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A potentiometric titration method for the direct determination of anionic polyelectrolytes using a plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membrane electrode is described. A cationic surfactant solution is used as titrant. The method is based on ion association between the anionic polyelectrolyte in the sample and the cationic surfactant in the titrant. The end-point is detected as a sharp potential change due to an increase in the concentration of the free cationic surfactant at the equivalence point. The sharpness of the titration curve at the end-point is compared for several cationic surfactants; a solution of stearyltrimethylammonium ion has been found to be superior.
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Received: 8 October 1996 / Revised: 17 December 1996 / Accepted: 18 December 1996
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Masadome, T., Imato, T. Potentiometric titration of anionic polyelectrolytes using a cationic surfactant solution as a titrant and a titrant-sensitive plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membrane electrode. Fresenius J Anal Chem 358, 538–540 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050463
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050463