Commercial guargum is known to be a shear stable drag reducing agent. However, the aqueous solutions of guargum start degrading within 8 hrs. of their preparation and after 65 hrs., they degrade completely. In the present investigation, the graft copolymers of guargum and polyacrylamide have been prepared. It has been shown that the purification and grafting enhance the drag reduction effectiveness and biodegradation resistance considerably in guargum.
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