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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 500, Issue -, Pages 304-314Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.04.021
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Partial coalescence; Emulsions; Surfactants; Interfacial crystallization; Hydrocarbon chains; Raman imaging; Elastic modulus; Surface tension
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- Banque Publique d'Investissement (BPI France)
- Haagen Dazs company (Vienne, France)
- Yoplait company (Vienne, France)
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Partial coalescence is a ubiquitous instability in emulsions whose dispersed phase is partially crystallized. When emulsions are stabilized with proteins, interfacial stiffness and long-range repulsive surface forces hinder this type of instability. The addition of low molecular weight surfactants modifies the interfacial properties and surface forces, generally promoting partial coalescence. In the present work, various surfactants (Tween 80, palmitic acid and monoglycerides) differing in their crystallization temperature were probed for their ability to induce partial coalescence in model O/W emulsions stabilized by sodium caseinate. The initially fluid emulsions were submitted to a tempering cycle leading to the gelation of the system. The extent of partial coalescence was evaluated by measuring the bulk storage modulus. DSC was used to determine the melting range of the oil phase and surfactants, while polarized microscopy, Raman imaging, and surface rheology measurements were performed to characterize the oil/water interface. The experimental conditions in terms of droplet size, surfactant-to-protein molar ratio and tempering history favoring partial coalescence were first explored in presence of Tween 80. We show that partial coalescence is rather marginal when crystallizable surfactants are added, and pronounced with liquid surfactants. The phenomena underlying this result, especially interfacial crystallization of surfactants, are evidenced and discussed. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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