Influence of a kind of electrolyte and its ionic strenght on the conformation changes of polyacrylic acid during its coming from the bulk solution to the surface of MnO2
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Uniwersytet M. Curie-Skłodowskiej
Publication date: 2008-01-01
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Ewa Grządka
Uniwersytet M. Curie-Skłodowskiej, Wydział Chemii, Zakład Radiochemii i Chemii Koloidów, Plac M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3, 20-031 Lublin, PL
Physicochem. Probl. Miner. Process. 2008;42(1):47-56
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Changes in PAA 2000 macromolecules conformation in the bulk solution as well as on the surface of MnO2 as a function of a kind of electrolyte (NaCl, CaCl2), electrolyte ionic strength (I=0.01, 0.1) and pH (3, 6, 9) of the solution were measured. In order to determine the influence of electrolyte on PAA conformation in the bulk solution the expansion coefficient (α) was measured. Such quantities as: the
square root of the mean of the square distance between ends of polymer chain ( sqrt(r2)), the square root
of the mean of square radius of polymer coil rotation ( sqrt(s2)) and hydrodynamic radius of polymer coil in the bulk solution (Rh) were measured to describe changes in PAA macromolecule conformation
during its coming from the bulk solution to the surface of MnO2. Moreover, PAA adsorption layer thickness in the presence of two various electrolytes, NaCl and CaCl2 (I=0.01, 0.1) was measured. From the obtained results it is clearly visible that researched factors: kind of electrolyte, its ionic strength and pH of a solution have great influence on the conformation of the polymer macromole- cules.