The use of mucilage extracted from Opuntia ficus indica as a microencapsulating shell

Author:

Elhleli Hanedi1,Mannai Faten2,Khiari Ramzi3,Moussaoui Younes4

Affiliation:

1. Materials, Environment and Energy Laboratory (URES), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Tunisia + Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, Tunisia

2. Materials, Environment and Energy Laboratory (URES), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Tunisia

3. University of Monastir, Faculty of Sciences, UR ES - Research Unity of Applied Chemistry & Environment, Monastir, Tunisia + Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Ksar Hellal, Department of Textile, Tunisia + University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Gren

4. Organic Chemistry Laboratory (LRES), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia + Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Tunisia

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the micro-formulation of capsules using natural biopolymers, such as cactus mucilage (CM), carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt (CMCNa) and chitosan (Chi) as the wall material, for the transport and supply of sunflower oil. CM samples were extracted from Opuntia ficus indica (OFI) by precipitation at different supernatant pH values (2, 4 and 12). The extracted natural polysaccharide and the resulting microcapsules were characterized by different experimental techniques. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of the CM showed the presence of uronic acid units and sugars. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that most particles were adhered together, causing the formation of compact, linked agglomerates, which resulted in different microstructures with irregular shapes. All oil?core microcapsules were characterized, and the results showed that the different shell materials could be used to microencapsulate sunflower oil. Among them, the microcapsule crosslinked with CM and Chi was the most suitable, with the highest encapsulation efficiency (95 %). This coacervation led to the narrowest size distribution of the capsules, with diameters ranging from 1 to 5 ?m. Optical microscopy confirmed the deposition of coacervate droplets around oil drops and clearly showed that the formation of coacervated particles and their deposition onto oil droplets were successive events.

Publisher

National Library of Serbia

Subject

General Chemistry

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