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.

Introduction / Gerhard Wagner, Willi Meier, Ulrich Bröckel -- Rheology of Disperse Systems / Norbert Willenbacher, Kristina Georgieva -- Rheology of Cosmetic Emulsions / Rüdiger Brummer -- Rheology Modifiers, Thickeners, and Gels / Tharwat F Tadros -- Use of Rheological Measurements for Assessment and Prediction of the Long-Term Assessment of Creaming and Sedimentation / Tharwat F Tadros -- Prediction of Thermophysical Properties of Liquid Formulated Products / Michele Mattei, Elisa Conte, Georgios M Kontogeorgis, Rafiqul Gani -- Sources of Thermophysical Properties for Efficient Use in Product Design / Richard Sass -- Current Trends in Ionic Liquid Research / Annegret Stark, Martin Wild, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Mohsin Azim, Anne Schmidt -- Gelling of Plant Based Proteins / Navam Hettiarachchy, Arvind Kannan, Christian Schäfer, Gerhard Wagner -- Enzymatically Texturized Plant Proteins for the Food Industry / Christian Schäfer -- Design of Skin Care Products / Wilfried Rähse -- Emulsion Gels in Foods / Arjen Bot, Eckhard Flöter, Heike P Karbstein-Schuchmann, Henelyta Santos Ribeiro.