Flowactives

FlowActives technology, developed by IPS, it allows you to convert an oil, or any other liquid not miscible in water, into a powder through the process of microencapsulation. In addition, this process allows you to protect your raw materials coating them with a very thin membrane.

The shell that covers the raw material consists of gelatin for food use of bovine or porcine origin (Kosher, Halal, BSE/TSE-free certified).

The microencapsulation process consists of three different steps:

1. Dissolution of gelatin in water;
2. Dispersion in water of the raw material to be microencapsulated, obtaining the size;
3. Coacervation.

The main advantages of this technology are:

• Taste masking of raw material;
• Phase change of raw material from liquid to solid;
• Improvement of the stability of the active ingredient;
• Reduction of oxidation of the active ingredient;
• Resistance to high temperatures and mixing;
• Particle size between 10 and 1000 μm;
• Assay up to 87%.

Now several products are available, already developed, in form of microcapsules. If necessary we can evaluate the feasibility of microencapsulation of different substances.

• Microcapsules containing Serenoa Repens essential oil;
• Microcapsules containing Peppermint essential oils;
• Microcapsules containing Ginger essential oil;
• Microcapsules containing Rosemary essential oil;
• Microcapsules containing a blend of essential oils of Caraway, Cinnamon, Fennel, Anise.