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High solids content emulsions. I. A study of the influence of the particle size distribution and polymer concentration on viscosity
Author(s) -
Schneider M.,
Claverie J.,
Graillat C.,
McKenna T. F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.10511
Subject(s) - viscosity , polymer , particle size distribution , particle size , rheology , materials science , shear rate , reduced viscosity , relative viscosity , particle (ecology) , apparent viscosity , chemical engineering , polymer science , polymer chemistry , composite material , oceanography , engineering , geology
Abstract An experimental and modeling study was carried out to understand the relationship between the viscosity of a multimodal latex and its particle‐size distribution (PSD) and polymer concentration. This study illustrates the inadequacy of existing models in predicting the viscosity of complex latices. It is shown that the latex viscosity at a fixed shear rate is very sensitive to the polymer concentration at high solids content and to the PSD. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 1878–1896, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10511