Radiation-Induced Gelation of Dilute Aqueous Pectin Solutions
- 29 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 139 (3561) , 1297-1298
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.139.3561.1297
Abstract
The low-dose gamma irradiation of dilute aqueous pectin solutions after appropriate adjustment of pH with hydrochloric or certain other inorganic acids leads to the formation of thermoreversible gels. Maximum gel strength is attained only under optimum conditions of pH, concentration, temperature, radiation dose, and exposure time, and only in the absence of oxygen and a number of radiation protectants.Keywords
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