Phase transitions, solubility, and crystallization kinetics of phytosterols and phytosterol-oil blends

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1790-1798

  Vaikousi, Hariklia ^a   Lazaridou, Athina ^a   Biliaderis, Costas G ^a   Zawistowski, Jerzy ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Forbes Medi Tech Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystallization; DSC; Microscopy; Phytosterols; Solubility; Surface free energy; Thermal transitions; XRD

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; PHYTOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT; KINETICS; PHASE TRANSITION; SOLUBILITY; SOYBEAN; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD;

CORN OIL; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT; KINETICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYTOSTEROLS; SOLUBILITY; SOYBEANS; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947607847     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0624289     Document Type: Article

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