Product Design and Engineering Formulation of Gels and Pastes

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, with backgrounds from academia as well as industry. Therefore, this multifaceted area is highlighted from different angles: essential physico-chemical background, latest measurement and prediction techniques, and numerous applications from cosmetic up to food industry.

Recommended reading for process, pharma and chemical engineers, chemists in industry, and those working in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, dyes and pigments industries.

Prof. Ulrich Broeckel studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, and was awarded his doctorate from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at the same university in 1991. After his industrial carreer at the BASF process engineering department - heading a team responsible for agglomeration and product design of solids - he was appointed Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany, in 2000. He is member of APV (International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology), DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), VDI (The Association of German Engineers), and he co-chairs the section group "Product Design and Engineering" of the EFCE (European Federation of Chemical Engineering). Professor Broeckel's work focuses on processing and plant design.

Dr. Gerhard Wagner studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. After gaining his PhD from the Technical University Munich, he worked as a scale up engineer in the chemical process development department of Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel, Switzerland. Currently he is responsible for the form development research and development department. Gerhard Wagner is member of the SPIN (Solid Processing Industrial Network) and the section group "Product Design and Engineering" within the EFCE.

Dr. Willi Meier studied Chemistry at the RWTH Aachen and was awarded his PhD in 1992. He also holds an MBA from the same university. He is responsible for the international cooperation of the DECHEMA and he is coordinating the research activities of the section groups of the EFCE (European Federation of Chemical Engineering) and the EFB (European Federation of Biotechnology).

Fundamentalsof Rheology
Rheology of Cosmetics
Gelling Agents and Gel Formers
Emulsifiers
Texture
Detergents
Applications in the Cosmetics Industry
Applications in the Food Industry I
Applications in the Food Industry I
Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Applications in the Agrochemicals Industry