Rheology of Dispersions
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Who Should Attend
This intensive course is designed for research workers and
professionals working with pharmaceuticals, paints,
agrochemicals, personal care and cosmetics, printing inks,
paper coatings, ceramics and detergents. It is targeted at, but
not limited, to
• Formulation chemists
• Chemical Engineers
Research workers engaged in rheology of dispersions in both
industrial and academic laboratories.
Description
This course on rheology of dispersions, principles and
applications, deals with the rheology of the solid/liquid
(suspensions) and liquid/liquid (emulsion) types, rheology of
thickeners and gels. The course will start with an introduction
on the basic principles of rheology both steady state and
oscillatory techniques. The various rhological parameters are
clearly defined. Particular attention will be given to
viscoelasticity and the models that can be used to describe it.
The experimental techniques that can be applied for
measurement of the various rheological parameters will be
described. The course deals with concentrated systems and
formation of three dimensional structural units. The rheology
of concentrated suspensions, both stable and unstable
systems is described. The rheology of emulsions will also be
described with particular reference to interfacial rheology.
Rheology modifiers of polymers, gels and particulate solids
are described and their rhological behaviour is discussed.