| Abstract: | The temperature dependence of the binding of butyl orange by a homopolymer of 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and copolymers of DMAEMA and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (VPy) has been examined at various pH's. The binding is very much dependent upon the temperature of the system, the pH of the binding medium, and the DMAEMA content in the polymer. In this case maximal binding is obtained at approximately 15–25° in the temperature range measured, although in most cases which have been examined, the degree of binding increases steadily with increasing temperature. This peculiar temperature dependence of the binding becomes more pronounced as the pH and the DMAEMA content are increased. The appearance of the peculiarity is discussed in terms of the pH-induced conformational changes of the polymer and the hydrophobicity of the polymer. |
