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MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF THE CONFORMATION, ION ADSORPTION, DIFFUSION AND WATER STRUCTURE OF SOLUBLE POLYMERS IN SALINE SOLUTIONS

dc.creatorJORGE HERNÁN SAAVEDRA MOLINA
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:22:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPOLYMERS HAVE INTERESTING PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS CHARGE DENSITY, FUNCTIONALITIES, AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT. SUCH ATTRIBUTES ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE AFFECTED IS STILL COMPLEX, BUT WITH THE HELP OF MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (MD) AND QUANTUM CALCULATIONS (QM), IT IS POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIOR OF POLYMERS AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL WITH GREAT CONSISTENCY. THIS STUDY WAS APPLIED TO POLYMERS DERIVED FROM POLYACRYLAMIDE (PAM) DUE TO ITS GREAT USE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. THE POLYMERS STUDIED INCLUDE HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE (HPAM), POLY (2-ACRYLAMIDO-2-METHYLPROPANESULFONATE) (PAMPS), POLYACRYLIC ACID (PAA), POLYETHYLENE OXIDE POLYMER (PEO), AND GUAR GUM POLYSACCHARIDE (GUAR). EACH ONE HAS DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES, WHICH HELP IN UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS ON THE POLYMER AND THE MEDIUM IN WHICH IT IS APPLIED ALONG A BROAD SPECTRUM. THE RESULTS INCLUDE THE CONFORMATION, DIFFUSION, ION CONDENSATION, THE STRUCTURE OF THE WATER AROUND THE POLYMER, AND INTERATOMIC POLYMER INTERACTIONS. SUCH CHARACTERISTICS ARE IMPORTANT TO SELECTING A POLYMER DEPENDING ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT IS FOUND AND ITS PURPOSE. THE EFFECT CAUSED BY SALINITY IS PARTICULAR TO EACH POLYMER, WHERE POLYMERS WITH AN EXPLICIT CHARGE OR POLYELECTROLYTES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHANGES DUE TO SALINITY, INCREASING THEIR COILING AND REDUCING THEIR MOBILITY IN SOLUTION. THIS NATURALLY REDUCES ITS ABILITY TO FORM POLYMERIC BRIDGES DUE TO HAVING A POLYMER WITH A SMALLER GYRATION RADIUS. IN CONTRAST, NEUTRAL POLYMERS ARE LESS AFFECTED IN THEIR STRUCTURE, MAKING THEM FAVORABLE IN MEDIA WITH HIGH IONIC CHARGES.
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/polym13203550
dc.identifier.issn2073-4360
dc.identifier.issn2073-4360
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/11725
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherPolymers
dc.relation.uri10.3390/polym13203550
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.titleMOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF THE CONFORMATION, ION ADSORPTION, DIFFUSION AND WATER STRUCTURE OF SOLUBLE POLYMERS IN SALINE SOLUTIONS
dc.title.alternativeESTUDIO DE DINÁMICA MOLECULAR DE LA CONFORMACIÓN, ADSORCIÓN IÓNICA, DIFUSIÓN Y ESTRUCTURA DE AGUA DE POLÍMEROS SOLUBLES EN SOLUCIONES SALINAS
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionESCUELA DE INGENIERIA CIVIL QUIMICA
ubb.SedeCONCEPCIÓN
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