Oscillatory and Steady Shear Rheology of Model Hydrophobically Modified Ethoxylated Urethane-Thickened Waterborne Paints

Hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) thickeners are widely used as rheology modifiers for waterborne paints. Although the rheology of HEUR solutions in water is fairly well-understood, their impact on the rheology of waterborne latex/pigment suspensions (formulated paints) is more co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 34(2018), 37 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 10993-11002
1. Verfasser: Ginzburg, Valeriy V (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chatterjee, Tirtha, Nakatani, Alan I, Van Dyk, Antony K
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Zusammenfassung:Hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) thickeners are widely used as rheology modifiers for waterborne paints. Although the rheology of HEUR solutions in water is fairly well-understood, their impact on the rheology of waterborne latex/pigment suspensions (formulated paints) is more complicated. We study the shear rheology of model HEUR/latex/TiO2 suspensions in water and investigate the dependence of both oscillatory and steady shear behaviors on the strength of the HEUR hydrophobes. We observe that in both oscillatory and steady shear experiments, rheological curves could be shifted onto a single master curve, demonstrating a "time-hydrophobe superposition". We also note that the oscillatory shear behavior exhibits a power-law spectrum of relaxation times, unlike the single-Maxwellian behavior of pure HEUR solutions. On the basis of these results and earlier experimental and theoretical findings, we propose that the rheology of the HEUR-thickened latex/TiO2 suspensions is mainly determined by the transient network of HEUR-bridged latex particles, with a broad distribution of the characteristic lifetimes of the bridge. The model is found to be in good qualitative and semiquantitative agreement with the experiments for both steady shear and oscillatory shear
Beschreibung:Date Completed 15.11.2018
Date Revised 15.11.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01711