Solubility Parameter of Acrylamide Series Polymers through Its Components and Group Contribution Technique

Abstract

Abstract The chemical group contribution technique, based on the principle of additivity of molar refraction and polarization constants for groups in a molecule, has been used for determining the solubility parameters of acrylamide series polymers. The solubility parameter for a polymer is calculated through its components by using the contributions of chemical groups reported in the literature with the resultant values found to compare favorably. It is also noticed that the δ-values decrease with an increase in molar volume.