Microencapsulation of anthocyanins extracted from grape skin by emulsification/internal gelation followed by spray/freeze-drying techniques: Characterization, stability and bioaccessibility

Microencapsulation of anthocyanins extracted from grape skin by emulsification/internal gelation followed by spray/freeze-drying techniques: Characterization, stability and bioaccessibility Rui Zhang, Lan Zhou, Jia Li, Hélder Oliveira, Ning Yang, Weiping Jin, Zhenzhou Zhu, Shuyi Li, Jingren He Abstract Emulsification/internal gelation is an emerging encapsulation technique with a great potential to protect anthocyanins’ stability against the effect of negative environmental conditions. This study aims to microencapsulate anthocyanins extract of grape skin (AEGS) using emulsification/internal… Continue reading Microencapsulation of anthocyanins extracted from grape skin by emulsification/internal gelation followed by spray/freeze-drying techniques: Characterization, stability and bioaccessibility

Batch preparation of Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion of lignite

Batch preparation of Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion of lignite L. Guo, Haibo Zhao, Jinchen Ma, Daofeng Mei Abstract Freeze granulation, spray drying, impregnation and mechanical mixing methods were adopted to prepare Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carriers. To identify the appropriate technologies for batch preparation of the oxygen carriers, the four preparation methods were compared… Continue reading Batch preparation of Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion of lignite

Application of Natural Polymers to Enhance Probiotic Stability Following the Spray Freeze Drying Method

Application of Natural Polymers to Enhance Probiotic Stability Following the Spray Freeze Drying Method Marzieh Akrami, Mohammad Mahdi Omranpoor, Milad Imeni, Azadeh Emami, Vahid Ramezani Abstract Probiotics, defined as live microorganisms that confer health benefits on the host, are sensitive to environmental stresses. However, the stability of Lactobacillus casei during spray freeze drying (SFD) under… Continue reading Application of Natural Polymers to Enhance Probiotic Stability Following the Spray Freeze Drying Method

Translucent TZP ceramics prepared by sintering freeze-granulated nanopowders

Translucent TZP ceramics prepared by sintering freeze-granulated nanopowders Wei Wei Abstract In order to obtain translucent tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (TZP) ceramics, complete densification, and homogeneous microstructure free of agglomerates and residual pores are required. To achieve this goal, freeze granulation of the zirconia nanopowder was performed. A series of stable and homogeneous zirconia suspension without… Continue reading Translucent TZP ceramics prepared by sintering freeze-granulated nanopowders

Design and DEM simulation analysis of the rotary freeze dryer in dynamic spray freeze-drying equipment

Design and DEM simulation analysis of the rotary freeze dryer in dynamic spray freeze-drying equipment Runling Peng ,Zhan Gao, Haonan Zhai, Jinyue Liu, Wei Wang, Jinjuan Sun, Yunbo Shen Abstract For spray freeze-drying (SFD) powder materials, traditional static drying is not conducive to heat and mass transfer due to the accumulation of dried layers, resulting… Continue reading Design and DEM simulation analysis of the rotary freeze dryer in dynamic spray freeze-drying equipment

Effects of spray freeze drying and pulsed electric fields on fenugreek seed extract properties

Effects of spray freeze drying and pulsed electric fields on fenugreek seed extract properties Butti Prabhakar, Raghupatruni Venkateswara Prasad Abstract Plant extracts are increasingly recognized for their potential health benefits, creating a growing demand for efficient extraction and preservation methods. In this study, a pulsed electric field (PEF) system was applied to maximize the extraction… Continue reading Effects of spray freeze drying and pulsed electric fields on fenugreek seed extract properties

An Innovative Formulation Development Approach of Sustained Release Matrix Tablet: A Review

An Innovative Formulation Development Approach of Sustained Release Matrix Tablet: A Review S Gokulakrishnan, K. B. Ilango, Kalyan R, R Samyuktha, A Subash, K Subhashini Abstract This review delves about the various manufacturing process/ method of the sustained release matrix tablet & the methods are direct compression, wet granulation, dry granulation, foam granulation, freeze granulation,… Continue reading An Innovative Formulation Development Approach of Sustained Release Matrix Tablet: A Review

Freeze-Drying Granulation of Non-Aqueous Nitride Slurry

Freeze-Drying Granulation of Non-Aqueous Nitride Slurry Riko YAMAZAKI , Junichi TATAMI Abstract To apply the spray freeze granulation drying technique for nitride fabrication, we prepared silicon nitride slurries using a mixture of tert-butyl alcohol and cyclohexane as a solvent and attempted to understand the internal structural changes of the slurries by observing their freezing behavior.… Continue reading Freeze-Drying Granulation of Non-Aqueous Nitride Slurry

A Review of Recent Techniques for Granulation

A Review of Recent Techniques for Granulation Thalari Sravani Abstract Granulation is the process of designing particles by combining primary power particles into massive multiparticle structures known as granules. Its primary purposes are to boost the flow of power, prevent segregation, improve the compaction characteristics of mix uniformity, and improve the flow and compressibility of… Continue reading A Review of Recent Techniques for Granulation