ISSN:
0022-3832
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The effect of various added simple electrolytes upon the solution viscosity of polymethacrylic acid and hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile was studied. The viscosity behavior of these polymers in water and in the presence of added NaCl was typical of that of polyelectrolytes. The addition of multivalent anions (sulfate, diacid phosphate, oxalate, and succinate) to solutions of polymethacrylic acid decreasesd the viscosity at low added salt concentrations, but a reversal in the reduced viscosity-concentration curve was obtained as the ionic strength was increased. This increase in viscosity can be partly explained on the basis of increased ionization originating from the behavior of the added multivalent anions. However, this is not the complete explanation since the relative efficiency of these anions in increasing the viscosity is not consistent with the values of the dissociation constants. A possible alternative explanation involves the formation of associated complexes of the polyions. It is further demonstrated that the limiting intrinsic viscosities at infinite ionic strength is dependent upon the initial polymer charge.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1955.120189004
