Physical Characterization of a Commercial Suspoemulsion as a Reference for the Development of Suspoemulsions

Abstract

AbstractViscoelasticity, low shear flow, microstructure, and physical stability of a commercial suspoemulsion pesticide are studied to serve as a point of reference for the development of new suspoemulsions. Creep compliance tests allow the zero‐shear rate viscosity, η0, to be calculated. As expected, the values of η0 decrease with temperature. The storage modulus is higher than the loss modulus until a crossover frequency, ω*, which is located at the lower frequencies studied. The dynamic parameters decrease with higher temperature and ω* increases in agreement with a faster relaxation mechanism. Multiple light scattering predicts the occurrence of a creaming destabilization process, whose kinetics depends on temperature. Rheological measurements are demonstrated to be a powerful tool to assist in the prediction of destabilization processes together with the multiple light scattering technique.