Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Polymer-Based Oleogels Created Using Indirect Methods

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Alternative Routes to Oil Structuring

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition ((BRIEFSFOOD))

Abstract

Using polymers for structuring liquid oil appears promising because there are many polymers that are approved for use in foods and most of them have been well-characterized. However, since, most of the food polymers are inherently hydrophilic in nature, they are ineffective in structuring oils due to their limited dispersibility in oil. Indirect approaches such as foam and emulsion templated processes can be used to exploit structuring properties of hydrophilic polymers (with surface active properties) which cannot be dispersed directly in liquid oils. The main aim of these indirect approaches is to achieve prehydration of polymers in aqueous phase followed by selective solvent drying in order to obtain structural framework made up of dried extended polymer sheets and strands. In the current chapter, indirect approaches are discussed with respect to the preparation protocols and properties of resultant oleogels.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Gravelle AJ, Barbut S, Marangoni AG (2012) Ethylcellulose oleogels: manufacturing considerations and effects of oil oxidation. Food Res Int 48(2):578–583

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Functional properties of food macromolecules (1998) Aspen Publishers Inc., Maryland

    Google Scholar 

  3. Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications (2006) CRC Press: FL

    Google Scholar 

  4. Patel AR, Schatteman D, Lesaffer A, Dewettinck K (2013) A foam-templated approach for fabricating organogels using a water-soluble polymer. RSC Advances 3(45):22900–22903

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Patel AR, Cludts N, Bin Sintang MD, Lewille B, Lesaffer A, Dewettinck K (2014) Polysaccharide-based oleogels prepared with an emulsion-templated approach. ChemPhysChem 15(16):3435–3439

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Patel AR, Rajarethinem PS, Cludts N, Lewille B, De Vos WH, Lesaffer A, Dewettinck K (2015) Biopolymer-based structuring of liquid oil into soft solids and oleogels using water-continuous emulsions as templates. Langmuir 31(7):2065–2073

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Lee S-T, Ramesh NS (2004) Polymeric foams: mechanisms and materials. CRC Press, Boca Raton

    Book  Google Scholar 

  8. Colin A (2012) Coalescence in foams. In Foam engineering. Wiley, New York, pp 75–90

    Google Scholar 

  9. Brun N, Ungureanu S, Deleuze H, Backov R (2011) Hybrid foams, colloids and beyond: from design to applications. Chem Soc Rev 40(2):771–788

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Li X, Zhang L, Guo X, Zhu C, Yu Z-Z, Zhao N, Xu J (2014) Folding and birefringence behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel film induced by freezing and thawing. RSC Advances 4(91):49861–49865

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Bhandari BR, Senoussi A, Dumoulin ED, Lebert A (1993) Spray drying of concentrated fruit juices. Drying Technol 11(5):1081–1092

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Klinkesorn U, Sophanodora P, Chinachoti P, McClements DJ, Decker EA (2005) Stability of spray-dried tuna oil emulsions encapsulated with two-layered interfacial membranes. J Agric Food Chem 53(21):8365–8371

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Romoscanu AI, Mezzenga R (2005) Cross linking and rheological characterization of adsorbed protein layers at the oil—water interface. Langmuir 21(21):9689–9697

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Cho YH, Shim HK, Park J (2003) Encapsulation of fish oil by an enzymatic gelation process using transglutaminase cross-linked proteins. J Food Sci 68(9):2717–2723

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Romoscanu AI, Mezzenga R (2006) Emulsion-templated fully reversible protein-in-oil gels. Langmuir 22(18):7812–7818

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Gao Z-M, Yang X-Q, Wu N-N, Wang L-J, Wang J-M, Guo J, Yin S-W (2014) Protein-based pickering emulsion and oil gel prepared by complexes of zein colloidal particles and stearate. J Agric Food Chem 62(12):2672–2678

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Goodwin JW, Hughes RW (2008) Linear viscoelasticity II: microstructural approach. In Rheology for chemists: an introduction. The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, pp 135–193

    Google Scholar 

  18. Mitchell JR (1980) The rheology of gels. J Texture Stud 11(4):315–337

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Kjøniksen A-L, Nyström B, Lindman B (1998) Dynamic viscoelasticity of gelling and nongelling aqueous mixtures of ethyl (hydroxyethyl) cellulose and an ionic surfactant. Macromolecules 31(6):1852–1858

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Food Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Vandemoortele Centre for Lipid Science and Technology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

    Ashok R. Patel

Authors
  1. Ashok R. Patel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ashok R. Patel .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Patel, A.R. (2015). Polymer-Based Oleogels Created Using Indirect Methods. In: Alternative Routes to Oil Structuring. SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19138-6_3

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation