Research Article

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

Table 7

Hydrodynamic characteristics of CAS salts aqueous solutions and parameters of polymer chain rigidity.

Counterion , 100 cm3/g , g/100 cm3 , Å LC*

Li+0.720.251.770.3220026.70.28+
Na+0.440.661.700.4922028.50.26+
K+0.660.553.841.3912015.80.44-
Ca2+0.470.321.840.2824029.50,25+
Mg2+0.420.401.850.3122027.70.26+
Zn2+0.440.522.160.4923027.30.27+
Co2+0.420.622.300.6022024.80.30+

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