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Production of Food Emulsifier
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Alemzadeh, Iran (Supervisor) ; Vossoughi, Manuchehr (Supervisor)
Abstract
This research relates to an improved method for making surfactant esters, especially sorbitan monostearate and tristearate. Sorbitan esters of fatty acid, stearate are derived from a reaction between sorbitan and fatty acid. Sorbitan fatty acid ester called sorbitan ester, are surfactants highly safe to use on human body and are widely used as a food additive in the production process as emulsifiers. Sorbitan esters are well known emulsifiers suitable for use in food, pharmaceutical products as well as many other applications. Despite its simple name, sorbitan ester is complex mixture of molecules. One such technique involves direct esterification of sorbitol or an intramolecular condensate...
The impact of morphology on thermal properties and aerobic biodegradation of physically compatibilized poly (lactic acid)/co-plasticized thermoplastic starch blends
, Article Polymers for Advanced Technologies ; Volume 29, Issue 12 , 2018 , Pages 2880-2889 ; 10427147 (ISSN) ; Pircheraghi, G ; Bagheri, R ; Altstädt, V ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2018
Abstract
Recently, the use of biodegradable polymers became the applicable solution to reduce the environmental concerns, which are created by plastic wastes as well as restrictions of petroleum-based synthetic polymers. By this point of view, polylactic acid (PLA) as a biodegradable and bio-based polymer is resolving both aforementioned issues. While, the high cost of PLA and its slow biodegradation rate make researchers to blend it with a faster one, for instance, thermoplastic starch (TPS). Adding TPS into PLA can influence on the morphological structure, thermal stability, and biodegradability. In this study, the well-tuned co-plasticized TPS via sorbitol/glycerol mixture was melt mixed with PLA...
Role of the nucleating agent masterbatch carrier resin in the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene
, Article Polymer Journal ; Volume 54, Issue 9 , 2022 , Pages 1127-1132 ; 00323896 (ISSN) ; Marouf, B. T ; Bagheri, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Nature
2022
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The effect of the nucleating agent masterbatch carrier resin on the nonisothermal crystallization of a pipe-grade polypropylene block copolymer was investigated at three different cooling rates using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Bis(3,4-dimethylibenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS), a well-known, third-generation sorbitol derivative, was used as a nucleating agent in this study. Crystallization kinetic parameters obtained from DSC cooling curves showed that incorporation of a nucleating agent by means of a masterbatch increased the crystallization rate by approximately two times compared to that of the sample with the same concentration of nucleating agent without the use of a...
Optimizing the mechanical and physical properties of thermoplastic starch via tuning the molecular microstructure through co-plasticization by sorbitol and glycerol
, Article Polymer International ; Volume 66, Issue 6 , 2017 , Pages 809-819 ; 09598103 (ISSN) ; Pircheraghi, G ; Bagheri, R ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2017
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Nowadays, environmental hazards caused by plastic wastes are a major concern in academia and industry. Utilization of biodegradable polymers derived from renewable sources for replacing common petroleum-based plastics is a potential solution for reducing the problem. In this regard, starch has become one of the most promising alternatives to non-biodegradable polymers for depleting plastic waste thanks to its low expense, abundance, renewability and biodegradability. However, the main drawbacks of starch are its poor processability, weak mechanical properties and severe hydrophilicity. In this work, thermoplastic starch (TPS) samples have been prepared using glycerol and sorbitol as...
Poly(lactic acid)/coplasticized thermoplastic starch blend: Effect of plasticizer migration on rheological and mechanical properties
, Article Polymers for Advanced Technologies ; Volume 30, Issue 4 , 2019 , Pages 839-851 ; 10427147 (ISSN) ; Pircheraghi, G ; Bagheri, R ; Altstädt, V ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2019
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Polylactic acid (PLA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are known as bio-based and biodegradable thermoplastic polymers that can be used in different applications owing to their inherent physical and mechanical properties. In order to reduce the higher costs of PLA and tuning its physical and mechanical properties suitable for short life packaging applications, blending of PLA with the TPS, more economical biodegradable polymer, has been considered in academic and industrial researches. However, melt blending of PLA with TPS without compatibilization process caused some drawbacks such as coarsening morphology and declining mechanical properties and ductility because of thermodynamic...
Chaperones promote remarkable solubilization of salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis flagellin expressed in escherichia coli
, Article Protein and Peptide Letters ; Volume 27, Issue 3 , 2020 , Pages 210-218 ; Sadeghi, Z ; Tarahomjoo, S ; Yaghmaie, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Bentham Science Publishers
2020
Abstract
Background: Flagellin of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SEF) stimulates immune responses to both itself and coapplied antigens. It is therefore used in vaccine development and immunotherapy. Removal of pathogenic S. enterica ser. Enteritidis from SEF production process is advantageous due to the process safety improvement. The protein solubility analysis using SDS-PAGE indicated that 53.49% of SEF expressed in Escherichia coli formed inclusion bodies. However, the protein recovery from inclusion bodies requires a complex process with a low yield. Objective: We thus aim to study possibility of enhancing SEF expression in E. coli in soluble form using chemical and molecular...