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Recrystallization kinetics of starch microspheres prepared by temperature cycling in aqueous two-phase system
Huiping Xia1, Tingting Kou1, Ke Liu1
1Carbohydrate Laboratory, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
Abstract:
The recrystallization behavior of starch microspheres (SMs) prepared by temperature cycling in aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was investigated. The SMs were carried out under the temperature-cycled treatment at 4°C, 30°C or 4/30°C for 2 to 20 days. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the crystalline structure of SMs were different from that of degraded cassava starch. Compared to degraded cassava starch, the relative crystallinity of SMs under different temperature decreased, and the increase in relative crystallinity with the storage time was observed. All gelatinization temperature parameters (To, Tp and Tc) and enthalpy of gelatinization (ΔH) of SMs decreased compared with degraded cassava starch. However, these values of SMs stored at 30°C were higher than that of SMs stored at 4°C and 4/30°C. The Avrami equation was applied to analysis the recrystallization behaviors of SMs. The stability test showed that the samples stored at 30°C were more stable than that stored at 4 °C and 4/30°C.
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