Instability of aqueous solutions of polyacrylamide in a hydrodynamic field

Toms Effect in Model and Real Systems

“…A considerable attention to the influence exerted by the pH value on the magnitude of the Toms effect has been given by Makogon, Klenin, and Povkh [45,58,59,67]. They carried out a comparative study of the structure and thermodynamic activity of aqueous PAA solutions with different degrees of hydrolysis and various pH values and noted that the viscosity numbers of nonhydrolyzed PAA remained virtually unchanged in the pH range 2310.…”

“…Data on destruction of polymers in a turbulent flow have also been reported by Makogon et al [58,59]. PAA and POE solutions were passed through a capillary and the resulting solutions were studied by the light-scattering method and sedimentation-diffusion analysis.…”