Characterization of co‐ and post‐hydrolyzed polyacrylamide molecular weight and radius distribution under saline environment

The structural changes in the hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (PAM) under different saline conditions show significant effects on the rheological properties. At the higher shear rates, these conformational changes cannot be discerned in the shear rheological field but the extensional rheology can probe the polymer's microstructure can provide a better description. In this paper, two types of polymers: co‐hydrolyzed PAM and post‐hydrolyzed PAM were...