1st Edition

Biopolymer Engineering in Food Processing

Edited By Vania Regina Nicoletti Telis Copyright 2012
416 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

Due to their unique properties and ability to interact with other food components, biopolymers have traditionally played a major role in food processing. Biopolymer Engineering in Food Processing explores processing technology associated with biopolymer applications and discusses both operational and economic aspects. Following an overview of biopolymer applications and their functionality... Read more

An Introduction to Biopolymer Applications in Food Engineering; Vânia Regina Nicoletti Telis
Biopolymers; Cristina Tristão Andrade and Edwin Gonzalo Azero Rojas
Rheological Behavior of Biopolymer Suspensions; Paulo Henrique Mariano Marfil, Javier Telis-Romero, and Vânia Regina Nicoletti Telis
Food Gels; Kátia Regina Kuhn, Carolina Siqueira Franco Picone, and Rosiane Lopes da Cunha
Films and Coatings Produced from Biopolymers and Composites; Carmen Maria Olivera Müller, Fabio Yamashita, Maria Victoria Eiras Grossmann, and Suzana Mali
Bioseparation Process Based on the Use of Biopolymers: Aqueous Two-Phase Systems and Adsorption Applied for Food Components Recovery; Jane Selia dos Reis Coimbra, Edwin Elard Garcia Rojas, Evaldo Cardozo de Souza Júnior, and Paula de Aguiar Cipriano
Thermoplastic Behavior of Biopolymers during Extrusion; Fernando Martínez-Bustos, Ernesto Aguilar-Palazuelos, and Tomás Galicia-García
Biopolymers Used as Drying Aids in Spray-Drying and Freeze-Drying of Fruit Juices and Pulps; Vânia Regina Nicoletti Telis and Nuria Martínez-Navarrete
Biopolymers Used as Cryoprotectants in Food Freezing; Noemi Zaritzky
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Biography

Vania Regina Nicoletti Telis is with the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.