A Study of the Quantitative Relationship between Yield Strength and Crystal Size Distribution of Beeswax Oleogels

Autor: Varuzhan Sarkisyan, Roman Sobolev, Yuliya Frolova, Irina Vorobiova, Alla Kochetkova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Gels, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 39 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2310-2861
DOI: 10.3390/gels8010039
Popis: Beeswax and beeswax hydrocarbon-based oleogels were studied to evaluate the quantitative relationship between their yield strength and crystal size distribution. With this aim, oleogels were prepared using four different cooling regimes to obtain different crystal size distributions. The microstructure was evaluated by polarized light microscopy. The yield strength is measured by the cone penetration test. Oleogels were characterized by average grain size, microstructure entropy, grain boundary energy per unit volume, and microstructure temperature. We have provided the theoretical basis for interpreting the microstructure and evaluating the microstructure-based hardening of oleogels. It is shown that the microstructure entropy might be used to predict the yield strength of oleogels by the Hall-Petch relationship.
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