Showing papers by "Atsushi Takahashi published in 2004"
TL;DR: In this paper, a kinetic model was proposed based on a reaction mechanism consisting of the oxidation of β-carotene, oleic acid, and α-tocopherol; the antioxidation reactions of α-Carotene and oleis acid by α-Tocopherol, and the cross-reaction of βCarotenes and Oleis acids.
Abstract: Oxidation experiments with β-carotene were performed in oleic acid solvent with addition of an antioxidant, α-tocopherol. A kinetic model was proposed based on a reaction mechanism consisting of the oxidation of β-carotene, oleic acid, and α-tocopherol; the antioxidation reactions of β-carotene and oleic acid by α-tocopherol; the cross-reaction of β-carotene and oleic acid; and the radical-exchange reaction of β-carotene and α-tocopherol. The model quantitatively described the oxidation behavior of β-carotene over a wide range of temperatures, oxygen compositions, and initial antioxidant concentrations. The model simulated well the time over which β-carotene was almost totally consumed under practical storage conditions at room temperature in air.
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