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Encapsulation of peppermint oil with arabic gum-gelatin by complex coacervation method

Pakzad, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2013

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2013
  3. Abstract:
  4. The gelatin/gum arabic microcapsules encapsulating peppermint oil were prepared by complex coacervationusing tannic acid as hardening agent. The effects of various parameters, including concentration of wall material, core material, tannic acid and Tween 80 were investigated on particle size and encapsulation efficiency. For statistical evaluation of the parameters, Taguchi method was concerned. The size of prepared spherical microcapsules was 19-66 micrometers. The results showed that, particle size increased with increasing the core and the wall concentration and decreased with increasing tannic acid and Tween 80 concentraIfd efficiency increased by increasing the core and wall concentration and tannic acid and Tween 80 concentration had no effect on efficiency. Maximum efficiency of 82% was achieved under optimal conditions: 4% wall material, 5% core material, 0.75% tannic acid and 0.02% Tween 80. The release of microcapsules was investigated in gastric and intestinal fluid. The microcapsules released most of the core material in simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2)
  5. Keywords:
  6. Arabic Gum ; Complex Coacervation ; Arabic gums ; Gelatin ; Menthol ; Tannic acid ; Coremaking ; Particle size ; Taguchi methods ; Tannins ; Encapsulation
  7. Source: International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications ; Volume 26, Issue 8 , 2013 , Pages 807-814 ; 10252495 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.ije.ir/abstract/%7BVolume:26-Transactions:B-Number:8%7D/=1473