Polyion–counterion interaction behavior for sodium carboxymethylcellulose in methanol–water mixed solvent media

Abstract

Precise measurements on the electrical conductivities have been reported for solutions of sodium carboxymethylcellulose in methanol–water mixed solvent media. The conductivity vs. concentration data have been analyzed on the basis of the scaling theory approach for semidilute polyelectrolyte conductivity. The effects of the temperature, the medium, and the polymer concentration on the fractions of uncondensed counterions, the polyion conductivities, the standard state free energies of counterion association, and the coefficients of friction between the polyion and the solvent have also been investigated and the results have been interpreted from the viewpoints of polyion–countreion interactions, effective charge on the polyion, solvation of counterions and the polyionic sites, and counterion dissociation.