Book excerpt: This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use. Volume 5 is dedicated to process intensification by hybrid processes that combine convective or contact heat transfer with microwaves, ultrasound or radiation. Process intensification by more efficient choice, distribution, and flow of the drying medium - such as impinging jet drying, pulse combustion drying, superheated steam drying, drying in specially designed spouted beds - are thoroughly discussed. Moreover, methods that favorably affect the process by changing the structure of the drying product, e.g. foaming, electroporation, are treated. Emphasis is placed on drying, including freeze-drying, of sensitive materials such as foods, biomaterials and pharmaceuticals. Released Volumes of Modern Drying Technology: * Volume 1: Computational Tools at Different Scales ISBN 978-3-527-31556-7 * Volume 2: Experimental Techniques ISBN 978-3-527-31557-4 * Volume 3: Product Quality and Formulation ISBN 978-3-527-31558-1 * Volume 4: Energy Savings ISBN 978-3-527-31559-8 * Set (Volume 1-5) ISBN 978-3-527-31554-3