EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT AND PROTEIN CONCENTRATION ON THE RHEOLOGY OF BOVINE PLASMA PROTEIN SUSPENSIONS

Abstract
Changes in rheology during the heating of bovine plasma protein suspensions were examined at temperatures between 50°C and 90°C and for concentrations ranging from 6‐12% protein isolate over a 3‐hr period. An annular pumping device was used to determine a viscosity index for the suspensions. A model was developed to explain the data. The viscosity index increased exponentially with time at a particular temperature while being linearly dependent upon the concentration. The Arrhenius Equation described the effect of temperature on the rate of change of the viscosity index during heating.

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