The influence of the extensional viscosity of very low concentrations of high molecular mass water-soluble polymers on atomisation and droplet impact

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 497-504

  Williams, Peter A ^a   English, Robert J ^a   Blanchard, Rowan L ^a   Rose, Simon A ^b   Lyons, Lynn ^b   Whitehead, Mark ^b  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ciba Speciality Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; POLYMER;

AGROCHEMICAL; DROPLET; HERBICIDE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE; SPRAY; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEBULIZER; VISCOSITY;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 42549162396     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1523     Document Type: Article

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