Table 2. Coefficients of the power law model for acidobacterial EPSWH15 and EPS5B5 solutions (10 g·L⁻¹).

Type of exopolysaccharide	K	η
Xanthan	2.96 ± 0.035	0.22 ± 0.07
EPSWHT15	0.06 ± 0.002	0.82 ± 0.08
EPS5B5	0.03 ± 0.001	0.57 ± 0.04

Mean values ( ± standard deviation); n = Flow behavior index; K = consistency coefficient obtained by the Ostwald-de Waele model: η = Kγ⁽ⁿ⁻¹⁾.