Title:Ultrasonic Study of Novel Polymer Dextran in Aqueous Media at 12 MHz
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Author(s): Subhraraj Panda*
Affiliation:
- Department of Physics, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
Keywords:
Dextran, molecular interactions, thermo-acoustic parameters, frequency, solute and solvent.
Abstract:
Background: The characteristics of matter and the dynamics of molecular processes are
examined by acoustic approaches. The primary techniques in molecular acoustics are the measurement
of sound speed and sound absorption, as well as the relationship between these quantities and
different physical variables including pressure, temperature, and wave frequency. Molecular acoustics
emerged as a separate field in the 1930s. When it was discovered that many substances disperse the
speed of sound during the transmission of sound waves through them and that the classical law, which
states that the coefficient of absorption is proportional to the square of the frequency, however, it does
not adequately describe how sound is absorbed.
Objective: The ultrasonic technique is employed because it is one of the most popular techniques,
which is very easy to use, and provides precise velocity results. With careful analysis of the results,
the correlation between solute and solvent was discovered. In the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and
cosmetics industries, dextran and its derivatives from a few select strains have found a wide range of
uses. This is why we have chosen it for our study. For assessing the impact of temperature and concentration
on the aqueous medium containing the polymer dextran, ultrasonic properties are crucial.
Pycnometer, Ostwald viscometer, and ultrasonic interferometer were used respectively to measure
density (ρ), viscosity (η), and ultrasonic speed (u) at "303 K, 308 K, 313 K, 318 K, and 323 K." The
experimental parameters are used to determine the acoustic parameters "adiabatic compressibility,
Intermolecular free length, relaxation time, acoustic impedance, and Gibb's free energy".
Methods: To measure the density, viscosity, and ultrasonic velocity of the solution using a pycnometer,
an Ostwald's viscometer, and an ultrasonic interferometer, and to calculate the thermo acoustical
parameters based on the measured parameters.
Results: Applications for examining the physico-chemical behaviour of aqueous dextran using ultrasound
include understanding the nature of molecular interactions.
Conclusion: It was investigated how concentration and temperature affected the thermoacoustic characteristics
of aqueous dextran. Hydrogen bonds, charge transfer complexes, and the dissolution of hydrogen
bonds and complexes are only a few examples of the forces that exist between molecules and
how the analysis has interpreted their nature. Weak intermolecular forces exist.
Other: Recent developments in ultrasonic techniques have made them an effective tool for evaluating
information regarding the physical and chemical behaviour of liquid molecules.
