Presenting information usually not available in a single source, Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing examines various aspects of fluidization engineering, elaborating on applications in materials processing and bioengineering. Chapters discuss the basics of fluidization, applications in the extraction and processing of minerals, metals, and materials, fluidization in the nuclear fuel cycle, plasma fluid beds and electrothermal fluidized beds, design of fluidized bed reactors, and new techniques, such as magnetically stabilized fluidized beds and compartmented fluidized beds.