Thermochimica Acta, Vol.666, 166-173, 2018
State Diagram of Crystallized Date-Syrup: Freezing Curve, Glass Transition, Crystals-Melting and Maximal-Freeze-Concentration Condition
State diagram of crystallized date-syrup was developed based on the freezing curve, glass transition curve, sugar crystals-melting curve, maximal-freeze-concentration condition, and eutectic point. The freezing point, glass transition, and sugar crystal-melting curves were modeled by Chen's model based on Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Gordon-Taylor equation and Flory-Huggins equation, respectively. The ultimate maximal-freeze concentration condition was determined as -42.8 degrees C [i.e. (T-m')(u), end point of freezing curve]. The intersection point on the freezing curve from the vertical line passing through the end point of freezing [i.e. (T-m'O-u] as X-s' [i.e. 0.73 g/g sample (i.e. un-freezable water as 0.27 g/g sample)]. The eutectic temperature and solutes content at eutectic point were determined as -10.2 degrees C and 0.39 g/g sample, respectively.