The sol-gel transition of aqueous alginate solutions induced by calcium cations has been studied by using dynamic light scattering.A critical relaxation was observed near the gel point,which was characterized by the p...The sol-gel transition of aqueous alginate solutions induced by calcium cations has been studied by using dynamic light scattering.A critical relaxation was observed near the gel point,which was characterized by the power law of the time-intensity correlation function g(2)(t)-1∝t-μ.The comparison of this critical exponent μ with the critical exponent n for mechanical relaxation obtained with dynamic rheology measurements shows μ=2n for the Ca-alginate sol-gel transition.The critical exponent μ was found to be proportional to q2,q is the scattering vector,and the proportional coefficient almost equaled to the correlation length of the critical gel.展开更多
文摘The sol-gel transition of aqueous alginate solutions induced by calcium cations has been studied by using dynamic light scattering.A critical relaxation was observed near the gel point,which was characterized by the power law of the time-intensity correlation function g(2)(t)-1∝t-μ.The comparison of this critical exponent μ with the critical exponent n for mechanical relaxation obtained with dynamic rheology measurements shows μ=2n for the Ca-alginate sol-gel transition.The critical exponent μ was found to be proportional to q2,q is the scattering vector,and the proportional coefficient almost equaled to the correlation length of the critical gel.
文摘为解决莲子干燥过程中淀粉形态结构变化造成莲子结壳、硬化,不利于干燥以及复水难、易返生问题,该文利用差示扫描量热技术(differential scanning calorimetry,DSC)对新鲜莲子以及不同热风干燥(70、80、90℃)莲子的淀粉热特性与凝胶化过程进行了研究。研究发现,莲子淀粉在低水分环境(42.2%,以质量比计)时存在2个明显的吸热峰,高水分环境(71.1%,以质量比计)时存在1个明显的吸热峰;莲子在干燥过程中不断失水,并伴随着淀粉凝胶化。方差分析(analysis of variance,ANOVA)表明,高温干燥显著影响莲子淀粉的热特性,其淀粉凝胶化温度(峰起温度To、峰顶温度Tp以及峰止温度Te)部分显著升高。相同干燥条件下,莲子淀粉糊化焓ΔH受水分显著影响,但干燥温度、升温速率对其影响不显著(P>0.01)。采用Kissinger、Crane方程获得了淀粉凝胶化动力学参数(活化能Ea、指前因子Z以及反应级数n)。莲子淀粉的非等温凝胶化反应可近似为一级反应,高温干燥后其Ea值出现增加,并随着水分增加呈现降低趋势。研究结果可为确定莲子高品质干燥工艺以及干莲子、莲子淀粉后续加工过程提供技术支持。