Concerning the interconnections of some parameters of self-organizing oxyhydrate gels and their experimental determination

Abstract

The appearance of a pulsating current in the elongated cell filled with the zirconium oxyhydrate gel under short-circuited electrodes and constant mixing was shown. The pulsating character of the current is expressed in the form of current splashes. The reason for the appearance of current splashes is the self-organization of the gel with time; to be more exact, the reason is the constant conformational reorganization of the oxyhydrate matrix. When magnetic field acts on the zirconium oxyhydrate gel, increases in both the current values and the current splashes are observed. The increase of the gel particle sizes in a magnetic field is detected. Thus, it is of interest to consider the connection between the period of appearance of current splashes, splashes amplitudes and the sizes of gel aggregate regions. In this regard, it is important to find out the connection between the parameters of the self-organizing gel cell. We suppose that:1.In the process of self-organizing, the concentration of monomers forming the matrix in a gel area may change with time.2.Solution of the task is independent of time. Generally speaking, it is possible to find a time-dependant solution of the task, but it is hardly worth doing. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.