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Monitoring kinetic processes in polymer solutions with time dependent static light scattering (TDSLS)
Author(s) -
Reed Wayne F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200290010
Subject(s) - polymer , polyelectrolyte , dissolution , kinetics , dilution , characterization (materials science) , polymerization , materials science , kinetic energy , static light scattering , scattering , polymer chemistry , thermodynamics , light scattering , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , optics , composite material , classical mechanics , engineering
An overview of recent developments in TDSLS and auxiliary techniques is given. This includes background theory, and examples of results and applications for online monitoring of polymerization reactions, kinetics and structural determinations from degrading polymers, aggregation, and dissolution of dry polymer powders. Also, automatic dilution techniques allow for continuous characterization of the equilibrium states of multi‐component solutions. Illustrations are given for the case where the change in polyelectrolyte dimensions, interactions and hydrodynamics can be probed.