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Effects of Inorganic Salts on Phase Separation in Aqueous Solutions of Poly(ethylene glycol)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ) on the phase separation of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) solutions in water at PEG concentrations of 0.5 to 30 wt.% were studied. The salts' effects on phase separation are found to correlate with the change in the entropy related to the structural changes in water during anion hydration. The same salts' effects on phase separation in aqueous solutions of branched PEG and polyvinylpyrrolidone at a polymer concentration of 10 wt.% were also examined. The results obtained support the assumption that phase separation in aqueous polymer-salt systems is an entropy-driven process.

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/ijms26104545

Authors: Pedro P. Madeira, Vladimir N. Uversky, Boris Y. Zaslavsky

Institutions: University of South Florida, USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute

Language: English

Topic: Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions

Subfield: Filtration and Separation

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,499

OpenAlex ID: W4410236477

FWCI: 2.92

Cites: 46

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10