Engineering the microstructure of milk fat by blending binary and ternary mixtures of its fractions

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (47) ◽  
pp. 41189-41194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pere R. Ramel ◽  
Alejandro G. Marangoni
Keyword(s):  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Avrami Model ◽  
Binary And Ternary Mixtures ◽  
Milk Fat Fractions ◽  
Kinetics Of

The microstructure and crystallization kinetics of binary and ternary mixtures of milk fat fractions during isothermal crystallization at 5, 15, and 20 °C were characterized using polarized light microscopy and the Avrami model.

scholarly journals Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Injection Grade PHBV and PHBV/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites Using Isoconversional Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Thaís Larissa do Amaral Montanheiro ◽  
Beatriz Rossi Canuto de Menezes ◽  
Larissa Stieven Montagna ◽  
Cesar Augusto Gonçalves Beatrice ◽  
Juliano Marini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Model Fitting ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Isoconversional Method ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Kinetics Of

Carbon nanotubes (CNT)-reinforced polymeric composites are being studied as promising materials due to their enhanced properties. However, understanding the behavior of polymers during non-isothermal crystallization is important once the degree of crystallinity and crystallization processes are affected when nanoparticles are added to matrices. Usually, crystallization kinetics studies are performed using a model-fitting method, though the isoconversional method allows to obtain the kinetics parameter without assuming a crystallization model. Therefore, in this work, CNTs were oxidized (CNT-Ox) and functionalized with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) (CNT-GB) and incorporated into a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) matrix. The influence of the addition and functionalization of CNT in the crystallization kinetics of PHBV was evaluated using the isoconversional method with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and by polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM) and Shore D hardness. The incorporation and functionalization of CNT into PHBV matrix did not change the Šesták and Berggren crystallization model; however, the lowest activation energy was obtained for the composite produced with CNT-GB, suggesting a better dispersion into the PHBV matrix. PLOM and Shore D hardness confirmed the results obtained in the kinetics study, showing the smallest crystallite size for CNT-containing nanocomposites and the highest hardness value for the composite produced with CNT-GB.

scholarly journals Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(ethylene glycol)-g-silica Nanocomposites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Xiangning Wen ◽  
Yunlan Su ◽  
Shaofan Li ◽  
Weilong Ju ◽  
Dujin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Crystallization Rate ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Poly Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Kinetics Of

In this work, the crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) matrix included with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafted silica (PEG-g-SiO2) nanoparticles and bare SiO2 were systematically investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM) method. PEG-g-SiO2 can significantly increase the crystallinity and crystallization temperature of PEO matrix under the non-isothermal crystallization process. Pronounced effects of PEG-g-SiO2 on the crystalline morphology and crystallization rate of PEO were further characterized by employing spherulitic morphological observation and isothermal crystallization kinetics analysis. In contrast to the bare SiO2, PEG-g-SiO2 can be well dispersed in PEO matrix at low P/N (P: Molecular weight of matrix chains, N: Molecular weight of grafted chains), which is a key factor to enhance the primary nucleation rate. In particular, we found that the addition of PEG-g-SiO2 slows the spherulitic growth fronts compared to the neat PEO. It is speculated that the interfacial structure of the grafted PEG plays a key role in the formation of nuclei sites, thus ultimately determines the crystallization behavior of PEO PNCs and enhances the overall crystallization rate of the PEO nanocomposites.

Crystallization kinetics of poly (L-lactic acid)/montmorillonite nanocomposites under isothermal crystallization condition

2011 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 2216-2226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiunn-Jer Hwang ◽  
Su-Mei Huang ◽  
Hsin-Jiant Liu ◽  
Hawn-Chung Chu ◽  
Li-Huei Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Crystallization Condition ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Montmorillonite Nanocomposites
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