Vv. Medvedeva et al., KINETICS OF COORDINATION NETWORKS IN THE SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE-CR3+ SALT SYSTEM, Vysokomolekularnye soedinenia. Seria A, 40(3), 1998, pp. 492-497
The gelation in the sodium carboxymethyl cellullose-Cr3+ salt system w
as studied. The critical concentrations of gelation were determined. T
he isothermal phase diagrams reflecting the time evolution of syneresi
s in gels were constructed. The time dependence of elasticity moduli o
f the gels was measured. The kinetic study showed that the elastic mod
ulus is proportional to the Cr3+ concentration. The cross-linking in t
his system was shown to be of the first order with respect to Cr3+. Th
e efficient rate constant of polymer-ion binding k was found to be 0.0
25 h(-1).