Dr.-Ing. Martha Taboada
- group:
Gestaltung effizienter Gefrier- und Trocknungsprozesse
- room: 406
- phone: +49 721 608 43614
- fax: +49 721 608 45967
- martha taboada ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Postanschrift: Kaiserstr. 12
Liefer- und Besucheranschrift: Gotthard-Franz-Straße 3
Geb. 50.31, 4. OG
D-76131 Karlsruhe
About myself
I come originally from Colombia, where I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad de Los Andes. After an exchange semester in Germany I decided to do my Master in Bio- and Chemical Engineering at the TUHH in Hamburg. During my master's degree I worked as a working student at Beiersdorf AG, where I was involved in process development for the manufacture of emulsified products. I came to the topic of food process engineering during my master's degree, which I completed with my master's thesis on the production of starch-based aerogel particles. Since August 2017 I have been doing my doctorate at the LVT in the field of spray drying of emulsions.
Main focus of research
Milk protein based emulsions are the basis of a variety of powdery products such as coffee whiteners, creamer and baby food. Spray drying is a common process to produce storable powders from emulsion-based systems. The structure of the dried product is responsible for the properties of the dissolved food. Therefore, it is important to know and control the influence of spray drying on this structure. In my research I consider the effect of process and formulation parameters on the resulting structure of the emulsion after atomization and spray drying.
Methods
Atomisation tests can be carried out at the institute's own spray stand, which enables online measurement of the spray droplet size distribution by means of laser diffraction spectroscopy and sampling of the atomised emulsion. A pilot plant spray tower with up to 20 kg water evaporation is available for drying tests. For the characterization of the emulsions and the powder produced, common analytical methods such as laser diffraction, light microscopy and rheometry are used.
Publications
Höhne, S.; Taboada, M. L.; Schröder, J.; Gomez, C.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2024. Fluids, 9 (3), Art.-Nr.: 70. doi:10.3390/fluids9030070
Taboada, M. L.; Müller, E.; Fiedler, N.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2022. Journal of Food Engineering, 321, Art.-Nr.: 110941. doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2022.110941
Theresia Heiden-Hecht, T.; Taboada, M. L.; Brückner-Gühmann, M.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.; Drusch, S.
2021. International dairy journal, 121, Art.-Nr.: 105134. doi:10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105134
Taboada, M. L.; Heiden-Hecht, T.; Brückner-Gühmann, M.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021. Journal of food processing and preservation, 45 (9), Art. Nr.: e15753. doi:10.1111/jfpp.15753
Taboada, M. L.; Zapata, E.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021. Fluids, 6 (6), 219. doi:10.3390/fluids6060219
Taboada, M. L.; Chutani, D.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 14 (5), 854–865. doi:10.1007/s11947-021-02606-1
Taboada, M. L.; Schäfer, A.-C.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021. Journal of food process engineering, 44 (1), e13598. doi:10.1111/jfpe.13598
Habtegebriel, H.; Wawire, M.; Gaukel, V.; Taboada, M. L.
2020. Journal of food science, 85 (10), 3459–3466. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.15451
Taboada, M.; Leister, N.; Karbstein, H.; Gaukel, V.
2020. ChemEngineering, 4 (3), Article no: 47. doi:10.3390/chemengineering4030047
Baudron, V.; Taboada, M.; Gurikov, P.; Smirnova, I.; Whitehouse, S.
2020. Colloid & polymer science, 298, 477–494. doi:10.1007/s00396-020-04616-5
Presentations
Höhne, S.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.; Taboada, M. L.; Gomez, I. C.
2022. European Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS 2022), Online, September 6–8, 2022
Taboada, M.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021, March 15. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Trocknungstechnik zusammen mit dem Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppe Phytoextrakte (2021), Online, March 15–16, 2021
Taboada, M. L.; Gaukel, V.; Karbstein, H.
2019, September. 29th European Conference Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems (ILASS 2019), Paris, France, September 2–4, 2019
Posters
Höhne, S.; Taboada, M. L.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2022, March 10. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik und Trocknungstechnik (2022), Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 10–11, 2022
Taboada, M.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2021, March. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik, Mischvorgänge, Grenzflächenbestimmte Systeme und Prozesse (2021), Online, March 11–12, 2021
Taboada Barrios, M. L.; Karbstein, H. P.; Gaukel, V.
2019, March 5. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik und Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik (2019), Lausanne, Switzerland, March 5–7, 2019
Proceedings
Taboada, M. L.; Gaukel, V.; Karbstein, H. P.
2019. 29th European Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems : Paris : 2-4 September 2019