Crystal Morphology of Hydrogenated Castor Oil in the Crystallization of Oil-in-Water Emulsions: Part I. Effect of Temperature

Crystallization of hydrogenated castor oil-in-water emulsions has been studied by polarized light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry. Three types of crystal morphologies have been observed: rosettes, fibers, and irregular crystals. The energy barrier to nucleation for fibers is suggested to be higher than that of rosettes. Irregular crystals are thermodynamically less stable …