Controlling the radiation degradation of carboxymethylcellulose solution

In this study, the effects of an irradiation on the viscosity of the carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) solution were investigated, and the methods to control the degradation of the CMC caused by an irradiation were developed. The viscosity of the CMC solution was decreased with an increase in the irradiation dose, but the extent of the degradation by an irradiation was found to decrease with an increase in the CMC concentration in the solution. The dependency of the irradiation sources showed that an electron beam radiation had degraded the CMC less severely than a gamma ray radiation. An addition of vitamin C as a radical scavenger to the solution was shown to be effective in preventing the decrease of the viscosity of the solution. Also, in the case of an irradiation at −70 °C, the decrease of its viscosity was efficiently inhibited. The degradation of CMC in the solution was confirmed by the molecular weight distribution.     

Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethylcelluloses from non-wood pulps II. Rheological behavior of CMC in aqueous solution

This paper concerns the rheological behavior of carboxymethylcelulloses(CMC) derived after one and two successive steps from different non-woodbleached cellulose pulps. CMC rheological characterization was achieved in0.1M NaCl solution, as a function of polymer concentration. Theevidence of a critical concentration (C* < 1 g/L) is discussedfromsteady shear and dynamic experiments. Rheological properties of the CMC werefound to depend on the cellulose source reactivity and on their degree ofsubstitution (DS). Higher molecular weight of initial cellulose was accompaniedby higher apparent intrinsic viscosity of the CMC produced. Depending on theCMCconcentration and on the degree of etherification, the system behaves as asolution or as a gel. In the case of abaca CMC sample, it is shown that afteronly one step of chemical modification and above a polymer concentration of20 g/L, the system behaves as a gel. The gel behavior was studied asafunction of temperature. In the temperature range from 25 to 45°C, the rheological behavior was found to remain almostconstant due to the existence of dispersed swollen aggregates. This unusualcharacteristic represents an advantage for applications such as oil recovery inthe petroleum industry, where viscosity of the recovered fluid should not diminishwith temperature.     

Viscosity of Nonionic Polymer/Anionic Surfactant Complexes in Water

The polymer-micelle model, formerly established by Cabane, is revised to develop a new viscosity equation to describe the dependence of dilute solution viscosity on polymer concentration in PEG/SDS aqueous solutions. Two parameters inthe new equation were proposed to characterize the influence of the polymer solution viscosity on the added surfactant. The viscosity data of polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were measured by the Ubbelohde dilution viscometer and the new equation proved to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

A viscosity self-oscillation of polymer solution induced by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction under acid-free condition

We succeeded in measuring a viscosity self-oscillation induced by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction for a polymer solution on the constant temperature condition under acid-free condition. The polymer chain is consisted of N-isopropylacrylamide, ruthenium complex as a catalyst of the BZ reaction, and an acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) as a pH and the solubility control site. The viscosity self-oscillation for the AMPS-containing polymer solution was attributed to the difference between viscosities for the polymer solution in the reduced and oxidized states. The effects of the polymer concentration and the temperature of the polymer solution on the viscosity self-oscillation were investigated. As a result, the viscosity self-oscillating behavior significantly depended on the polymer concentration and the temperature of the polymer solution. The period of the viscosity self-oscillation decreased with increasing temperature in accordance with the Arrenius equation.     

表面活性剂胶束化物理化学性质研究

通过电导法考查温度和盐浓度对十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)临界胶束浓度(CMC)的影响,研究表面活性剂形成胶束过程的物理化学性质。根据拟相分离模型求得胶束化热力学函数,并讨论体系电导活化能随温度和SDS浓度变化关系。结果表明:SDS的CMC随温度升高而增加,随氯化钠浓度增大而减小。在热力学上SDS在水溶液中形成胶束是一个自发、放热、熵增的过程;在动力学上,SDS溶液电导率与温度关系符合Arrhenius公式,通过电导活化能信息可揭示离子型表面活性剂形成胶束的机理特征。     

On the intrinsic viscosity and the non-newtonian behaviour of dilute solutions of carboxymethylcelluloses in pure water

Study of the dependence on concentration of the reduced viscosity of carboxymethylcelluloses (CMC), in the absence of added salts and down to relative viscosity 1·-01, leads to two typical parameters of the polyion. The molecular dimensions of H-CMC and Na-CMC have been determined from these two parameters using a rod-like model. The gradient dependence of viscosity has been studied; the two samples of CMC in water (M = 41,000 and 180,000) show the non-Newtonian behaviour of solutions of rigid particles.     

