Ultrasonic investigation on aqueous polysaccharide (starch) at 298.15 K

Abstract

The ultrasonic velocity, density and viscosity at 298.15 K have been measured in the binary system of starch in aqueous medium. The acoustical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility (β), free length (Lf), free volume (Vf), internal pressure (πi), acoustical impedance (Z), relative association (RA), Rao’s constant (R), Wada’s constant (W), classical absorption coefficients (α/f2), relaxation time (τ) and relaxation strength (r) are calculated. The results are interpreted in terms of molecular interaction between the components of the mixtures.

Keywords

• Ultrasonic velocity
• Acoustic parameters
• Starch