Crystallization Processes in Fats and Lipid Systems
Contributors: Nissim Garti (Editor); Kiyotaka Sato (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 20, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780824705510
Subjects: Biochemical Engineering; Crystallography; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Organic chemistry; Methods - Canning & Preserving; Aliphatic Chemistry; Chemical Engineering Operations; Science; Science/Mathematics; Oils and fats; Chemistry - Organic; Food Science; Technology / Food Industry & Science; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Fatty acids
First sentence: The early stage of crystallization is the formation of three-dimensional (3D) nuclei in the mother phase (vapor, solution, melt); the second step is represented by the advancement of the faces bounding these nuclei.