Viscosity of concentrated colloidal solutions of magnetite

For magnetite colloidal solutions in kerosene stabilized by oleic acid, concentration and temperature dependences of viscosity are determined at parameters varied over wide ranges. The concentration dependence of viscosity is satisfactorily described by the Chong equation (modified to some extent), while the discrepancy between the temperature dependence and the theoretical data can be as large as two orders of magnitude. The observed discrepancy is explained by a decrease in the thickness of the shells composed of surfactant molecules on the particle surface with temperature. At extremely low concentrations, the increment to the effective viscosity linear with respect to concentration is slightly (by 14%) larger than the Einstein value, which may be due to the presence of a small number of aggregates in the solutions.     

Phase behavior and rheological properties of enzymatically synthesized trehalose decanoate aqueous solutions

Surface tension properties of an enzymatically synthesized equimolar mixture of trehalose mono- and didecanoate in aqueous solutions have been determined. At 20 degrees C a critical micellar concentration (CMC) of 50 micromol/l and a minimal surface tension of 28 mN/m have been obtained. Above the CMC, it has been shown that up to a concentration of 42 wt%, and in a 20-60 degrees C temperature range the sugar ester aqueous solutions do not form any crystalline structure, nor present any phase transition, and the trehalose decanoate molecules form an isotropic worm-like micellar phase. The rheological properties indicate however a more complicated picture in the same concentration and temperature ranges. In steady shear, the viscosity of the trehalose decanoate solutions do not exhibit any shear rate dependence from 1 to 100 s(-1) for concentrations up to 42 wt%. Below 0.8 wt%, the viscosity remains constant and close to that of water; then, between 0.8 and 23 wt%, the viscosity shows a quadratic increase with surfactant concentration. For higher concentrations, up to 42 wt%, no further significant increase in viscosity is observed. In oscillatory shear experiments, the solutions exhibit viscoelastic properties. The observed rheological behavior as a function of concentration and temperature may be due to a progressive evolution of the trehalose decanoate molecular associations: as the concentration increases, the system evolves towards an entangled and/or partially branched or cross-linked micellar network, and eventually a multiconnected network of cross-linked micelles.     

Negative flow activation energy of polymer solutions

Using equations which describe the concentration dependence of the specific viscosity of polymer solutions and the temperature dependence of intrinsic viscosity and of the Huggins viscosity parameter, conditions were sought for which solution viscosity increases with temperature (flow activation energy is negative). It was found that such an effect might appear near to the θ-temperature (regardless of the θ-temperature being LCST or UCST) particularly for polymers with high molecular weight. The concentration range depends on the system being endo- or exothermal. The conclusions are in agreement with experimental results.     

淀粉磷酸酯粘度性质的研究

本文研究了淀粉磷酸酯(PS)的粘度性质,包括剪切应力和剪切速率之间的关系、粘度和剪切速率之间的关系、浓度对粘度的影响、粘度对温度的依赖性,以及粘度的时间稳定性,并且与羧甲基淀粉(CMS)和羧甲基纤维素(CMC)水溶液的粘度性质作了比较。结果表明,PS的粘度与CMS或CMC相近似;在浓度为0.5～1.5％时增稠效果较显著;CMC具有较高的剪切稳定性,PS次之,而CMS较差;PS具有较长的时间稳定性,但热稳定性则较差。     

Rheological properties of binders based on oligoester urethanes

Rheological characteristics of solutions of oligoester urethanes with terminal double bonds in a mixed polar plasticizer were studied. Mathematical models describing the dependence of the solution viscosity and activation energy of the viscous flow on the plasticizer content, and also the dependence of the viscosity on the temperature and concentration were discussed.     

激光散射研究单价盐对C8-卵磷脂胶团形成的影响

用激光散射测量确定C_8-卵磷脂临界胶团浓度及其随温度、盐离子的变化。从中导出了胶团分子量, 形成因子, 能量梯级间隔以及标准焓等反映该溶液内分子相互作用的重要参量, 从而导出单价盐调控胶团大小以至形成和解体的规律和方法。     

部分水解聚丙烯酰胺水溶液的零剪切黏度和临界浓度

通过蠕变和振荡实验分别测定了部分水解聚丙烯酰胺(PHPA)水溶液的零剪切黏度(η₀)和线性黏弹区储能模量(G'), 并依据其浓度依赖性得到叠加浓度(C^*)和交叠浓度(C^*), 考察了温度、pH值和电解质(NaCl和CaCl₂)浓度的影响. 结果表明, 随着温度的升高和电解质浓度的增大, PHPA水溶液的η₀及G'减小, C^*和C^*增大; 电解质阳离子价态越高, 溶液黏度和临界浓度的变化越显著; 而随着pH值的增大, η₀及G'先增大后减小, C^*和C^*先减小后增大.     

