| Abstract: | Interactions between sucrose and calcium hydoxide have been the subject of our work. They were studied in dilute solutions (sucrose concentration <40% w/w, with a molar stoichiometric ratio Ca(OH)2/sucrose <2) by several physico‐chemical methods, titration of free and bound calcium ions, 13C NMR spectroscopy, static light scattering and low shear viscosimetry. From these analyses we propose a polymer‐like complex formation with calcium ions bound to at least two sucrose molecules. Moreover, this polymer‐like aggregate can be described as a linear short chain at low Ca(OH)2 and sucrose concentrations and as dense fractal particles at higher concentrations. |
