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Analysis and Specification of Starch Granule Size Distributions
Published on: March 4, 2021
Thermodynamic criteria analysis for the use of taro starch spherical aggregates as microencapsulant matrix
Javier D Hoyos-Leyva1, Luis A Bello-Pérez1, J Alvarez-Ramirez2
1Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CEPROBI, Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico.
Abstract:
Spherical aggregates can be obtained from taro starch by spray-drying without using bonding agents. Accurate information about thermal issues of spherical aggregates can provide valuable information for assessing the application as encapsulant. Spherical aggregates of taro starch were obtained by spray-drying and analyzed using dynamic vapour sorption. The use of the Guggenheim, Anderson and de Boer (GAB) model indicated a Type II isotherm pattern with weaker interactions in the multilayer region. Differential enthalpy and entropy estimates reflected a mesoporous microstructure, implying that energetic mechanisms dominate over transport mechanisms in the sorption process. The limitation by energetic mechanisms was corroborated with enthalpy-entropy compensation estimates. The diffusivity coefficient was of the order of 10-8 m2·s-1, which is in line with results obtained for common materials used for encapsulation purposes. The thermodynamic properties and the lack of a bonding agent indicated the viability of spherical aggregates of taro starch for encapsulation of biocompounds.
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