Aqueous polysaccharide blends based on hydroxypropyl guar gum and carboxymethyl cellulose: synergistic viscosity and thixotropic properties

Aqueous polysaccharide blends, formed from 2.5% (w/v) solution of hydroxypropyl guar gum (HPG) and 2.5% (w/v) solution of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) according to different blending ratios, were investigated at 20 °C in terms of their shear-dependent viscosity and thixotropic properties. The Cross viscosity equation was found to fit the shear-dependent viscosity data with reasonable accuracy. When the HPG solution with the mass fraction (f _HPG) of 0.87 was mixed, the zero shear viscosity (η _o) of the corresponding blend was found to be 168.5753 Pa s, while the η _o values of component HPG and CMC solutions were found to be 3.3859 and 98.6525 Pa s, respectively. For the aqueous HPG/CMC blends investigated, the resulting zero shear viscosity was observed to be much greater than the combined zero shear viscosity of the component polysaccharide solutions, showing a synergistic viscosity property. The quantitative determination of the hysteresis loop area, developed during viscometer tests on shear rate–shear stress reverse paths, was used to describe the thixotropic behavior. When compared with aqueous solutions of the component polysaccharides, these polysaccharide blends could afford enhanced thixotropic property. Maximum thixotropy synergism was observed for the HPG/CMC blend with the f _HPG of 0.67.     

N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖的合成和性质研究

采用多段升温法将壳聚糖改性,合成了取代度为1.84、平均分子量为3.08×105、等电点为7.28的N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖(CMC),分别用紫外光谱、红外光谱、荧光光谱对其结构进行了表征,并对其水溶液的Zeta电位、电导率、表面张力以及水分散体系中羧甲基壳聚糖微粒的粒径分布进行了研究.结果表明, N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖具有表面活性;介质的pH值和浓度对羧甲基壳聚糖溶液的稳定性有很大的影响.     

Rheological properties of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) solutions

In this study, we investigated the way of predicting two critical concentrations of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) solutions using simple experimental procedures with a rotational rheometer. It was found that, above a critical shear rate, all CMC solutions (0.2 to 7 wt.%) exhibit shear-thinning behavior and the flow curves could be described by the Cross model. A first critical CMC concentration c*, transition to semidilute network solution, was determined using the following methods (1) study of the flow curve shapes, (2) Cross model parameters, (3) plot of the specific viscosity vs the overlap parameter, and (4) empirical structure–properties relationships. Furthermore, both creep and frequency-sweep measurements showed that the solutions behaved as viscoelastic materials above a second critical CMC concentration c** (transition to concentrated solution). The characterization of CMC solutions was completed with a time-dependent viscosity study that showed that the CMC solutions exhibited strong thixotropic behavior, especially at the highest CMC concentrations.     

分子复合法制备新型聚合物驱油剂CMC/P(AM-DMDAAC)

通过具有互补结构的阴离子聚合物羧甲基纤维素(CMC)与阳离子聚合物聚(丙烯酰胺-二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵)[P(AM-DMDAAC)]间的聚电解质分子复合作用,制备了分子复合型CMC/P(AM-DMDAAC)新型驱油剂.电导率测定及紫外光谱分析结果表明,CMC与P(AM-DMDAAC)可以在水相通过库仑力形成均相聚电解质复合溶液.由于分子复合形成的独特超分子结构,复合溶液粘度显著增加,分别为组分聚合物溶液的5.2倍和9.0倍,在高温和高剪切环境中的粘度保持能力也明显优于其组分聚合物.     

Rheokinetics of the gelling process of water-soluble STMP-modified carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose

To improve the viscosity of carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (CMHEC) solution and broaden its application, sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) was used to modify CMHEC to obtain water-soluble STMP-CMHEC for the first time. The STMP-CMHEC solution shows better viscous performance than CMHEC solution. For the concentration of 0.5% (wt%), the viscosity of STMP-CMHEC solution is 2.6 times higher than that of CMHEC solution. To be applied in fracturing fluids, STMP-CMHEC solution was further cross-linked with organic zirconium. The changes of viscosity and viscoelasticity modulus with time in the cross-linking process were studied. The effects of shear rate and temperature on the gelling process were investigated. The four-parameter cross-linking rheokinetics equation could describe the viscosity–time curves under different shear rates.     

Determination of intrinsic viscosities of macromolecules and nanoparticles. Comparison of single-point and dilution procedures

The determination of the intrinsic viscosity by single-point determinations, like that based on the Solomon–Ciuta equation, have been proposed as efficient alternatives to dilution procedures. With a basis on theoretical analysis and computer simulation, we evaluate the systematic and global bias of the Solomon–Ciuta result and show how it depends on the strength of the concentration dependence of the solution viscosity (represented by the intrinsic viscosity and the Huggins constant) and the concentration of the single measured solution. We propose that an estimated Huggins constant can be employed in a corrected Solomon–Ciuta procedure, which may yield results for the intrinsic viscosity that are even more accurate than those from the Huggins extrapolation. This gives support and utility to the use of the single-point procedure when the intrinsic viscosity has to be determined for a unique concentration. We also pinpoint specific circumstances where the dilution–extrapolation procedures should be preferred.