Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment

Formulation Chemistry and Technology

It aims to promote all aspects of product formulation from initial product concept, through the development of prototypes, to market testing and manufacture, across the diverse markets impacted. Its application in the areas of lubricants, inks, coatings, food & beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetic, household and personal care products. Agrochemical products and adjuvants are of vital importance in agriculture, to protect food and fiber crops from weeds, insect pests and diseases, in order to feed and clothe the growing world population. The soundest scientific approach is the understanding of the relationships between the components of a formulation and its properties (such as the stability of an emulsion or a suspension) in terms of molecular theory. The source of the oldest formulations is probably pharmacy, in which the skills associated with the development and execution of recipes has grown into an independent discipline, galenics. In other fields of chemistry, particularly industrial chemistry, formulations are amongst a company’s most closely guarded trade secrets on account of their often considerable economic value