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the optimized surfactant concentration is chosen at 1.5 mg/m 2 . This value is consistent<br />

with the concentration value in the range of 1.5-2.0 mg/m 2 , given in adsorption isotherms<br />

and viscosity profiles for 10% (w/w) carbon black (Elftex 125, Cabot Chemical<br />

Corporation, Ellesmere Port, UK) dispersions reported by Miano et al. 98 , using<br />

nonylphenol polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide surfactants with different ethylene<br />

oxide chain lengths. The higher values in his study could likely be ascribed to the extra<br />

section of polyethylene oxide chain in the surfactant molecule structure and possibly<br />

different carbon black surface physicochemical properties.<br />

Figure 3.2 Apparent viscosity ηapp of carbon black dispersions at φsolids from 0.11 to 0.445.<br />

The surfactant concentration is calculated per unit particle surface area. Apparent<br />

viscosity ηapp of each carbon black suspension is compared at shear rate γ� = 1 s -1 only.<br />

Error bars are too narrow to show on this plot.<br />

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