Intrinsic viscosity and rheological properties of natural and substituted guar gums in seawater.
The intrinsic viscosity and rheological properties of guar gum (GG), hydroxypropyl guar (HPG) and carboxymethyl guar (CMG) in seawater and the effects of shear rate, concentration, temperature and pH on these properties were investigated. An intrinsic viscosity-increasing effect was observed with GG and HPG in seawater (SW) compared to deionized water (DW), whereas the intrinsic viscosity of CMG in seawater was much lower than that in DW due to a screening effect that reduced the repulsion between the polymer chains. Regardless of the functional groups, all sample solutions was well characterized by a modified Cross model that exhibited the transition from Newtonian to pseudoplastic in the low shear rate range at the concentrations of interest to industries, and their viscosity increased with the increase in their concentration but decreased with the increase in temperature. In contrast to nonionic GG or HPG, anionic CMG had a slightly decreased viscosity property in SW, exhibiting polyelectrolyte viscosity behavior. The α value in the zero-shear rate viscosity vs. concentration power-law equation for the samples gave the order of CMG>HPG>GG while the SW solution of CMG had the lowest viscous flow activation energy and exhibited a strong pH-dependent viscosity by a different shear rate.
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: wangshb07@163.com.
Shibin
S
Wang
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People's Republic of China.
Le
L
He
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People's Republic of China.
Jianchun
J
Guo
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People's Republic of China.
Jinzhou
J
Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People's Republic of China.
Hongbiao
H
Tang
D005685:Galactans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry*; D053149:Plant Gums / Q000737:chemistry*; D012212:Rheology; D012623:Seawater; D014783:Viscosity
D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; C007894:guar gum
Guar gum; Sea water; Viscosity properties