Sol-Gel Physical and Covalent Entrapment of Three Methyl Red Indicators: A Comparative Study

Claudio Rottman*, Avner Turniansky, David Avnir

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Abstract

We report the results of a comparative study of the properties of three azo dyes from the methyl red indicator family, which were coentrapped with the surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide within tetramethoxysilane-derived silica sol-gel matrices. Characteristic parameters studied were spectral shifts, shifts in indicating ranges and in pKi values, isosbestic-point behavior, changes in the titration curves and stability to leaching. Physical entrapment of methyl red and para-methyl red (pMR) is compared to the covalent entrapment of a trialkoxysilane derivative of methyl red. High stability for leaching was found for all three entrapped indicators. The pKi change in entrapped pMR is interpreted in terms of intracage motion induced by pH changes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-25
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
Volume13
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1998

Keywords

  • CTAB
  • Entrapment pH indicators
  • Surfactants

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