| Affiliation: | 1. “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Bioactive and Biocompatible Polymers Department, Al. Gr. Ghica Voda 41A, 700487 Iasi, Roumania Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, University of Helsinki, PO BOX 55, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland;2. “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Bioactive and Biocompatible Polymers Department, Al. Gr. Ghica Voda 41A, 700487 Iasi, Roumania;3. Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, University of Helsinki, PO BOX 55, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland |
| Abstract: | One of the present trends to increase the efficiency of the chrome tanning process is the use of chemicals which change the affinity and induce a better binding of the chromium ions in the hides. Recently, some anionic polyelectrolytes based on poly(acrylic acid) or maleic acid copolymers were developed as additives in the chrome tanning. The effect of polyelectrolytes could be explained by their interaction with the collagen from hide. In our work four maleic acid copolymer/collagen systems were investigated by turbidimetric, conductometric and potentiometric titrations. The interaction between the two macromolecular compounds was clearly evidenced, and its dependence on the chemical structure of the maleic acid copolymer and on the amount of added chromium ions was studied. Homogeneous systems or turbid dispersions were observed depending on the hydrophilic or hydrophobic character of the maleic copolymer, on the [CH]/[MP] ratio, and on the concentration of the chromium ions. |
