Anomalous Sorption of Yttrium Ions by the Mutual Activated Hydrogels in the Interpolymer System of Poly(Methacrylic Acid) and Poly(4-Vinylpyridine)
This paper considers the effect of mutual activation of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and poly-(4 vinylpyridine) (P4VP) hydrogels during their remote interaction on the degree of yttrium ions sorption from an aqueous medium. Electrochemical properties were studied by conductometry and pH measurements to predict the activation possibility of these hydrogels. pH measurements showed that at 0.1 hour, the pH values were the lowest, indicating a high content of H+ ions in the aqueous solution.