Citation
Rh. Chen et Wy. Chen, Rheological properties of the water-soluble mucilage of a green laver, Monostroma nitidium, J APPL PHYC, 13(6), 2001, pp. 481-488
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
ISSN journal
09218971
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Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
481 - 488
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-8971(200112)13:6<481:RPOTWM>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A study was made to explore the rheological properties of the water-soluble
mucilage of a green laver, Monostroma nitidium. The apparent viscosity of
the water-soluble mucilage decreased with increasing shear rate, with incre
asing solution temperature (from 4 to 70 degreesC), with increasing NaCl co
ncentration from (0.5% to 2.0%), and decreased slightly with a shearing tim
e for 60 min. The decreases in the apparent viscosity were more pronounced
for higher-concentration water-soluble mucilage. However, it increased with
increasing solution pH from pH 3 to 9.