Biopolymer scleroglucan as an emulsion stabilizer

Cross-linked Carboxymethyl Mung Bean Starch as Pharmaceutical Gelling Agent and Emulsion Stabilizer

Objectives: This study aims to improve and expand the performance of carboxy methyl mung bean starch (CMMS) as a gelling agent and an oil-inwater (o/w) emulsion stabilizer via cross-linking reaction with dichloroacetic acid (DCA). Methods: Mung bean starch was carboxymethylated with chloroacetic acid and subsequently cross-linked with 0.1-10% DCA. Fifteen cross-linked carboxy methyl mung bean s...

Social Protection as an Automatic Stabilizer

Social Protection as an Automatic Stabilizer This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social protection systems in Europe and the US to provide (income) insurance against macro level shocks in terms of automatic stabilizers. We find that automatic stabilizers absorb 38% of a proportional income shock and 47% of an idiosyncratic unemployment shock in Europe, compared to 32% and 34% in the US. Th...

The Influence of pH on the Scleroglucan and Scleroglucan/Borax Systems.

The effects that an increase of environmental pH has on the triple helix of scleroglucan (Sclg) and on the Sclg/borax hydrogel are reported. Rheological experiments show that the hydrogel is less sensitive to pH increase than Sclg alone, while at pH = 14 a dramatic viscosity decrease takes place for both systems. This effect is evidenced also by the reduced water uptake and anisotropic elongati...

Lignins as Emulsion Stabilizers

We report on the use of (kraft and soda) lignins as polymeric amphiphiles for the stabilization of emulsions. Lignins’ phase behavior in oil/water systems is presented and explained in terms of their molecular affinities. Emulsions with various oils (including crude oils) were formulated and their properties were rationalized in terms of lignin surface activity as a function of pH and salinity....

Is melatonin an adjunctive stabilizer?