Natural Gums
Extraction, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - July 22, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Shakeel Ahmed, Akbar Ali
- Language: English
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Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- Explains origin, extraction, processing and structural analysis of natural gums
- Offers in-depth information on specific natural gum types, their properties and potential uses
- Explores a range of advanced applications across food, biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, and more
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section I: Natural Gums: Functionalization and characterization
1. Natural gums: Structural diversity and properties
2. Functionalization of natural gums: Scientific tools to improve properties and applications
3. Gelation behaviour in natural gums: Fundamentals of solute-solvent interaction to gel formation
4. Characterization of natural gums: Emphasizing distinctive spectroscopic techniques
Section II: Plant-based natural gums
5. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of guar gum
6. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of locust bean gum
7. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of okra gum
8. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of honey locust gum
9. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of tamarind gum
10. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of khaya gum
11. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of aloe mucilage
12. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of konjac glucomannan
13. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of gum arabica
14. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of gum ghatti
15. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of gum tragacanth
16. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of pectins
Section III: Animal-based natural gums
17. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of gelatin gum
18. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of chitin and chitosan
19. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of hyaluronic acid
Section IV: Microbial-based natural gums
20. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of curdlan gum
21. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of xanthan gum
22. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of dextran
23. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of gellan gum
24. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of tara gum
25. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of pullulan
Section V: Marine-based natural gums
26. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of sodium alginate
27. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of alginic acid
28. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of carrageenan gum
29. Extraction, structural properties, and applications of agar-agar
Section VI: Future of natural gums
30. Circular economy and future potential of natural gums
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 25, 2023
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.
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Akbar Ali
Dr. Akbar Ali is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Ladakh, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, with research expertise in polymer chemistry, biological macromolecules, functionalization of natural polymers, and green chemistry. He has published multiple research papers and book chapters and is an active member of the Asian Polymer Association. Dr. Ali has presented at numerous national and international conferences and authored three books on biopolymers.