The dynamics of water in hydrated white bread by quasielastic neutron scattering
Paper i proceeding, 2007

The dynamics of water in fresh and in rehydrated white bread is studied using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). A diffusion constant for water in fresh bread, without temperature gradients and with the use of a non-destructive technique, is presented here for the first time. The self-diffusion constant for fresh bread is estimated to be D(s) = 3.8 x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1) and the result agrees well with previous findings for similar systems. It is also suggested that water exhibits a faster dynamics than previously reported in the literature using equilibration of a hydration-level gradient monitored by vibrational spectroscopy. The temperature dependence of the dynamics of low hydration bread is also investigated for T = 280-350 K. The average relaxation time at constant momentum transfer (Q) shows an Arrhenius behavior in the temperature range investigated.

Författare

F Fernandez-Alonso

Jan Swenson

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Kondenserade materiens fysik

Johan Sjöström

Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Kondenserade materiens fysik

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

0953-8984 (ISSN) 1361-648X (eISSN)

Vol. 19 41

Ämneskategorier

Annan teknik

DOI

10.1088/0953-8984/19/41/415119

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2017-10-07