Abstract
In our current research work, we investigated the effects of molecular weight (Mw) and the concentration of dextran presence during cane sugar manufacturing on the rheological and glass transition properties of supersaturated sucrose solution. Three dextrans of various Mw, namely 100,000 g/mol (T100), 500,000 g/mol (T500) and 2,000,000 g/mol (T2000), were admixed in concentrations between 1,000 and 10,000 ppm with 65 and 75% w/w sucrose solution. The results indicated that both the apparent viscosity and dynamic modulus increased with an increase in dextran concentrations and they demonstrated strong dependence on its Mw. Glass transition temperature (Tg) of the samples was measured by differential scanning calorimetry, and their dependence on dextran Mw and concentration was analyzed by the Fox and expanded Gordon–Taylor mathematical models. It was found that the higher the Mw and concentration of the dextran, the greater the increase in Tg. The expanded Gordon–Taylor equation has proved useful in predicting the Tg of the sucrose solution in the presence of polymer.
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