JOURNAL OF TEXTILE RESEARCH ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 9-13.

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Rheological behavior of Konjac Glucomannan/Attapulgite blending solution

 YU  Jin-Chao, PENG  Zhi-Qin, HU  Guo-Liang, MEI  Yun-Yun, YU  Jie-Jie   

  • Received:2011-04-08 Revised:2011-07-07 Online:2012-03-15 Published:2012-03-06

Abstract: Konjac glucomannan(KGM)was modified by blending with attapulgite (AT). The effect of different AT loadings on the rheological properties of the blend solutions at 20℃ has been investigated by dynamic rheological test. The results show that the complex viscosity, storage modulus as well as loss modulus of the blending solutions are lowered than those of pure KGM solution in most cases. The individual AT nano-rod can rotate freely, which results in the orientation of KGM molecules at low AT content and the more liquid-like behavior of the blend solutions; while AT at high content confines the motion of KGM molecules, leading to the solid-like behavior of the blend solutions due to the steric confinement effect. Besides, it has been found that local percolation network structure might be formed in the case of the 2% mass ratio of AT/KGM. With the increase of AT loading, the blend solutions are seemed to be less frequency dependent compared with pure KGM solution but more heterogeneous in internal structure.

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