THE POLYMERIZATION OF MONOSILICIC ACID
THE POLYMERIZATION OF MONOSILICIC ACID
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DOI:
10.1021/ja01637a017
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
ALEXANDER, GB
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作者:
ALEXANDER, GB
The polymerization of monosilicic acid in 0.1 molar solution at 1.90 has been studied over the pH range of about 1 to G. It is concluded that there must be different mechanisms for polymerization of silicic acid at 1.90 above and below about pH 3.2, since the slope of the polymerization rate curves is quite different in these two ranges. At low pH, the degree of polymerization increases linearly with the square root of time. Also inthis range, the polymer appears to be relatively homogeneous with regardto molecular weight distribution while, above pH 3, a more heterogeneous distribution is obtained.. At pH 6, monosilicic acid polymerizes almost instantaneously. Not only is polymerization influenced by pH, but the rate increases with increasing temperature, increasing concentration, and also by certain catalysts, particularly fluoride ions at low pH. The number average molecular weight of the polysilicic acid was determined by the freezing point method, while an indication of the molecular weight distribution was obtained by measuring the rate at which the polysilicic acid depoly-merizes in the presence ofmolybdic acidto form silicomolybdic acid.