The multiscale approach t o the design of bio-based emulsions

Publication date: March 2020Source: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, Volume 27Author(s): Juliana Erika Cristina Cardona Jaramillo, Luke EK Achenie, Oscar Alberto Álvarez, Marcela Piedad Carrillo Bautista, Andrés Fernando González BarriosThe green revolution has resulted in many new opportunities and challenges for the chemical industry. Specifically, there is an increasing tendency for using natural ingredients in product formulation, and, as a result, an increase in the complexity of product formulation. A way to address this is through a multiscale strategy that allows for deeper insights into small to large scale phenomena that affect product physical properties of interest. In this article, the authors have provided an abbreviated review of computational and experimental methods currently used to formulate emulsions involving bio-based ingredients, giving special emphasis to the use of biosurfactants. This combination of in silico and in vitro strategies for emulsion design fits within the multiscale paradigm.

Source: Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering - December 26, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research