Dr. José María Franco Gómez 

       Professional Background

Academic Degree:

Graduated in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Seville in 1992

PhD received in the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Seville in 1995

Academic activity:

Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Huelva.

Coordinator of the PhD program “Engineering of Complex Fluids”.

 Research Activity:

Topics of interest:  Food Colloids, Emulsion Technology, Rheology, Processing of non-Newtonian Fluids, Lubricants, Liquid Crystals

Researcher in more than 15 research projects sponsored by the administration and the industry, author of more than 40 papers in peer reviewed journal, author of several reviews on Food and Emulsion Rheology, co-author of several chapters of specialized books, editor of 1 book, author of more than 30 communications in International Conferences.

 

       Participation in Research Projects in the last 5 years

Relación entre el comportamiento viscoelastico y la microestructura de formulaciones alimentarias de bajo contenido graso
Programa de Cooperación Científica con Iberoamérica (AECI), 2000
Activity: Researcher

Formulación de emulsiones estabilizadas por moléculas anfifílicas sintéticas: aplicaciones agroalimentarias
Programa de Cooperación Interuniversitaria entre España y Marruecos (AECI) 2000-2001
Activity: Researcher

Optimización de las variables de procesado de grasas lubricantes en función de sus características reológicas y microestructurales
Programa Nacional de I+D+i, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT) 2001-2004
Activity: Researcher

Caracterización reológica de fracciones pesadas de petróleo a alta presión
Acción especial sobre vertidos marinos, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT) 2003- 2006
Activity: Researcher

Elaboración de salsa análoga a la mayonesa empleando suero de mantequilla en polvo como emulsionante
Proyectos de Estímulo a la Transferencia de Resultados de Investigación convocatoria (PETRI), Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MECD)
Associated Industry: CAPSA (Asturias, Spain)
Entidades participantes: Universidad de Huelva, Universidad de Sevilla e Instituto de la Grasa y sus derivados (CSIC) 2004-2005
Activity: Researcher and Head of the Project

Mejora de las propiedades reológicas de grasas lubricantes mediante aditivación con polímeros reciclados y funcionales
Programa Nacional de I+D+i, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC) 2004-2007
Activity: Researcher and Head of the Project

Desarrollo de formulaciones de grasas lubricantes biodegradables basadas en aceites vegetales y derivados celulósicos
Programa Nacional de I+D+i, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC) 2007-2010
Activity: Researcher and Head of the Project

       Project and consulting works with the Industry in the last 5 years

Informe técnico para el desarrollo de un reómetro de ultrasonido, Industry: Viscotech Hispania S.L. (2001-2002)

Caracterización viscosimétrica de fracciones pesadas de crudo petrolífero a altas presiones y bajas temperaturas, Industry: Resol YPF, S.A. (2003)

Formulación y optimización del procesado de dispersiones de ésteres de colofonia, Industry: La Unión Resinera Española, S.A. (2003)

Caracterización viscosimétrica de fracciones de crudo de petróleo y asesoramiento técnico en reología de derivados del petróleo, Industry: Resol YPF, S.A. (2003)

Use of anionic emulsifier-cationic biopolymer membranes to improve the stability of o/w enteral nutrition emulsions.  Industry: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GMBH (2004-2007)

Desarrollo de un Reómetro de Mezclado para la caracterización reológica de cementos fluidos pulverizables y mejora de su eficacia en el recubrimiento de superficies. Industry: Alfran S.A. (2006-2007).

Sistema integrado de alta velocidad 100% español para redes ferroviarias interoperables. Industry: Verkol S.A. (2006-2009)

Optimización de las variables de procesado en la producción de emulsiones para nutrición enteral. Industry: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GMBH (2007)

Reología y caracterización de grasas lubricantes. Industry: TOTAL FRANCE (2007)

       Publications in the last 5 years

Most relevant papers in the last 5 years:

J.M. Franco, P. Partal, D. Ruiz.Márquez, B. Conde, C. Gallegos, Influence of pH and protein thermal treatment on the rheology of pea protein-stabilized emulsions, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 77, 975-983 (2000)

J.M. Madiedo, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia, C. Gallegos, Modeling of the non-linear rheological behavior of a lubricating grease at low shear rates, J. Tribol. 122, 590-596 (2000)

C. Balan, J.M. Franco, Influence of the geometry on the transient and steady flow of lubricating greases, Tribol. Trans. 44, 53-58 (2001)

