Author : K. Nishinari
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540483497
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)
Book Synopsis Physical Chemistry and Industrial Application of Gellan Gum by : K. Nishinari
Download or read book Physical Chemistry and Industrial Application of Gellan Gum written by K. Nishinari and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gellan gum, a microbial polysaccharide, consisting of tetra-saccharide unit, glucose, glucuronic acid, glucose and rhamnose, forms a transparent gel which is heat-resistant in the presence of divalent cations. Since 1989, the collaborative research group was organised in the Research Group of Polymer Gels affiliated to the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, consisting of various laboratories with different disciplines to clarify the mechanism using the common purified sample. This special issue contains 19 papers on the molecular conformation, gel-sol transition, interaction of gellan and water, cations and sugar, based on rheology, NMR, ESR, DSC, light scattering, osmotic pressure, small angle x-ray scattering, dielectric measurement, atomic force microscopy and the industrial application of gellan gum presented at the 4th International Conference on Hydrocolloids - OCUIS '98 by the collaborative group members and by international experts.