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AUTHOR
Anna-kaisa Kontturi
Ion Pairing in the Analysis of Voltammetric Data at the ITIES: RbTPB and RbTPBCl in 1,2-dichloroethane
The association of rubidium-tetraphenylborate (RbTPB) and rubidium-tetrakis(-chlorophenyl)borate (RbTPBCl) ion pairs in the organic solvent 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) have been obtained from condutivity and voltammetric data. Conductivity measurements given K RbTPBCl =43 100 M -1 and yield a lower bound for K RbTPB (K RbTPB > 70000 M -1 ). The latter association constant is at variance with the previously accepted value. A method for analysing voltammetric data which allows for the determination of the association constants is presented. The positive polarization limit where the transfer of Rb + takes place is shifted by ca. 200 mV when changing the anion of the organic base electrolyte from …
Temperature effects on counterion binding to spherical polyelectrolytes: the charge-discharge transition of lignosulfonate
Abstract The effect of temperature on the effective charge numbers and diffusion coefficients of polyelectrolytes has not nobee dealth with in many studies. The present study concerns the temperature behavior of lignosulfonate. Lignosulfonate is a polydisperse polyelectrolyte whose molecules are compact spheres in aqueous solutions. One of its most remarkable properties is that is loses its charge in 0.1 M NaCl aqueous solution at about 40°C. In order to explain this charge-discharge transition, a theory for ion binding to spherical polyelectrolytes based on the relative population of two hydration states of the charged groups is presented. The water molecules adjacent to the charged groups…