Microencapsulation with chitosan by spray drying for industry applications - A review

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Berta Nogueiro Estevinho (Author) FEUP; Fernando Rocha (Author) FEUP; Lúcia Santos (Author) FEUP; Arminda Alves (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Trends in Food Science and Technology

Vol. 31 No. 2

Pages: 138-155

ISSN: 0924-2244

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 102 Citations

Scopus - 187 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Agrarian Sciences > Other Agrarian Sciences

Associated Projects

UI0511 - PROJECTO ESTRATÉGICO - UI 511 - 2013-2014

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-AC9

DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2013.04.001

Abstract (EN): This work reviews the relevant information about the possibility of producing microparticles with chitosan, by a spray drying process, for industrial applications. The applicability and the advantages of chitosan and modified chitosan in the microencapsulation process are discussed, with special emphasis on relevant operational spray drying conditions, which affect the performance of the final product, namely the efficiency and yield of the microencapsulation process, the particle properties, like size, moisture and stability, and the release time of active compounds. The fundamental equations governing the controlled release of active compounds and the application of control led release technology in food systems are presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 18