The viscometric methods in the investigation of the polyacid-polybase interpolymer complexes

Two viscometric methods in the investigation of interpolymer complexes are presented. It has been shown that a presentation of the reduced viscosity ratio (experimental to ideal value) of a mixture of a polyacid with a nonionic polymer at constant total concentration as a function of the polymer mixture composition gives a better insight into the interpolymer association than a presentation of the specific viscosity at constant polyacid concentration as a function of the unit molar ratio. The formation of an expanded structure interpolymer complex is more easily revealed by the former procedure. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.