Polyelectrolyte adsorption on charged surfaces: study by electrokinetic measurements |
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Authors: | S Schwarz H -M Buchhammer K Lunkwitz H -J Jacobasch |
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Institution: | Institute of Polymer Research, Hohe Str. 6, 07069 Dresden, Germany |
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Abstract: | In order to describe the influence of cationic polyelectrolytes on flocculation of disperse systems the adsorption of poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) onto silica, mica and acidic polymer latex was investigated. The plateau value of the adsorption isotherms grows with increasing surface charge density of the substrates and electrolyte concentration. The adsorbed layer of the polycation was characterized by zeta potential measurements with KCl solutions of constant ionic strength and varied pH. The zero point of the charge as well as the shape of the zeta potential–pH plot depends on the coverage of the surface with polycations. For fully covered substrates the zero point of the charge as well as the pKA and pKB values calculated by a stochastic search programme are independent of the substrate. Maximum flocculation was observed at about 30% of the plateau value of the adsorption isotherms. |
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Keywords: | Flocculation Polyelectrolyte adsorption Zeta potential |
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