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Heat Curing of Soy Protein Films at Atmospheric and Sub‐atmospheric Conditions
Author(s) -
Kim Ki Myong,
Weller C.L.,
Hanna M.A.,
Gennadios A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2002.tb10663.x
Subject(s) - curing (chemistry) , elongation , ultimate tensile strength , materials science , atmospheric pressure , composite material , chemistry , water content , relative humidity , analytical chemistry (journal) , chromatography , meteorology , physics , geotechnical engineering , engineering
The effect of heat curing at atmospheric or subatmospheric conditions on selected properties (moisture content, water vapor permeability (WVP), color, tensile strength (TS), elongation (E), and total soluble matter (TSM) content) of cast soy protein isolate films was investigated. Films were heat cured at 85 °C for 6, 12, 18, or 24 h at absolute pressures of 101.3, 81.32, or 61.32 kPa. Heat‐cured films had increased (P < 0.05) TS and decreased (P < 0.05) WVP and E compared to control, unheated films. Heat treatment under vacuum reduced the WVP of films faster than heat curing at atmospheric pressure. High TS values, low E values, and low TSM values were also reached within short heating time under vacuum. However, vacuum treatment increased the size and number of cavities in cured films as evidenced by scanning electron micrographs.