Rheological investigations of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from Moroccan seaweed Cystoseira myriophylloides algae

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Soumia Zaim ◽  
Omar Cherkaoui ◽  
Halima Rchid ◽  
Rachid Nmila ◽  
Reddad El Moznine

The rheological properties and spectrum infrared of polysaccharides extracted from Cystoseira myriophylloides algae were investigated in the concentrations range from 3 to 9% (w/v) and at different temperatures. Results of rheological characteristics in a steady shear rate showed pseudoplastic properties and the dynamic rheological properties showed a fluid-like viscoelastic behavior. The flow and viscoelastic characteristics of polysaccharides were described using the power-law (the Ostwald model). The values of flow behavior index of the sample were close to unity (0.91) for 3% and it decreased up to 0.71 for 9% revealing the shear-thinning (pseudoplastic) nature of these polysaccharides. Moreover, the consistency coefficient increased non-linearly with concentration and it was described by a power law. The flow behavior as a function of temperature was satisfactorily described using the Arrhenius law and the activation energy values were extracted. It decreased from 15.68 and 17.21 kJ/mol when the concentration increased from 5 to 9% (w/v). Additionally, in dynamic rheological measurements, tan δ > 1 and G″ > G′ reveling a shear-thinning behavior. Finally, the analysis of the FTIR spectra of these polysaccharides showed the presence of uronic acid groups. This behavior would suggest that polysaccharides extracted from Cystoseira myriophylloides could be an interesting additive as thickeners.

Author(s):  
Zurriye Yilmaz ◽  
Mehmet Dogan ◽  
Mahir Alkan ◽  
Serap Dogan

In the food industry, rheological properties, such as viscosity, shear rate, and shear stress, are the most important parameters required in the design of a technological process. Therefore, in this study, we determined the flow behavior and the time-dependent flow properties of Turkish Delight (TD) in the temperature range of 25-75°C using a capillar rheometer. The structure and thermal properties of TD were investigated by XRD and a simultaneous DTA/TG analysis. The shear rate values ranged from 5 to 300s-1. We found that: (i) TD behaved as non- Newtonian pseudoplastic foodstuff; (ii) while the measurement temperature increased, viscosity decreased; and (iii) TD was a rheopectic material. The effect of temperature on viscosity was described by means of the Arrhenius equation. The activation energies for the flow of pseudoplastic TD varied from 50.1-74.2 kJ/mol, depending on shear rate. Three models were used to predict the flow behavior of TD, namely, the Power law, Bingham and Casson models. The Power law model adequately described well the flow behavior of TD at different temperatures.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakhreddin Salehi ◽  
Mahdi Kashaninejad

Abstract A rotational viscometer was used to investigate the effect of different sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose and lactose, 1–4% w/w) and salts (NaCl and CaCl2, 0.1–1% w/w), on rheological properties of Basil seed gum (BSG). The viscosity was dependent on type of sugar and salt addition. Interactions between BSG gum and sugars improved the viscosity of solutions, whereas the viscosity of the BSG solutions decreased in the presence of salts. Power law model well-described non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior of BSG. The consistency index was influenced by the sugars and salts content. Addition of sucrose, glucose, lactose and salts to BSG led to increases in flow behavior index (less shear thinning solutions), whereas fructose increased shear thinning of solutions. Flow behavior index values of the power law model vary as follows: 0.43–0.49, 0.53–0.64, 0.21–0.26, and 0.57–0.67 for sucrose, glucose, fructose and lactose, respectively. The consistency coefficient (k) of BSG was affected by sugars and salts. It decreased from 0.14 to 0.09 Pa.sn with increasing CaCl2 from 0 to 4% w/w (20°C, 0.2% w/w BSG). The consistency coefficient values vary as follows: 0.094–0.119, 0.075–0.098, 0.257–0.484, and 0.056–0.074 for sucrose, glucose, fructose and lactose, respectively.


2006 ◽  
Vol 517 ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.S. Wan Nik ◽  
S.G. Eng Giap ◽  
H.H. Masjuki ◽  
H.B. Senin

Tribological aspects of bio-oils have to be investigated before they are used as industrial fluids. In this paper rheological (fluid deformation under shear) properties of four bio-oils are presented. A Couette type viscometer was used to evaluate flow behavior of the oils at seven discrete temperatures. Commercial coconut, canola, sunflower and corn oil were used in this study. For all the oil samples, viscosities were affected by the change of shear rate and temperature. Two rheological models, temperature dependence and shear rate dependence, were used in the study. The original power law gives contradict picture of flow curves and flow parameters. Thus, modified power law model was proposed. The modified model was fitted to experimental data to obtain the flow behavior index. Arrhenius type equation was fitted to experimental data to obtain the activation energy due to different temperatures and shear rates. Evaluation of rheological properties by modified power law model indicates that these bio-oils belong to the pseudo-plastic group.


Author(s):  
Cunlu Zhao ◽  
Chun Yang

Electroosmotic flow of power-law fluids in a slit channel is analyzed. The governing equations including the linearized Poisson–Boltzmann equation, the Cauchy momentum equation and the continuity equation are solved to seek analytical expressions for the shear stress, dynamic viscosity and velocity distributions. Specifically, exact solutions of the velocity distributions are explicitly found for several special values of the flow behavior index. Furthermore, with the implementation of an approximate scheme for the hyperbolic cosine function, approximate solutions of the velocity distributions are obtained. In addition, a mathematical expression for the average electroosmotic velocity is derived for large values of the dimensionless electrokinetic parameter, κH, in a fashion similar to the Smoluchowski equation. Hence, a generalized Smoluchowski velocity is introduced by taking into account contributions due to the finite thickness of the electric double layer and the flow behavior index of power-law fluids. Finally, calculations are performed to examine the effects of κH, flow behavior index, double layer thickness, and applied electric field on the shear stress, dynamic viscosity, velocity distribution, and average velocity/flow rate of the electroosmotic flow of power-law fluids.


