Product design and engineering requires changing the product properties without changing the chemical structure of the active substances. This entails developing the appropriate engineering and formulation processes, starting with the required properties of a product, such as particle size, viscosity, stability, elasticity or durability. For instance, by modifying the surface and interfacial properties or product morphology, new and much better product properties can be obtained.
Covering the whole value chain - from product requirements and properties via process technologies and equipment to real-world applications - this reference represents a comprehensive overview of the topic. The editors and majority of the authors are members of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, and they describe here best practice in product design and production, taking in fundamentals, technologies and applications. This volume focusses on the formulation of gels and pastes, a subject with great impact in many different sectors, such as pharmaceutical or food industry, and highlights rheological fundamentals as well as industrial appliacations.
For process, pharma and chemical engineers, chemists in industry, and those working in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, dyes and pigments industries an invaluable source of knowledge and field-proven examples.
