Characterization of the Binding Interaction between Poly(Epicholorohydrin‐Diamine) and Reactive Dyes using a Multiple Linear Regression and Quartz Crystal Microbalance Methods

Abstract

The binding processes of Reactive Red K‐2BP (K‐2BP) and Reactive Violet K‐3R (K‐3R) onto poly(epicholorohydrin‐diamine)(PEPIDA) in solution and film were investigated by spectrophotometric and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) methods, respectively. By using a multiple linear regression technique, the concentrations of the colored components in the mixtures of dye+PEPIDA were measured simultaneously from the absorbance spectra. The binding equilibrium constants for K‐3R and K‐2BP onto PEPIDA in solution were estimated to be 9.31×10⁶ and 1.86×10⁶ L · mol⁻¹, respectively. The difference in the color removal between K‐3R and K‐2BP by PEPIDA was discussed. The binding processes of K‐3R and K‐2BP onto PEPIDA film were followed by the QCM. The binding equilibrium constants were evaluated to be 1.27×10⁶ and 3.28 ×10⁵ L · mol⁻¹ for K‐3R and K‐2BP onto PEPIDA film, respectively. They are less than those determined in PEPIDA solutions. The binding rate constants for K‐3R and K‐2BP onto PEPIDA film were estimated to be 1.43×10⁵ and 1.72×10⁵ L · mol⁻¹ · s⁻¹, respectively.

Keywords:

• Color removal
• polyelectrolyte
• binding constant
• reactive dye

Acknowledgment

This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Y2004B01) and Foundation for Youth and Middle‐aged Scholars in Shandong Province (02BS017).