KONA Powder and Particle Journal is a refereed scientific journal that publishes articles on powder and particle science and technology. This Journal has been published annually since 1983 and is distributed free of charge to researchers, members of the scientific communities, universities and research libraries throughout the world, by Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation (http://www.kona.or.jp/) established by Mr. Masuo Hosokawa in 1991.
The Chinese character “粉” in the cover is pronounced “KONA” in Japanese, and means “Powder”. The hand written “粉” is after the late Mr. Eiichi Hosokawa, founder of the Hosokawa Micron Corporation (http://www.hosokawamicron.co.jp).