Research Article

Certain Rheological Aspects of Functionalized Guar Gum

Figure 2

Effect of radiation processing on the viscoelastic behavior of carboxymethylated guar (CMG) of degree of substitution (D.S.) = 0.1: (a) unirradiated; (b) irradiated at 1 KGy; (c) irradiated at 2.5 KGy; (d) irradiated at 5 KGy; (e) irradiated at 10 KGy; (f) irradiated at 20 KGy; (g) irradiated at 50 KGy.
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(a) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 0 KGy
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(b) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 1 KGy
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(c) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 2.5 KGy
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(d) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 5 KGy
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(e) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 10 KGy
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(f) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 20 KGy
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(g) CMG D.S. = 0.1; 50 KGy