Performance evaluation of new polymer additives for technical ceramic shaping processes

Performance evaluation of new polymer additives for technical ceramic shaping processes Ismail M’Barki, Fabrice Rossignol, Anne Aimable, Graham Abramo, Burcu Çelikkol Abstract This work evaluates acrylic additives as functional agents in alumina-based ceramic formulations to identify the conditions under which they can act as dispersants, binders and/or plasticizers. The methodology links formulation, shaping, drying, debinding,… Continue reading Performance evaluation of new polymer additives for technical ceramic shaping processes

Innovations in Orally Disintegrating Tablets Technology: FormulationPrinciples, Taste Masking Mechanisms, and BiopharmaceuticalConsiderations

Innovations in Orally Disintegrating Tablets Technology: FormulationPrinciples, Taste Masking Mechanisms, and BiopharmaceuticalConsiderations R Nepolean, K Chandramohan, S Sangeeth Kumar, D Anbarasu andS Sivasankari Abstract Orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) have become a key patient centric oral dosage form that isdesigned to dissolve quickly in the mouth without the need of water, which aids in improving oraladherence… Continue reading Innovations in Orally Disintegrating Tablets Technology: FormulationPrinciples, Taste Masking Mechanisms, and BiopharmaceuticalConsiderations

Characterization of dispersion behavior of granular particles using laser diffraction and principal component analysis

Characterization of dispersion behavior of granular particles using laser diffraction and principal component analysis Daisuke Sasakura & Sho Kimura Abstract The dispersion of granulated particles in a liquid is an important process that significantly affects the quality, stability, and functionality of industrial products. It is also a phenomenon of interest in fundamental science. Changes in… Continue reading Characterization of dispersion behavior of granular particles using laser diffraction and principal component analysis

Encapsulation of food bioactive compounds using electrohydrodynamic techniques: from fundamentals to industrial applications

Encapsulation of food bioactive compounds using electrohydrodynamic techniques: from fundamentals to industrial applications Soubhagya Tripathy, Prem Prakash Srivastav Abstract The encapsulation of food bioactive compounds has gained significant attention as a strategy to improve their stability, bioavailability, and controlled release for functional food applications. Among emerging technologies, electrohydrodynamic (EHD) techniques—primarily electrospinning and electrospraying, offer unique… Continue reading Encapsulation of food bioactive compounds using electrohydrodynamic techniques: from fundamentals to industrial applications

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