M.C. Sánchez, C. Valencia, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Wall slip phenomena in oil-in-water emulsions: effect of some structural parameters, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 241, 226-232 (2001)

J.E. Moros, F. Cordobés, C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, Linear viscoelasticity of concentrated polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether solutions, J. Dispersion Sci. Technol., 22, 409-420 (2001)

J.E. Moros, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Rheology of spray-dried egg yolk-stabilized emulsions,  Int. J. Food Sci. Tech., 37, 297-307 (2002)

C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, A. Ciruelos, A. Latorre, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Linear viscoelasticity of tomato sauce products: influence of previous tomato paste processing,  Eur. Food Res. Technol., 214, 394-399 (2002)

A. Raymundo, C. Nunes, J.M. Franco, J. Empis, I. Sousa,  White lupin protein as an ingredient to produce egg-free mayonnaise and salad dressings, Food Industry Journal, 5: 322-331 (2002)     

A. Raymundo, J.M. Franco, J. Empis, I. Sousa, Optimization of the composition of low-fat oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by white lupin protein, J. Am. Oil  Chem. Soc., 79, 783-790 (2002)

J.E. Moros, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Rheological properties of cholesterol-reduced, yolk-stabilized mayonnaise, J. Am. Oil  Chem. Soc., 79, 837-843 (2002)

J.M. Quintana, A.N. Califano, N.E. Zaritzky, P. Partal, J.M. Franco, Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized with polysaccharides, J. Texture Stud., 33, 215-236 (2002)

M.A. Riscardo, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos,  Influence of composition of emulsifier blends on the rheological properties of salad dressing type emulsions, Food Sci. Technol Int., 9, 53-63 (2003)

J.E. Moros, F. Cordobés, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Enhancement of gel strength by application of thermal treatments in highly flocculated emulsions, Food Hydrocolloids, 17, 199-206 (2003)

J.A. García-Morales, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Influence of processing variables on the rheological properties of lubricating greases manufactured in a stirred tank, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 10, 368-378 (2004)

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, P.Partal, C. Gallegos, Experimental study of grease flow in pipelines: wall slip and air entrainment effects, Chem. Eng. Process. 44, 805-817 (2004)

M.A. Riscardo, J.E. Moros, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Rheological characterization of salad dressing-type emulsions stabilized by egg yolk/sucrose distearate blends, Eur. Food Res. Technol. 220, 380-388 (2004)

 J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Mixing rheometry for studying the manufactured of lubricating greases , Chem. Eng. Sci., 60, 2409-2418 (2005) 

M.A. Delgado, M.C. Sánchez, C. Valencia, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Relationship among microstructure, rheology and processing of a lithium lubricating grease,  Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 83, 1085-1092 (2005)  

M.J. Ruiz-Viera, M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, On the drag reduction for the two-phase horizontal pipe flow of highly viscous non-Newtonian liquid/air mixtures: case of lubricating grease, Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 32, 232-247 (2006) 

M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Influence of soap concentration and oil viscosity on the rheology and microstructure of lubricating greases, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 45, 1902-1910 (2006)  

G. Moreno, C. Valencia, M.V. de Paz, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Use of reactive diisocyanate-terminated polymers as rheology modifiers of lubricating greases, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 45, 4001-4010 (2006) 

M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Thermorheological behaviour of a lithium lubricating grease, Tribol. Letters, 23, 47-54 (2006) 

M.J. Ruiz-Viera, M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Evaluation of wall slip effects in the lubricating grease/air two-phase flow along pipelines, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 139, 190-196 (2006)  

 A. P. Batista, A. Raymundo, I. Sousa, J. Empis; J M. Franco, Colored food emulsions – implications of pigment addition on the rheological behavior and microstructure, Food Biophysics, 1, 216-227 (2006)                                                                                                 

J.E. Martin-Alfonso, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Development of new lubricating grease formulations using recycled LDPE as rheology modifier additive,Eur. Polym. J., 43, 139-149 (2007)

P. Llamas, T. Domínguez, J.M. Vargas, J. Llamas, J.M. Franco, A. Llamas, A novel viscosity reducer for Kraft process black liquors with a high dry solids content, Chem. Eng. Process., 46, 193-197 (2007) 

I. Martínez, M.A. Riscardo, J.M. Franco, Effect of salt content on the rheological properties of salad dressing-type emulsions stabilized by emulsifier blends, J. Food Eng., 80, 1272-1281 (2007)  

