Research Article

Cellulose Acetate Sulfate as a Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyelectrolyte: Synthesis, Properties, and Application

Table 6

Solvent composition effect on the hydrodynamic characteristics and the parameters of thermodynamic polymer chain rigidity of Na-CAS in aqueous-alcoholic media.

, vol. % , 100 cm3/g , g/100 cm3 , Å LC*

00.440.661.700.49220290.26+

Ethanol

50.520.582.280.81170220.33+
100.460.712.550.83160210.34+
200.450.543.800.92120160.47+
300.450.406.051.0980100.64

Isopropanol

50.540.603.501.13130170,42
100.500.625.431.6890120,83
200.450.747.872.627090,69
300.311.25precipitation occurred at c 5 g/100 cm3

Glycerol

100.570.811.900.88200260.29+
500.610.398.802.096080.75

*Note
“+”—LC phase was formed.
“–”—LC phase was not formed.