JAMES S. REED is Professor of Ceramic Engineering at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Dr. Reed has been the recipient of many awards for research and teaching including, most recently, the Outstanding Educator in Ceramic Engineering Award of the American Ceramic Society. Among his numerous publications is Introduction to the Principles of Ceramic Processing, First Edition, also published by Wiley.

• Partial table of contents: Ceramics Processing and Ceramic Products. Surface Chemistry. CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS. Special Inorganic Chemicals. MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION. Particle Size and Shape. Density, Pore Structure, and Specific Surface Area. PROCESSING ADDITIVES. Liquids and Wetting Agents. Flocculants, Binders, and Bonds. PARTICLE PACKING, CONSISTENCY, AND BATCH CALCULATIONS. Batch Consistency and Formulation. PARTICLE MECHANICS AND RHEOLOGY. Mechanics of Unsaturated Bodies. BENEFICIATION. Comminution. Granulation. FORMING. Pressing. Injection Molding. POSTFORMING PROCESSES. Drying. Firing. Appendices. Index.

JAMES S. REED is Professor of Ceramic Engineering at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Dr. Reed has been the recipient of many awards for research and teaching including, most recently, the Outstanding Educator in Ceramic Engineering Award of the American Ceramic Society. Among his numerous publications is Introduction to the Principles of Ceramic Processing, First Edition, also published by Wiley.

• Partial table of contents: Ceramics Processing and Ceramic Products. Surface Chemistry. CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS. Special Inorganic Chemicals. MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION. Particle Size and Shape. Density, Pore Structure, and Specific Surface Area. PROCESSING ADDITIVES. Liquids and Wetting Agents. Flocculants, Binders, and Bonds. PARTICLE PACKING, CONSISTENCY, AND BATCH CALCULATIONS. Batch Consistency and Formulation. PARTICLE MECHANICS AND RHEOLOGY. Mechanics of Unsaturated Bodies. BENEFICIATION. Comminution. Granulation. FORMING. Pressing. Injection Molding. POSTFORMING PROCESSES. Drying. Firing. Appendices. Index.