G. Moreno, C. Valencia, M.V. de Paz, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Rheology and microstructure of lithium lubricating greases modified with a reactive diisocyanate-terminated polymer: influence of polymer addition protocol, Chem. Eng. Process., en prensa (2007)   

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, E. Kuhn, Effect of rheological behaviour of lithium greases on the friction process, Ind. Lubr. Tribol., en prensa (2007) 

 Reviews and Chapters of Books:

C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, Rheology of food emulsions, in Advances in the flow and rheology of non-Newtonian fluids (D.A. Siginer, D. De Kee, R.P. Chhabra ed.) Elsevier , pp. 87-118 (1999).

C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, Rheology of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 4, 288-293 (1999).

C. Balan, J.M. Franco, Influence of the geometry on the rotational rheometry of lubricating grease, in The Rheology of Lubricating Grease (C. Balan, ed.) ELGI, Amsterdam, 43-66 (2000)      

C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, J.M. Madiedo, A. Raymundo, I. Sousa, Non-linear viscoelasticity modeling of vegetable protein-stabilized emulsions, in Engineering and Food for the 21st Century (J. Welti-Chanes, G.V., Barbosa-

Cánovas y J.M., Aguilera, eds.) , CRC Press, pp. 415-430 (2002)

C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, P. Partal, Rheology of food dispersions, Rheology Reviews, 19-65 (2004)

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia, G. Moreno, C. Gallegos, Processing and formulation of lithium lubricating greases, Flow Dynamics, American Institute of Physics (M. Tokuyama, S. Maruyama eds.) pag. 257-262 (2006) 

 Books:

Progress in Rheology: Theory and Applications,  F.J. Martínez-Boza, A. Guerrero, P. Partal, J.M. Franco, J. Muñoz (editors), Grupo Español de Reología (GER), Sevilla, 2002. 

 

       Most relevant contributions to Conferences in the last 5 years

C. Gallegos, E. Pedrero, J.M. Madiedo, J.M. Franco, Non-linear viscoelasticity and microstructure of concentrated emulsions, 2nd International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure, Zurich (Switzerland) 2000.

J.M. Franco, C. Balan, Influence of the test geometry on the measurement of lubricating greases in rotational viscometric configurations, 12th International Colloquium Triboloy 2000 – Plus, Esslingen (Germany) 2000

C. Gallegos, J.M. Franco, J.M. Madiedo, A. Raymundo, I. Sousa, Linear and non-linear viscoelasticity properties of vegetable protein-stabilized emulsions, 13th International Congress of Rheology, Cambridge (UK) 2000

M.A. Riscardo, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos,  Reología de emulsiones alimentarias estabilizadas con mezclas de emulsionantes: influencia de la relación e peso de los emulsionantes, Polímeros en el siglo XXI. VII Reunión del GEP y XVIII Reunión del , San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid, Spain) 2001

J.M. Franco, E . Pedrero, C. Gallegos, Emulsiones alimentarias estabilizadas por un aislado proteico procedente del guisante: influencia del pH y la concentración. Polímeros en el siglo XXI. VII Reunión del GEP y XVIII Reunión del , San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid, Spain) 2001

E . Pedrero, P. Partal, J.M. Franco, N.E. Zaritzky, A. Califano, C. Gallegos, Caracterización reológica de dulce de leche, Polímeros en el siglo XXI. VII Reunión del GEP y XVIII Reunión del , San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid, Spain) 2001

M.A. Riscardo, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, Influence of starch concentration on low-in-fat oil-in-water emulsions, stabilised by emulsifier blends, Eurorheo 2002-01, Joint meeting of British, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Rheologists, Torremolinos (Málaga, Spain) 2002

J.E. Moros, F. Cordobés, J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos,  Enhancement of gel strength by application of thermorheological treatments in spray-dried egg yolk-stabilized emulsions, 6th European Conference on Rheology, Erlangen (Germany) 2002

J.A. Morales, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Rheology and Processing of Lithium Lubricating Greases, 6th European Conference on Rheology, Erlangen (Germany) 2002

C. Gallegos, M.C. Sánchez, J.M. Franco, Emulsiones alimentarias estabilizadas con proteínas vegetales, II Jornada Internacional de proteínas y coloides de interés industrial, JIPAC’ 2003, Sevilla (Spain) 2003

