**Meet the editor**

Dr. Benjamin Valdez is the director of the Institute of Engineering at the University of Baja California, a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He was granted a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, MS degree in Chemistry, and a PhD in Chemistry by the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. He has been Guest Editor for

several special issues in scholarly journals, and a member of the editorial boards of Corrosion Reviews, Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, and Revista Metalurgia. He is a full professor at the University of Baja California, participating in activities of basic research, technological development, and teaching in the postgraduate program. His activities include research on the following topics: corrosion and materials, electrochemical and industrial processes, chemical processing of agricultural and natural products, and consultancy in corrosion control in industrial plants and environments.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

**Part 1 Physical and Chemical Features 1** 

Chapter 1 **Physical and Chemical Characteristics** 

Chapter 2 **Hydrocolloids in Food Industry 17**  Jafar Milani and Gisoo Maleki

**of Tropical and Non-Conventional Fruits 3** 

Chapter 3 **Emulsifying Properties of Hydrolized Sunflower** 

Chapter 4 **Photodecomposition Behaviors of Pesticides** 

Seiichi Ishikawa, Bunko Cho, Shin Li, Yuji Okumura, Yoshikazu Iida, Teiji Tanizaki and Masayuki Higuchi

Lai Teng Ling and U.D. Palanisamy

Chapter 6 **Acid-Induced Aggregation and Gelation of Bovine** 

Jorge R. Wagner and Patricia H. Risso

Chapter 7 **Electrochemical Behaviour of AISI 304 Stainless Steel Immersed in Mixtures Consisting by Biocide and Fungal Suspensions 97** 

**in the Source for Water Supply Using an** 

Chapter 5 **Review: Potential Antioxidants from Tropical Plants 63** 

Ítalo Herbert Lucena Cavalcante, Lourival Ferreira Cavalcante, João Marcos de Sousa Miranda and Antonio Baldo Geraldo Martins

**Lecithins by Phospholipases A2 of Different Sources 39**  D. M. Cabezas, R. Madoery, B. W. K. Diehl and M. C. Tomás

**Alumina Carrier-Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst 51** 

**Sodium Caseinate-Carboxymethylcellulose Mixtures 75**  María Eugenia Hidalgo, Bibiana D. Riquelme, Estela M. Alvarez,

Maricica Stoica, Petru Alexe, Rodica Dinica and Geta Cârâc
