Solution properties of 7S globulins (7S), 11S globulins (11S) and soy protein isolates (SPI) in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)/urea solvent system were studied by intrinsic viscosity and particle size distributions. The results showed that the existence of urea was the main reason for the denaturation and solubility of soy protein in the system, and the effects were more obvious with increasing of urea concentration in solutions. Suitably dissolution temperature and time contributed to the solubility of soy proteins.
The rheological properties of soy protein isolate (SPI) and polyurethane (PU) in the PAN/DMSO solution were investigated in this study. The results showed that all these solutions possessed pseudo-plastic solution properties. There are opposite effects of SPI and PU in the PAN/DMSO solution. Their apparent viscosity, degree of non-Newtonian fluid, and extent of structuralization of blend system increase with the addition of SPI, whereas, all of these decrease with the addition of PU. Moreover, the rheological properties of PAN/DMSO solution were affected when SPI and PU were added equally, and SPI presented more effect when the proportion of ingredient was less, and PU presented more effect when the proportion of ingredient was more.
