Rheological Modeling, Spectroscopic and Physicochemical Characterization of Raphia hookeri (RH) Gum Exudate

Nnabuk Okon EDDY; Inemesit UDOFIA; Stephen Eyije ABECHI; Edward OKEY; Anduang ODIONGENYI

Authors

Nnabuk Okon EDDY Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna
Inemesit UDOFIA Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna
Stephen Eyije ABECHI Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna
Edward OKEY Department of Biological Sciences, Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom
Anduang ODIONGENYI Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom

Keywords:

Raphia hookeri gum, physicochemical analysis, rheological modeling, food additives, pharmaceutical excipient

Abstract

Raphia hookeri (RH) gum exudate has been analysed for physical (colour, odour, taste, pH, salinity, turbidity), chemical (solubility in some solvents, proximate/elemental composition, vitamin composition, phytochemicals and anti-nutrients) and spectroscopic (wavelength of maximum absorption, GCMS, FTIR and SEM) properties. The results obtained from the study revealed that RH gum has the potential for utilization as an emulsifier, a food additive and as a pharmaceutical excipient. Rheological modeling on the gum revealed that the average intrinsic value of the gum, (deduced from Huggins, Kraemer, Tanglerpaibul and Rao models) is approximately 3.0 dl/g. The calculated values of Huggins and Kraemer constants revealed the existence of molecular association in the gum. The gum is found to possess unique rheological properties including absence of degradation/conformational changes, existent of intra and inter molecular interactions, adoption of random coil model and absent of coil overlap transition. RH gum is a shear thinning, non- Newtonian gum with pseudo-plastic behavior. The calculated thermodynamic parameters were comparable to those reported for some food gums.

doi:10.14456/WJST.2015.87

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Stephen Eyije ABECHI, Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna

Department of Chemistry, Assitant Lectuer

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