The invention belongs to the technical field of biological material preparation, and particularly relates to a
protein-based bicontinuous phase
emulsion aerogel and a preparation method thereof.The method comprises the steps that pH of a
whey protein solution is adjusted to 2.5, heating and stirring are conducted,
protein fibers are obtained, shearing treatment and ultrasonic treatment are conducted, then the
protein fibers and 2, 6-dimethyl
pyridine are mixed to be uniform, a miscible phase solution is obtained, preheating is conducted in a water bath, and the protein-based bicontinuous phase
emulsion aerogel is obtained; the preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing a WPF-blocked bicontinuous phase
emulsion, then carrying out water / 2, 6-dimethyl
pyridine phase separation to obtain a WPF-blocked bicontinuous phase emulsion, finally removing 2, 6-dimethyl
pyridine, and carrying out
freeze drying to obtain the protein-based bicontinuous phase emulsion
aerogel. Natural protein is adopted as a
raw material, the influence on the environment is reduced, the principle of
green chemistry is met, the
microstructure of the
protein fiber can be effectively controlled through shearing and ultrasonic treatment, and the
mechanical property and stability of the
protein fiber are improved. The
protein fiber aerogel has wide potential applications, such as biomedical materials, adsorbents, catalyst carriers and the like.