Guo, E;
Kazantsev, D;
Mo, J;
Bent, J;
Van Dalen, G;
Schuetz, P;
Rockett, P;
... Lee, PD; + view all
(2018)
Revealing the microstructural stability of a three-phase soft solid (ice cream) by 4D synchrotron X-ray tomography.
Journal of Food Engineering
, 237
pp. 204-214.
10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.05.027.
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Abstract
Understanding the microstructural stability of soft solids is key to optimizing formulations and processing parameters to improve the materials' properties. In this study, in situ synchrotron X-ray tomography is used to determine the temperature dependence of ice-cream's microstructural evolution, together with the underlying physical mechanisms that control microstructural stability. A new tomographic data processing method was developed, enabling the features to be segmented and quantified. The time-resolved results revealed that the melting-recrystallization mechanism is responsible for the evolution of ice crystal size and morphology during thermal cycling between −15 and −5 °C, while coalescence of air cells is the dominant coarsening mechanism controlling air bubble size and interconnectivity. This work also revealed other interesting phenomena, including the role of the unfrozen matrix in maintaining the ice cream's microstructural stability and the complex interactions between ice crystals and air structures, e.g. the melting and recrystallization of ice crystals significantly affect the air cell's morphology and the behavior of the unfrozen matrix. The results provide crucial information enhancing the understanding of microstructural evolution in multi-phase multi-state complex foodstuffs and other soft solids.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Revealing the microstructural stability of a three-phase soft solid (ice cream) by 4D synchrotron X-ray tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.05.027 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.05.027 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Ice cream, Microstructure, Tomography, Ice crystals, Coarsening, Soft solid |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053478 |
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