Naslov
Protonation equilibrium of the poly(allylammonium) cation in an aqueous solution of binary 1 : 1 electrolytes

Autori
Bohinc, Klemen ; Kovačević, Davor ; Požar, Josip

Izvornik
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (1463-9076) 15 (2013); 7210-7219

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
polyelectrolytes; poly(allylammonium) cation; protonation equilibrium; ion specific effects; potentiometry; PB theory; Stern model

Sažetak
The (de)protonation equilibrium of the poly(allylammonium) cation (PAH) in an aqueous solution of various binary 1 : 1 electrolytes of different concentrations (0.1 ≤ c(NaX)/mol dm−3 ≤ 1.0 ; X = Cl−, Br−, I−, NO3−) was investigated potentiometrically at 25 °C. The mixed (Kap*) and concentration apparent equilibrium deprotonation constants (Kap) were calculated from the experimentally collected data and concentration profiles of dissociated and undissociated functional groups were obtained. The standard pK value of monomers was estimated by extrapolating the pKap values determined at various concentrations of added electrolyte to the degree of dissociation α = 1. The dependence of pKap on the degree of dissociation could be well described by the two parameter model according to Mandel. The variation of pKap* with monomer dissociation degree was found to be in satisfactory agreement with the cylinder Stern model, based on the Poisson–Boltzmann (PB) equation, and a constant Stern capacitance. Generally, the derived apparent constants showed a pronounced dependence on the concentration of binary electrolytes and a weak dependence on the type of anion counterbalancing the polyion charge. The influence of the PAH chain length (polymers containing on average 150 and 700 monomers were examined) on the protonation equilibrium of PAH could not be observed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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