DESIGN OF MICRO-CAPSUL GELATIN-ACACIA COACERVATION DISPERSED IN SEAWATER

Abstract

One of the prawn rearing method had been using artificial feed of gelatin-acacia microcapsule. Characteristics of this microcapsule is very small and its size can be predicted and its density is as same as sea water.This study aimed to measure size distribution of fish oil droplet and the gelatin-acacia membrane was calculated in order to get the same density of sea water. Results of this study showed that design of microcapsules were effected by density of fish oil, membrane (coacervation of gelatin – acacia), droplet size, and density of sea water. The size distribution of fish oil droplet was presented and their variation of expected size and its actual size of microcapsule can be predicted for efficiency of the encapsulation process.

Keywords: design of microencapsulation, density, droplet size 

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