetting processes, namely, innovations and trends in drying science and technology, drying mechanism and theory, equipment, advanced modelling, complex simulation and experimentation. At the same time, these topics will be going to the encounter of a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines.
The book is divided in several chapters that intend to be a resume of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues

Inhalt
Porous Materials Drying Model Based on the Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes: Background and Application.- GBI Method: A Powerful Technique to Study Drying of Complex Shape Solids.- Grain Drying Simulation: Principles, Modeling and Applications.- Food Dehydration: Fundamentals, Modelling and Applications.- Convective Drying of Food: Foundation, Modeling and Applications.- Solid State Fermentation: Fundamentals and Application.- Drying of Fruits Pieces in Fixed and Spouted Bed.- Nutricional Enrichment of Waste from Mesquite Pods (Prosopolis juliflora) using Saccharomyces cerevisiae.- Evaluation of Cashew Apple Bagasse for Xylitol Production.