The Division called Particulate Technology (PARTEC), collect the following Working Parties:

Filtration and Separation
Crystallization
Mechanics and Particulate solids
Drying
Comminution and Classification
Characterisation of Particulate systems
Agglomeartion

This is the result of some considerations.
It is estimated that about 60% by value of the products produced in the chemical and allied industries are either solid (pigments, pharmaceutical, polymers, vitamins, detergents, agrochemidispersions, paints, inks, etc.). The main unit operation adopted to obtain chemical products in the solid state at room temperature is the crystallization.
The crystals outgoing the crystallization section have to be separated by centrifugation from the mother solution, dryed and packaged by means the so-called down-stream processes.
Sometimes, a further separation among coarse and small crystals have to be accomplished by classification before packaging.
The quality of the final product is affected by the performances of both the crystallization and the down-stream processes.
It is therefore very important the co-operation among the relevant Working Parties in the framework of a specific Subject Division. Characterisation of particles and their interactions is essential to examine the above mentioned processes efficiency, but also to develop new production process by the so-called formulation technology, based on agglomeration, comminution, melt crystallization over cooling belts, etc.
Solid Handling, Formulation Technology and Drying Technology are ranked highest in relation to a market advantage that could be gained by successful implementation of state of art technology in this area.