Search results for "Hydratation"

Protection of yeast cells in micro-organized shells of natural polyelectrolytes during drying process

2016

The encapsulation techniques are applied in various fields and for various applications. The layer-by-layer self-assembly (LbL), one of the encapsulation techniques, is built by the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, and the topmost layer determines essentially the sur-face properties of the edifice. This technique offers several advantages (low cost, simplicity of process and equipment, biocompatibility and biodegra-dation, etc.). In this present paper, results of the protection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells in microorganized shell of natural polyelectrolytes during dehydration process are reported. To apply the LbL method to individually encaps…

Influence of the stereochemistry and of the functionality of organic molecules on the hydration of cementitious compounds

2015

The current limited knowledge on the interactions between organic admixtures and mineral phases as well as their influence on the hydration mechanisms of the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) represents a real limitation in the development of new organic products with improved and controlled properties. Here, this study intended to understand why and how organic admixtures modify the setting time of OPC by progressively varying the characteristics of simple organic molecules such as their charge, functional groups (hydroxyl, hydroxy-carboxylate, carboxylate, sulfonate and phosphonate) and the stereochemistry of their hydroxyl groups.The different retardations induced by the organic molecules s…

Etude de l'influence de l'hydratation des laitiers sur les propriétés de transfert gazeux dans les matériaux cimentaires

2015

Cements with high slag content are currently studied as possible candidate for nuclear waste containment materials. In this context it is important to know their microstructure and the transport properties (permeability and diffusion) of the gases that are formed by the radiolysis of the water present in this material. According to literature, these properties are strongly impacted by the addition of blast furnace slag. The aim of this work is to correlate the hydration processes of slag blended cements with their transport properties. In the first part of this work, the hydration of the slag blended cements, for which only few results have been reported to date, has been studied. Silicon-2…

WAM tomography in the southern Tyrrhenian region : petrological inferences and hypothesis on the fluid circulation in the subducting Ionian slab and …

2008

Study of the action of phosphate ions contained in the mixing water of the hydration of a Portland cement.

2005

Cementation is considered as the most attractive solution for the conditioning of low and intermediate radioactive wastes. The species contained in these wastes can strongly influence the reactivity of the cement pastes, it is in particular the case of the ortho-phosphate ions which are found in the evaporation concentrates. The aim of our work was to determine the influence of these ions on the hydration and the rheological properties of the cement pastes at early age as well as the mechanical and physical properties on the hardened material.

Involvement of the plasma membrane in saccharomyces cerevisiae resistance to hydric perturbations : key role of ergosterol

2011

Preservation of microorganisms of interest (ferments, probiotics) in dry form is widespread in the industry. However, the dehydration processes lead to variable survival rates according to the group, species and strain of microorganism considered, but also according to the type of process used (drying, freeze drying, freezing). The plasma membrane (PM), by its position between the intra-and extracellular environment, is a target of hydric perturbations. Changes in this structure during hydric stresses are described to be directly involved in microorganism death. Understanding of membrane responses occurring during a dehydration/rehydration cycle is essential to maximize the survival of micr…

Conservation and functional preservation of agri-food interest yeasts

2018

The use of yeasts in industry is inseparable from their ability to be produced and dehydrated. This dehydration process causes various dysfunctions in yeast cells that affect their functionality and viability. In order to protect yeasts from dehydration, food additives are often used as emulsifiers and antioxidants. However, yeasts are able to produce naturally protective substances, such as glutathione (GSH) and trehalose (TRE). In this context, three non-Saccharomyces (NS) strains, belonging to the different genera and species Torulaspora delbrueckii, Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Lachancea thermotolerans, were studied in this thesis. Despite the great interest aroused by their multiple a…

Impact of relative air humidity fluctuations on the survival of Listeria monocytogenes : application to improve hygiene in food processing environment

2016

Environmental hydration fluctuations influence microorganism viability and activity. The air relative humidity (RH) is a potentially effective parameter to control the development and the persistence of pathogenic microorganisms. However, efficiency of this parameter remains not well characterized compared to others environmental factors such as pH or temperature. Drying is the final step of cleaning and disinfection processes used in the food industry. However, if this process is empirically used, it could also be used to improve the decontamination of surfaces in premises and reduce the persistence of microorganisms. Despite cleaning and disinfection, Listeria monocytogenes is commonly fo…

Foodborne pathogens inactivation in low-water activity foods

2016

Dried food products are common in food industry. Nevertheless, their safety is not well insured, involving numerous outbreaks every years around the world. Particularly, two pathogenic bacteria are of interest, one of them due to its number of cases, Salmonella enterica, and the other one due to its ability to survive environmental perturbations, Cronobacter spp.. A deeper comprehension of drying and heat treatment in dried state impact could lead to an optimization of drying and heating processes, insuring food safety. In the first instance, drying was considered as a supplementary decontamination step by optimizing its conditions of use. In a second phase, the rehydration impact was studi…

Mechanical properties, internal structure and transport mechanism of oxygen in cork

2015

During the post bottling aging, premature oxidation reactions could occur and the oxygen barrier properties of the stopper are often pointed out. Nowadays, the internal structure of this material or the effect of hydration on its mechanical properties are still undetermined. Moreover, regarding the barrier properties, the limiting step of the oxygen transfer was not yet fully understood as well as the effect of compression or the role of the glass/cork interface in a bottleneck. The study of the internal structure of cork stopper allowed us to visualize the macroporosity of the material and conclude that there is no interconnectivity between lenticels, for the two qualities studied. The eff…