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Effect of Processing Conditions on the Rheological Properties of Lubricating, Annual Meeting of the European Rheology Society, AERC 2003, Guimaraes (Portugal) 2003

M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, J.M. Franco, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Influence of Cooling Profile and Homogenization on the Processing of Lubricating 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, ECCE, Granada (Spain) 2003

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Mixing rheometry for studying the manufacture of lubricating greases, 5th International Symposium on Mixing in the Industrial Processes, Sevilla (Spain) 2004

A. Jerez, M.J. Martín, F. Martínez, P.Partal J.M. Franco, C. Gallegos, High pressure rheology of petroleum derivatives, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004

A. P. Batista, I. Sousa, J. Empis, J.M. Franco A. Raymundo, Rheological characterization of oil-in-water pea protein-stabilized emulsions with added lutein and phycocyanin, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, P.Partal, C. Gallegos, Pumping flow of lubricating greases, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia. M.C. Sanchez, C. Gallegos, Influence of composition and temperature on the rheology of lubricating greases, IBEREO’04: Iberian Rheology Meeting, Beja (Portugal) 2004

M.J. Ruiz-Viera, M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, M.C. Sánchez, C. Gallegos, Study of two-phase flow of air / lubricating grease in horizontal pipelines, X Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona (España) 2005

G. Moreno, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia, C. Gallegos, Use of PBTDI as additive in grease formulations, X Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona (España) 2005

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, C. Valencia. M.C. Sanchez, C. Gallegos, Processing and formulation of lithium lubricating greases, 2nd Internacional Conference of Flow Dynamics,Sendai (Japón) 2005

F. Fernández-Latorre, F J Martínez-Boza, , P Partal F., J.M. Franco, F.J. Navarro, C. Gallegos, High-pressure rheology of oil blends, 3 rd Annual European Rheology Conference, Creta (Grecia) 2006

 J.M. Franco, J.E. Martín, C. Valencia,, M.C. Sánchez,  C. Gallegos, Rheology of recycled LDPE-modified lubricating greases, 3 rd Annual European Rheology Conference, Creta (Grecia) 2006

C. Gallegos, G. Moreno, C. Valencia, M.V. de Paz, J.M. Franco,Rheology and processing of lubricating greases modified with a reactive polymer, 4 th Annual European Rheology Conference, Nápoles (Italia) 2007

J.M. Franco, M.A. Delgado, C. Valencia, Combined oxidative-shear resistance of castor oil-based lubricating greases, 3rd Arnold Tross Kolloquium, Hamburgo (Alemania) 2007

M.A. Delgado, J.M. Franco, E. Kuhn, C. Gallegos, An approach to the lubricating greases rheology-friction factor relationship, IV Congreso Ibérico de Tribología – IBERTRIB 2007, Bilbao, 2007

A. P. Batista, L. Gouveia, M.C. Nunes, J.M. Franco, A. Raymundo, Microalgae biomass as a novel functional ingredient in mixed gel systems, 14 th   Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry Conference,: Wrexham (UK) 2007

 

       Other interesting informations

- 3 Ph.D. supervised and 3 under supervision

- 8 D.E.A. supervised and 2 under supervision

- Awards:

Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado por la Universidad de Sevilla, 1996

III Premio Andalucía Tercer Milenio para Jóvenes Investigadores (under 35 years), 2003

-  Referee for several International Scientific Journals:

       Journal of Rheology (Ed. American Society of Rheology), Food Science & Technology International (Ed. Sage Publications), Chemical Engineering Communications (Ed. Gordon Breach Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group), Journal of Colloid & Interface Science (Ed. Elsevier), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Ed. Elsevier), Journal of Food Engineering (Ed. Elsevier), Physical & Chemical News (Ed. Best Edition), Food Research International (Ed. Elsevier), International Journal of Multiphase Flow (Ed. Elsevier), Tribology Letters (Ed. Springer Science-Kluwer Academic Publishers), Chemical Engineering Research & Design  (Ed. European Federation of Chemical Engineers), Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Ed.Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, CSChE), International Journal of Food Science & Technology (Ed. Blackwell Publishing), Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (Ed. Elsevier)

-  Invited Researcher in:

Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidad Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa (Portugal), duration: 6 weeks (1998).

Instituto Institute of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Department of Mathematics, University of Wales, Lisboa (Portugal), duration: 9 weeks (1998)

-  Administrative Responsibilities: Director General de Investigación y OTRI de la Universidad de Huelva. (2000-2002).