Freeze-drying is an important preservation technique for heat-sensitive pharmaceuticals and foods. This informative text addresses the principles and practice of freeze-drying preservation techniques for pharmaceutical and food products. The authors introduce freeze-drying and review the fundamentals of the technique, heat-mass transfer analyses, modelling of the drying process and the equipment employed. They discuss freeze-drying of food, freeze-drying of pharmaceuticals and the protective agents and additives applied. The final chapter covers disinfection, sterilization and process validation.

Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceutical and Food Products will be an essential reference for food, pharmaceutical and refrigeration engineers and scientists as well as students with an interest in preservation techniques.