Effect of poly(ethylene oxide) on the rheological behavior of silica suspensions |
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Authors: | Yu Saito Yuji Hirose Yasufumi Otsubo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Urban Environment Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho 1-33, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8522, Japan; |
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Abstract: | The steady-shear viscosity, dynamic viscoelasticity, and sedimentation behavior were measured for silica suspensions dispersed
in aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). For suspensions prepared with polymer solutions in which the transient
network is developed by entanglements, the viscosity at a given shear rate decreases, shows a minimum, and then increases
with increasing particle concentration. Because the suspensions are sterically stabilized under the conditions where the particle
surfaces are fully covered with by a thick layer of adsorbed polymer, the viscosity decrease can be attributed to the reduction
of network density in solution. But under the low coverage conditions, the particles are flocculated by bridging and this
leads to a viscosity increase with shear-thinning profiles. The polymer chains with high molecular weights form flexible bridges
between particles. The stress-dependent curve of storage modulus measured by a stress amplitude sweep shows an increase prior
to a drastic drop due to structural breakdown. The increase in elastic responses may arise from the restoring forces of extended
bridges with high deformability. The effect of PEO on the rheological behavior of silica suspensions can be explained by a
combination of concentration reduction of polymer in solution and flocculation by bridging. |
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