Research Article
Preparation of Novel Chitosan-Starch Blends as Thickening Agent and Their Application in Textile Printing
Table 2
Effect of starch concentration on the apparent viscosity at various rate of shear for freshly prepared pastes.
| Rate of shear (secā1) | Apparent viscosity | 3% starch | 4% starch | 5% starch | 6% starch |
| 9.3 | 190 | 250 | 430 | 820 | 18.6 | 180 | 240 | 415 | 760 | 27.9 | 173.3 | 236.7 | 406.7 | 730 | 37.2 | 166 | 230 | 395 | 700 | 46.5 | 161.7 | 226 | 386 | 672 | 55.8 | 160 | 223.3 | 378.3 | 651 | 65.1 | 155 | 220 | 368.6 | 634.3 | 74.4 | 153.3 | 217.5 | 361.2 | 616.2 | 83.7 | 152 | 214.4 | 354.4 | 601.1 | 93 | 152 | 212 | 347 | 587 | 93 | 152.2 | 210 | 349 | 587 | 83.7 | 152.5 | 212.2 | 348 | 600 | 74.4 | 152.9 | 215 | 352.5 | 617.5 | 65.7 | 155 | 217.1 | 358.6 | 634.3 | 55.8 | 155 | 220 | 365 | 655 | 46.5 | 156 | 222 | 370 | 660 | 27.9 | 157.5 | 225 | 380 | 710 | 37.2 | 158.7 | 230 | 390 | 750 | 18.6 | 160 | 235 | 400 | 795 | 9.3 | 163 | 240 | 410 | 870 |
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