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The gelation kinetics of aqueous solutions of acrylamideacrylic acid copolymers in the presence of chromium ions was studied with different rheometers. The gel time is found to vary with the principle of the apparatus because of a low shear dependence of the elongation of the macromolecules. The variations of the gel time with the experimental conditions of the gel preparation were investigated and we conclude that the gelation is governed by the oligornerization kinetics of the chromium ions which are instantaneously, complexated by the carboxylate groups of the polymer. The variation laws of the gel time and of the elastic modulus with chromium and polymer concentrations, temperature and ionic strength are in qualitative agreement with the structure of the temporary network of the semi-dilute solutions of these copolymers.
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El Brahmi, K., François, J. & Dupuis, D. Rheological studies of the gelation of aqueous solutions of acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymers in the presence of chromium chloride. Rheol Acta 34, 86–96 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396057
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