Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12): 2378.

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Influence of Heating and Freezing on the Hydrodynamic Properties of Ethyl Cellulose Dilute Solution

LI Li2, YANG Hu2, CHENG Rong-Shi2   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China;
    2. College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • Received:2001-09-07 Online:2002-12-24 Published:2002-12-24

Abstract: A closed viscometer was designed for viscosity measurement of volatile solvent-based solutions. The influence of freezing-thawing and heating on the hydrodynamic properties of EC molecules was studied by viscometry and size exclusion chromatographic (SEC) analysis. The change of molecular structure and conformation of EC molecules in solution after treatments is discussed. Freezing-thawing treatment reduces the viscosity of EC dilute solutions. However, it doesn't make any significant change of the SEC retention volume of EC sample in THFsolvent. This suggests that the apparent hydrodynamic volume of EC molecules slightly decrease. Heating treatment reduces the apparent hydrodynamic volume of EC molecules more evidently. The viscosity of EC solution decreases obviously after heating treatment.

Key words: Ethyl cellulose, Dilute solution, Freezing-thawing, Heating, Viscometry, Size exclusion chromatographic

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