Author(s):  
Florina A. SILAGHI ◽  
Alessandro GIUNCHI ◽  
Angelo FABBRI ◽  
Luigi RAGNI

The control of ice cream powder mixture production is carried out evaluating the ice cream liquid phase. The present study was conduced on ice cream and unfrozen liquid phase in order to indirectly evaluate the rheological properties by measuring the powder mixture. The calibration set was formed by samples with different percentage of thickeners, maintaining constant the concentration of the other remaining compounds. After the NIR acquisitions the powders were mixed with warm milk, blended and than settled in order to obtain the unfrozen liquid phase needed for the rheological measurements. For each recipe three batches were prepared. The flow curves were evaluated by using the Ostwald de Waele’s equation and the goodness of fit was evaluated by the R2, which was above 0.95. Predictive models of rheological parameters were set up by means of PLS regressions in order to predict the consistency coefficient (K) and the flow behavior index (n) from spectral acquisitions. High correlation of calibration was found for both parameters and NIR spectra obtaining R2 of 0.884 for K and 0.874 for n. The good prediction of the models encourages applying them to reduce significantly the time of the powder mixing control during production.


1995 ◽  
Vol 09 (21) ◽  
pp. 1369-1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. H. WANG

The transport current characteristics of the textured Bi-2223 thick film were studied by the measurement of the voltage–current curves for different temperatures and various magnetic fields. The results show that the transitions can be fitted approximately by a power law with n-values at the low electrical field region. The n-value is observed to fall with increased applied magnetic field and temperature, and exhibits the thermally activated flux flow behavior. The activation energies U(T, H, J) derived from the V-I curves were found to follow a (n − 1)k B T × ln (J0/J). The critical temperature T c was found to follow the irreversibility line described by the function of H ∝ (1− T CH /T CO )1.47 for H//ab-plane. The temperature and magnetic field dependences of the transport critical current density follow a power law J c ~ (1−T COH /T COO )m and J c ~ H−α for H//ab-plane. The exponent m increases with increasing magnetic field, and α decreases with decreasing temperature. These indicate that the flux motion may be caused by a weak pinning potential energy.


e-Polymers ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Lewandowska ◽  
Aldona Dąbrowska ◽  
Halina Kaczmarek

AbstractThe new blends composed of natural polysaccharide - pectin and synthetic water soluble polymer - poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are attractive materials due to their biocompatibility, non-toxicity and biodegradability. In this work the rheological properties of aqueous solutions of pectin (PEC), poly(vinyl alcohol) and their mixtures at various weight ratios (70/30, 50/50, 30/70) have been investigated. Flow measurements were carried out using a rotary viscometer with concentric cylinder at different temperatures (20-70 ºC) and shear rates (24- 1234 s-1). The flow parameters and energy of activation have been calculated from the flow curves and Arrhenius plots, respectively. It was found that studied polymer solutions exhibited non-Newtonian behavior, moreover, the flow properties were dependent on the blend composition. The result show that practically there was no thixotropy in studied system but some interactions between PVA and pectin in water occurred.


2003 ◽  
Vol 806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Shaw ◽  
Christopher Way ◽  
Ralf Busch

ABSTRACTThe viscous properties of the multi component Zr41.2 Ti13.8 Cu12.5 Ni10.0 Be22.5 bulk metallic glass forming alloy was studied above the liquidus temperature. A shear thinning behavior for the molten alloy has been discovered. The shear thinning behavior can be characterized as a power law fluid with a power-law index of -0.5. Additionally, at low shear rates and temperatures near the liquidus temperature a visco-elastic type response in the flow behavior is observed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 430-432 ◽  
pp. 301-305
Author(s):  
Li Wen Tan ◽  
Dong Mei Xu ◽  
Quan Ji ◽  
Bing Bing Wang ◽  
Yan Zhi Xia

Rheological properties of blend spinning solution of sodium alginate and TiO2 nanoparticles (SA/nano-TiO2) were investigated. The rheological parameters, structural viscosity index (Δη) and flow activation energy (Eη) of spinning solutions were calculated. The results reported that the blend spinning solutions were non-newtonian fluids. The apparent viscosity, consistency index (k) and Eη increased with increasing nano-TiO2 content in SA spinning solution, but the degradation degree of apparent viscosity decreased, flow behavior index (n) only slightly decreased and the Δη had no significantly change. The apparent viscosity (ηa) of spinning solutions could be regulated by changing temperature under 50oC. Blend spinning solution had good stability and practical applicability.


Author(s):  
Charles Windson Isidoro Haminiuk ◽  
Maria-Rita Sierakowski ◽  
Giselle Maria Maciel ◽  
José Raniere Mazile Bezerra Vidal ◽  
Ivanise Guilherme Branco ◽  
...  

Rheological parameters of Butia pulp were determined at different temperatures using a concentric cylinder Haake Rotovisco rheometer, model RV-20, with measurement system ZA-30. Butia pulp was found to exhibit non-Newtonian, pseudoplastic behavior at all temperatures and the rheological parameters were adequately described by the Herschel-Bulkley model. Yield stress, flow behavior index, and consistency coefficient were significantly affected by temperature. The yield stress decreased exponentially with process temperature and ranged between 36.60 and 21.70 Pa. Apparent viscosity calculated through the Herschel-Bulkley model decreased with an increase in temperature. The Arrhenius model gave a good description of temperature effect on apparent viscosity of the pulp.


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