0000000000563730
AUTHOR
And Daniela Piazzese
Polyacrylate Protonation in Various Aqueous Ionic Media at Different Temperatures and Ionic Strengths
The protonation constants of the polyacrylate anion (molecular mass 2000 Da) in Et4NI, Me4NCl, LiCl, LiNO3, NaCl, NaNO3, and KCl aqueous solution, were determined in a wide range of ionic strengths. A three-parameter approximation was used to express protonation constants as a function of the dissociation degree α, and their dependence on ionic strength was considered using a simple polynomial expansion. Differences in log KH between different data in different media were interpreted in terms of weak complex formation between polyacrylate and alkali metal cations. Measurements were also performed at different temperatures (15 ≤ T/°C ≤ 55) in order to calculate enthalpy and entropy changes f…
Protonation constants and association of polycarboxylic ligands with the major components of seawater
Apparent protonation constants, log βjH*, of 11 carboxylic acids were determined potentiometrically ([H+]-glass electrode) in artificial seawater containing six of the major components (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, and SO42-) at different salinities: S (‰) = 5, 15, 25, 35, 45. Values of log βjH* were fitted by the simple polynomial equation log βjH* = log TβjH + a1S1/2 + a2S + a3S3/2 (log TβjH = protonation constants at infinite dilution; a1, a2, a3 = empirical parameters), for mono-, di-, and tricarboxylates. For carboxylic anions with charge < −3, a better fit was obtained using the equation log βjH* = log TβjH + b1I + b0z* log(1 + b2I) (b0, b1, b2 = empirical parameters, z* = square sum of…