Microencapsulation and nanoencapsulation of natural compounds by drying technologies
| Grant number: | 09/54137-1 |
| Support type: | Multi-user Equipment Program |
| Duration: | October 01, 2010 - March 31, 2013 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology |
| Principal Investigator: | Miriam Dupas Hubinger |
| Grantee: | Miriam Dupas Hubinger |
| Home Institution: | Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil |
| EMU web page: | Página do Equipamento Multiusuário não informada |
| Use scheduling: | E-mail de agendamento não informado |
Abstract
The objective of this request is the acquisition of a particle size/distribution analyzer, a zeta potential measurement system, a spray dryer, and an ultra-highpressure liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry system, for innovation and development in food engineering: encapsulation of bioactive compounds; biofuels research; and the analysis of novel materials. The equipment will be installed in a central laboratory to be set up in an existing space within the Department of Food Engineering. Its use by the petitioning research groups will focus primarily on the areas of the encapsulation of bioactive compounds, the production of biofuels, and the characterization of novel materials. The Faculty of Food Engineering researchers currently outsource particle size and light-scattering zeta potential analyses to other UNICAMP departments, which results in a considerable outlay of grant funds for third-party services, because all of the studies conducted in the areas of microencapsulation and new materials research require such analyses. The ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry system, the first of its kind to be made available to research groups in the State of São Paulo, will allow all of the teams involved to make better and more complete characterizations of bioproducts, encapsulated systems, and complex mixtures that occur in the production of biofuels, increasing their competitiveness and international exposure. The acquisition of this equipment will promote a qualitative and quantitative increase in the scientific and technological performance of the teams involved, with an accompanying increase in the number of articles published in indexed journals, and greater international dissemination of their scientific production, potentially culminating in future industrial applications. (AU)