Fundamentals of crystallization: Kinetic effects on particle size distributions and morphology

This article, which discusses the key concepts involved in powder precipitation, is organized in the following manner: After an introduction, where the thermodynamics of phase transformation is discussed, sections on nucleation and growth follow. With the kinetics established, the subject of crystal shape is reviewed. Following this, sections on particle morphology and size distributions are presented, which consider the population balances of idealized industrial reactors.