Development of new biopolymers and incorporation in food emulsions

Summary

Biopolymers can be found in plants and they are a major structuring material of food colloids (emulsions, gels). Nevertheless, it is known that microorganisms could synthesize biopolymers. When being fermented in a culture rich in polysaccharides, such as food waste, these microorganisms produce biopolymers pellicles in the form of pellicles. A number of technological approaches have been developed to process the pellicles into colloidal suspensions, however most of them are not cost-efficient.
The aim of this PhD study is to process create process the pellicles using more sustainable technologies and to add them into emulsions.

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