Fig. 5

Apparent viscosity as a function of shear rate of EPS-R1 and xanthan in aqueous solutions at concentrations of a 8.0 g L⁻¹, b 4.0 g L⁻¹, c 2.0 g L⁻¹, d 10⁻⁴ g L⁻¹, and e 5 × 10⁻² g L⁻¹. The small pictures detail only the rheological curves of EPS-R1 at high concentrations