title: Electrochemical studies on surfactant-modified cellulose acetate membrane.
abstract: The possibility of electrochemical modification of cellulose acetate membrane upon immobilization of the anionic surfactant (SDS) has been explored on the basis of membrane potential studies. Surface tension measurements with and without cellulose acetate membrane were carried out to ascertain the extent of immobilization of the surfactant. Cellulose acetate membrane practically does not exhibit any ion selectivity. However, modified membrane exhibits cation selectivity which varies with concentration of the surfactant till its critical micelle concentration is reached. An attempt has also been made to demonstrate correspondence between the immobilized surfactant and the permselectivity of the membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, 273001, Gorakhpur, India.
authors.forename: Kehar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Chandra Shekhar
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013500:Surface Tension; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; C005062:acetylcellulose; D002482:Cellulose