Articles published by: Elvira Casas

Elvira Casas / 09 December 2024

Processes with supercritical CO2 and encapsulation: expanding possibilities

Supercritical CO2 can be applied not only to obtain extracts suitable for encapsulation but also to other stages of the encapsulation process, such as generating particles, impregnating materials, reducing microbial load, and more. Consumer preferences and industry demands include, for instance, obtaining and using more natural and safer products to improve quality of life, spanning…

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Elvira Casas / 06 April 2017

New processes developed for textile impregnation with bio-active compounds for skin

Textile impregnation by means of supercritical fluids allows creating new added value products such as gauzes and bandages with multifunctional active properties for skin care in an economically feasible and sustainable way. The COSMETOSUP II project, through the collaboration of AINIA and AITEX, has applied the advantages of supercritical CO2 to achieve in the same process…

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