Preparation and Rheological Properties of Chitin and Chitosan -2. Effects of shear rate, temperature, concentration and salts on the viscosity of chitosan solution-

갑각류 외피의 유효이용을 위한 Chitin 및 Chitosan의 제조와 물성학적 특성에 관한 연구 -2. Chitosan 용액의 점도에 미치는 전단속도, 온도, 농도 및 염의 영향-

Effects of rheological parameters, such as shear rate, temperature, concerntration, salts on the apparent viscosity of chitosan(deacetylation degree: $84\%$, Mw: 267,000) dissolved in acetate buffer(pH 4.5) were investigated. Rheologiral properties of chitosan solution from cuticle of red snow crab (Chinonecetes japonicus) are as follows. $0.5\%$ chitosan in 0.1M acetate buffer (pH 4.5) solution showed Bingham flow having hysteresis loop. It's flow equation was $\sigma=0.757+19.6_\gamma(r^2=0.99)$. The viscosity of chitosan solution is exponentially increased with its concentration, and showed Arrhenius dependence with respect to the temperature $(10^{\circ}C-40^{\circ}C).$ When various salts were added to chitosan solution, the viscosity decreased as the concentration of counterion increased. But the type ot counterions itself does not have any significant effects on the viscosity.

Chitosan 용액의 물성학적 특성을 조사하기 위하여 chitosan 용액의 점도에 미치는 전단속도, 온도, 농도 및 염의 영향을 조사한 결과, chitosan 용액$(0.5\%)$의 유동곡선은 hysteresis loop가 나타나는 Bingham 유체와 일치하였고, $10^{\circ}C-40^{\circ}C$에서 Arrhenius 온도의존성을 나타내었다$(2\%,\;2.5\%,\;3\%\;chitosan$ 용액). 활성화 에너지는 3.25-8.35(kcal/g mol)로 전단속도가 높을수록 그리고 농도가 높을수록 증가하였다. Chitosan 용액의 겉보기점도는 농도가 증가할수록 지수적으로 증가하였고, 측정 온도가 높을수록 농도의존성은 낮았다. 한편 chitosan용액에 염을 첨가하였을 때 점도감소현상이 나타났으며, 염농도가 높아짐에 따라 점도의 감소폭은 줄어들었다 염의 종류에 따른 점도변화는 없었다