Conductometric determination of the concentration of acid centers on functionalized materials

The potentialities of conductometric titration were investigated for the study of protolytically active groups using organosilicas with immobilized acid groups of different types as an example. The methods of conductometric and pH-metric titration were compared in determining the concentrations of these groups. It was found that pH metry was mainly applicable to the determination of strongly acid groups of organosilicas, whereas conductometric titration can be applied to the determination of all types of test materials. It was shown that conductometry is a promising method for estimating the energetic heterogeneity of the immobilized layer and the concentration of functional groups on the surface of organosilicas.