Polymorphism of 3,3′-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4′-dione (Astaxanthin)

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1648-1652

  Guo, Jingfei ^a   Jones, Matthew J ^a   Ulrich, Joachim ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Characterization; Phase transformation; Polymorphism; Raman spectroscopy; XRPD

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ASTAXANTHIN; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CRYSTALLINE POLYMORPHS; METASTABLE FORM; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; POLYMORPH II; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TRANSITION EXPERIMENT; X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTOMETERS; XRPD;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFRACTOMETERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS;

POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 78649799601     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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