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Diffusion Behavior of Ammonium in Xanthan Gum Solutions
Author(s) -
Brito E.,
Torres L.,
Galindo E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1021/bp00032a015
Subject(s) - xanthan gum , thermal diffusivity , diffusion , chemistry , ammonium , ionic strength , macromolecule , ionic bonding , molecule , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , aqueous solution , rheology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , ion , physics , engineering
Ammonium diffusivity in xanthan solutions drastically decreases as xanthan concentration increases. The D AP / D AW ratio was practically independent of pH and a weak function of the ionic strength. This diffusional behavior is a typical case of the diffusion of a small molecule in a non‐Newtonian macromolecular solution.