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Martin Masuelli

National University of San Luis

Martin Masuelli is an Inv. Adj. of Instituto de Física Aplicada (INFAP) – CONICET – UNSL and Associate Professor at the National University of San Luis (UNSL), Argentina. He holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. and Master's thesis in Membrane Technology from the National University of San Luis. He is the Director of Physics Chemistry Service Laboratory at UNSL. He is an expert in polysaccharides and physics chemistry of macromolecules. He is an author or co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed international publications, 8 book chapters, 75 communications in national and international congresses and editor of 8 books. He is a member of the Sociedad Argentina de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambiental, Asociación Argentina de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica and Asociación Argentina de Tecnólogos Alimentarios. Since July 2013, he is the Editor in Chief and Founder of the Journal of Polymer and Biopolymers Physics Chemistry, Science and Education Publishing. He is on the Editorial Board of numerous journals.

2books edited

3chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Martin Masuelli

This book deepens the study and knowledge on pectins, especially in the processes of extraction, purification, and characterization, in short its many and wide applications. Among the most prominent applications are the food, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The development of pectins has a very promising future with a marked annual increase and with a wide range of sources. As written above, this book will help its readers to expand their knowledge on this biopolymer with vast application in the industry worldwide.

PectinsExtraction, Purification, Characterization and ApplicationsEdited by Martin Masuelli

Pectins

Edited by Martin Masuelli

Books edited

Fiber Reinforced PolymersThe Technology Applied for Concrete RepairEdited by Martin Masuelli

Fiber Reinforced Polymers

Edited by Martin Masuelli

Chapters authored

Hydrodynamic Properties of Gelatin - Studies from Intrinsic Viscosity Measurements

By Martin Alberto Masuelli and Maria Gabriela Sansone

Part of the book: Products and Applications of Biopolymers

Introduction of Fibre-Reinforced Polymers − Polymers and Composites: Concepts, Properties and Processes

By Martin Alberto Masuelli

Part of the book: Fiber Reinforced Polymers

Extraction and Characterization of Pectins From Peels of Criolla Oranges (Citrus sinensis): Experimental Reviews

By Paula Ruano, Lismet Lazo Delgado, Sergio Picco, Liliana Villegas, Franco Tonelli, Mario Eduardo Aguilera Merlo, Javier Rigau, Darío Diaz and Martin Masuelli

The citriculture in the international field is important not only for its nutrient and vitamin characteristics but also for its valuable source of raw materials to obtain pectin, since it was found in the internal and external parts of the citrus peel. In our country, there are several varieties of orange, from which you can obtain by-products other than juice, such as essential oils, fertilizers, concentrates, and pectin. Pectin has different uses in the pharmaceutical industry for the preparation of suspensions, emulsions, cosmetics, capsules, etc. In the food industry, it is used as a film in packaging, thickener, and gelling agent in the manufacture of jellies and preserves, in wines as dehydrating plant tissues, in milk to precipitate casein, etc. The pectin extraction was carried out by basic or acid hydrolysis and then proceeds to purify and clarify. Once purified, the pectin was characterized in aqueous solution to determine its physicochemical properties such as molecular weight, hydrodynamic radius, hydration value, shape factor, etc. Thermal and mechanical characterizations were also performed, to assess its ability to form films.

Part of the book: Pectins

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