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Viscosity Control Flashcards

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Two primary purposes of adding thickeners

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  • Enhancement of product form/aesthetics/application properties
  • Product Stability
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Flow properties are determined by

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  • particle-particle interaction
  • association structure disturbances
  • polymer behavior in solution
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Define rheology

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How materials deform or flow in response to external forces

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Define shear stress

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External force applied over area

Pa = N/m^2

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Define shear rate

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velocity gradient (1/sec) 
HOW FAST
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Define shear strain

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Relative displacement

HOW FAR

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Define viscosity

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Measure of a material’s resistance to flow

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Newtonian shear

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linear response of flow rate to shear stress

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Pseudoplastic refers to ______ rheology

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Shear thinning

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Dilatant refers to _________ rheology

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Shear thickening

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Thixotropic refers to _______ rheology

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Shear thinning with time dependence

Slower return to original state

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Thickening agents in external water phase in O/W emulsions

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Hydrocolloids

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Thickening agents in lipid phase in O/W emulsions

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  • Co-emulsifiers

- Solid amphiphiles that form liquid crystalline gel networks

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Factors governing O/W emulsion viscosity

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  • Thickeners in water phase
  • Thickeners in lipid phase dispersed in water phase
  • Phase volume (Ratio—-Volume of dispersed phase: volume of continuous phase)
  • Lipid composition of internal phase
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Examples of synthetic polymer thickeners

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  • acrylates
  • carbomers
  • polyurethanes
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Carbohydrates/plant/algal thickeners

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  • Xanthan gum
  • Alginates
  • Scleroglucan
  • Carrageenan
  • Guar
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Example of fermentation derived microbiological by-product thickeners

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Gellan-exopolysaccharide from Sphingomonas elodea

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Cellulose derivative thickeners

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Carboxymethylcellulose

Hydroxyethylcellulose

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Examples of smectite clay thickeners

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  • Bentonites

- Hectorites

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Dramatic viscosity increase occurs past the Critical Overlap Concentration due to

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interaction of polymer molecules to form interpenetrating networks in the solvent

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Associative rheology modifiers control rheology by

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Association with:

  • itself
  • surfactant micelles
  • water dispersible clays
  • emulsified solvent phase
  • dispersed solids
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Nonassociative rheology modifiers control rheology by

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chain entanglement of lightly cross-linked polymer molecules

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Liquid Dispersion polymers used as self-emulsifying system consist of

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Polymer thickener (anionic/cationic/nonionic)
Emollient Solvent
Nonionic emulsifier

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What portion of Agar is Agarose

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neutral gelling portion separated from sulfate non-gelling portion

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What is agarose polymer made of
galactose and anhydrogalacose
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Agarose gels are ___________ and are hydrated at _____ temperatures
thermoreversible | high
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Agarose is derived from
Rhodophycae
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Alginic Acid is derived from
Laminaria, Macrocystis, brown seaweeds
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Acid sugars making up algal polysaccharides
Mannuronic, Guluronic
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Form of alginic acid that acts as thickener
Sodium/Potassium alginate
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Algin-derived thickeners exhibit __________ rheology, _____ sensitivity to heat, and _______ yield value
pseudoplastic shear thinning high little
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Anionic forms of alginic acid complex with _______ to form _________
Divalent calcium ions | rigid gels
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Having a high yield value leads to
increased stability at room temperature
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Water swellable clays have ______ rheology
thixotropic
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High solids dispersions tend to have ______ rheology
dilatant
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What type of measurements does a viscometer give
Single point
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What do rheometers measure
Give shear stress at a controlled shear rate
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_______ phase is most important in finished product viscosity
Outer
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Co-emulsifiers give
liquid gel network
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Silicas work as thickeners by
hydrogen bonding
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Hydrophobically modified polymers will act as thickeners by
associating with other hydrophobic materials OR have intermolecular bonding with other ingredients in solution
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Which inorganic rheology modifier can also work in organic media
silica
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greatest fault of carbomers
salt sensitivity
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What is required for anionic polymers?
They must be neutralized with equivalent weight
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What is difficult about carbomers once they have been neutralized?
Hard to thin out
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Neutralizing Carbopol and Pemulen polymers in aqueous and hydroalcoholic solutions has this result
Hydroxyl groups associate to form cross links | Too much salt can break down the structure though
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Describe the process of creating a liquid dispersion polymer
- Disperse polymer in liquid - add in HLB emulsifier - this thickens the water and inverts the emulsion
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Croda's Liquid dispersion polymers
- Polyacrylate polymers dispersed in carrier oil with an inverting surfactant - Add to water--> turns into a w/o emulsion - Polyacrylate molecules swell by osmosis, thickening the water phase
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The three forms of Carrageenan depend on
levels of sulfation
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Chitosan is a ________ polymer
cationic
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Chitosan can be used for ________
coacervation encapsulation
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Scleroglucan has ______ rheology
pseudoplastic
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Locust Bean Gum retards ice crystal growth by
forming structured gel at solid/liquid interface for freeze/thaw stabilization
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Gellan comes from
bacterium
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Xanthan gum exhibits ______ rheology
shear thinning
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______ are used in the scale-up process for processing gums
Eductors
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Microcrystalline cellulose is a product of
partial cellulose depolymerization by mineral acid
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Microcrystalline cellulose colloidal dispersion acts as
emulsion stabilizer
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CMC is used as a
dispersion agent
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Polyquaternium-10 consists of
cationic group attached to hydroxycellulose
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Smectite clays can be used in low levels due to
synergy with organic thickeners
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Synthetic polymers are synthesized with
free radical initiators
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Synthetic polymers are ________ likely to be sensitive to salt and pH than natural gums
more
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Thickeners for anhydrous systems
- Aluminum Stearate - Trihydroxystearin - SiO2 - Organoclays - Polyethylene
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Quat-18 is derived from
tallow
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fatty quats react with smectite clay to
replace monovalent anions between clay platelets
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Organic solvents have this effect on organoclays
interstitial space swelling
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