Formulation Product Technology (De Gruyter Textbook)

Formulation Product Technology focuses on materials chemistry and introduces industrial manufacturing technologies for different product types. Besides addressing the fundamentals and the corresponding unit operations, the author presents a full cycle of product development for the materials that are used in everyday live. Various performance and personal chemicals, such as paints, coatings, dyes, laundry detergents, glass and concrete, pesticides, diapers, skin care and hair care products, etc. are discussed starting from product selection and up to setup of manufacturing process.

• Additional new products discussed: dyes for textiles, decorative products, hand sanitizers, deodorants, pesticides.
• Easy-to-understand introduction to formulation product design.
• Covers all main product types of modern chemical industry.

Prof. Dmitry Yu. Murzin studied chemistry and chemical engineering at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology in Moscow and obtained his PhD at Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry in 1989. After working in France and Finland he joined BASF. From 2000 he is a Chaired Professor in Chemical Technology at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.