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Viscosity Control Flashcards

1
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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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2
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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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3
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Define rheology

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How materials deform or flow in response to external forces

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4
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Define shear stress

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External force applied over area

Pa = N/m^2

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5
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Define shear rate

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velocity gradient (1/sec) 
HOW FAST
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6
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Define shear strain

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Relative displacement

HOW FAR

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7
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Define viscosity

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Measure of a material’s resistance to flow

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8
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Newtonian shear

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linear response of flow rate to shear stress

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9
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Pseudoplastic refers to ______ rheology

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Shear thinning

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10
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Dilatant refers to _________ rheology

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Shear thickening

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11
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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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12
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Thickening agents in external water phase in O/W emulsions

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Hydrocolloids

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13
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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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14
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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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15
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Examples of synthetic polymer thickeners

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  • acrylates
  • carbomers
  • polyurethanes
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16
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Carbohydrates/plant/algal thickeners

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  • Xanthan gum
  • Alginates
  • Scleroglucan
  • Carrageenan
  • Guar
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17
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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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18
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Cellulose derivative thickeners

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Carboxymethylcellulose

Hydroxyethylcellulose

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19
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Examples of smectite clay thickeners

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  • Bentonites

- Hectorites

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20
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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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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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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24
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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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25
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What is agarose polymer made of

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galactose and anhydrogalacose

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26
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Agarose gels are ___________ and are hydrated at _____ temperatures

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thermoreversible

high

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27
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Agarose is derived from

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Rhodophycae

28
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Alginic Acid is derived from

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Laminaria, Macrocystis, brown seaweeds

29
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Acid sugars making up algal polysaccharides

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Mannuronic, Guluronic

30
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Form of alginic acid that acts as thickener

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Sodium/Potassium alginate

31
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Algin-derived thickeners exhibit __________ rheology, _____ sensitivity to heat, and _______ yield value

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pseudoplastic shear thinning
high
little

32
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Anionic forms of alginic acid complex with _______ to form _________

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Divalent calcium ions

rigid gels

33
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Having a high yield value leads to

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increased stability at room temperature

34
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Water swellable clays have ______ rheology

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thixotropic

35
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High solids dispersions tend to have ______ rheology

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dilatant

36
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What type of measurements does a viscometer give

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Single point

37
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What do rheometers measure

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Give shear stress at a controlled shear rate

38
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_______ phase is most important in finished product viscosity

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Outer

39
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Co-emulsifiers give

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liquid gel network

40
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Silicas work as thickeners by

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hydrogen bonding

41
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Hydrophobically modified polymers will act as thickeners by

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associating with other hydrophobic materials OR have intermolecular bonding with other ingredients in solution

42
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Which inorganic rheology modifier can also work in organic media

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silica

43
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greatest fault of carbomers

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salt sensitivity

44
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What is required for anionic polymers?

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They must be neutralized with equivalent weight

45
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What is difficult about carbomers once they have been neutralized?

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Hard to thin out

46
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Neutralizing Carbopol and Pemulen polymers in aqueous and hydroalcoholic solutions has this result

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Hydroxyl groups associate to form cross links

Too much salt can break down the structure though

47
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Describe the process of creating a liquid dispersion polymer

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  • Disperse polymer in liquid
  • add in HLB emulsifier
  • this thickens the water and inverts the emulsion
48
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Croda’s Liquid dispersion polymers

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  • 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
49
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The three forms of Carrageenan depend on

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levels of sulfation

50
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Chitosan is a ________ polymer

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cationic

51
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Chitosan can be used for ________

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coacervation encapsulation

52
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Scleroglucan has ______ rheology

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pseudoplastic

53
Q

Locust Bean Gum retards ice crystal growth by

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forming structured gel at solid/liquid interface for freeze/thaw stabilization

54
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Gellan comes from

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bacterium

55
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Xanthan gum exhibits ______ rheology

A

shear thinning

56
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______ are used in the scale-up process for processing gums

A

Eductors

57
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Microcrystalline cellulose is a product of

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partial cellulose depolymerization by mineral acid

58
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Microcrystalline cellulose colloidal dispersion acts as

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emulsion stabilizer

59
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CMC is used as a

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dispersion agent

60
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Polyquaternium-10 consists of

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cationic group attached to hydroxycellulose

61
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Smectite clays can be used in low levels due to

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synergy with organic thickeners

62
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Synthetic polymers are synthesized with

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free radical initiators

63
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Synthetic polymers are ________ likely to be sensitive to salt and pH than natural gums

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more

64
Q

Thickeners for anhydrous systems

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  • Aluminum Stearate
  • Trihydroxystearin
  • SiO2
  • Organoclays
  • Polyethylene
65
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Quat-18 is derived from

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tallow

66
Q

fatty quats react with smectite clay to

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replace monovalent anions between clay platelets

67
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Organic solvents have this effect on organoclays

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interstitial space swelling

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