What is Gellan Gum? Gellan gum is a water soluble, high molecular weight polysaccharide gum that is produced through the fermentation of carbohydrates in algae by the bacterium Pseudomonas elodea. This fermented carbohydrate is purified with isopropyl alcohol, then dried and milled producing a powder.
Specific heat capacity. When objects of different temperature are brought together, and heat is transferred from the higher-temperature objects to the lower-temperature objects, the total internal energy is conserved.
Thermal Energy and the Link to Temperature. Finally, we must know what thermal energy is. Before that, we must appreciate that different substances behave differently. Some can take in a lot of heat while some can take in a little heat before a temperature change is recorded. This is called the specific heat capacity of the substance and it varies from substance to substance. Temperature as before was defined as the average energy of molecular motion of a substance.