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Synthesis And Study Of Polymers Containing Inorganic Ions, Lateef Aderoju Ibikunle-Sofoluwe

Theses

Cupric and ferrous polyacrylates have been prepared and studied. It was thought that partial reduction of Cu²⁺ or Fe³⁺ or oxidation of Cu⁺ or Fe²⁺ might result in semiconducting behavior but no such effect has been observed. Nevertheless, the results obtained are of considerable interest. Quantitative gravimetric and volumetric studies of cupric polyacrylate precipitation from varying molar ratios of cupric chloride and sodium polyacrylate in aqueous solution have shown that the only product formed is Cu(PA)₂ (Where PA represents an acrylate mer in polyacrylate). The insolubility of the product indicates that much of the Cu …