ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The influence of forced diffusion by a d. c. electric field on the graft polymerization of ionic 4-vinylpyridine onto a host membrane was determined. The host was a commercial cation exchange membrane. Initiation was by a redox couple of titanious ions at the exchange sites of the membrane and t-butylhydroperoxide in the bulk solution along with the monomer. Undesirable effects of electrode reactions were avoided by isolation of the electrode compartments with permselective membranes. Measurements were at monomer concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2M and d.c. current densities of 0.08 and 0.16 mA/cm2. Applying the field accelerated the graft rate and provided greater control of the amount and distribution of the polymer than when free diffusion alone directed the reaction. This suggests possible value of forced diffusion by an electric field to tailormake membranes to special properties such as in the case of ampholytic mosaic membranes.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1974.070180909
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