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Bulk aggregation versus surface adsorption of charged colloidal silica spheres on a flat glass surface in water

Kamsma, Gerda LU (2014) KEMP37 20141
Department of Chemistry
Abstract
Surface coatings are used in many applications. An advantage of coating a surface using
particles from a dispersion is that a change in, for example, temperature can control the
compactness of the surface coverage. In this research the competition between bulk
aggregation and surface adsorption of colloidal silica spheres was investigated. The system
used contained aqueous dispersions of industrial Ludox silica particles and flat silica surfaces.
The attractive force between the particles and between a particle and the surface was varied
by adding polyelectrolyte to induce a depletion flocculation.
Bulk aggregation was investigated and phase diagrams were established by observing phase
separation visually and using dynamic light... (More)
Surface coatings are used in many applications. An advantage of coating a surface using
particles from a dispersion is that a change in, for example, temperature can control the
compactness of the surface coverage. In this research the competition between bulk
aggregation and surface adsorption of colloidal silica spheres was investigated. The system
used contained aqueous dispersions of industrial Ludox silica particles and flat silica surfaces.
The attractive force between the particles and between a particle and the surface was varied
by adding polyelectrolyte to induce a depletion flocculation.
Bulk aggregation was investigated and phase diagrams were established by observing phase
separation visually and using dynamic light scattering. Above a certain polymer concentration
the systems showed a liquid-liquid or a liquid-solid phase separation. The dynamic light
scattering experiments, corrected for changes in viscosity, showed that below the phase
boundary no particle aggregates formed.
Surface adsorption was monitored using mainly ellipsometry and a quartz crystal
microbalance. Surface adsorption occurred at lower polymer concentrations than bulk
aggregation. For different Ludox concentrations, the concentration of polymer required to
make the particles adsorb at the surface (the adsorption boundary) showed the same trend as
the bulk phase boundary. Between the two boundaries an increase of polymer gave an
increase in surface adsorption. A raise of the concentration of Ludox particles also increased
the adsorption. Below the phase boundary no aggregation was found. In the theory of
Wennerström and Linse [1] surface adsorption occurs at a lower interaction strength than bulk
aggregation. This research is in agreement with the latter theory. (Less)
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author
Kamsma, Gerda LU
supervisor
organization
course
KEMP37 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
fysikalisk kemi, physical chemistry
language
English
id
4779519
date added to LUP
2014-11-17 11:30:20
date last changed
2014-11-17 11:30:20
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  abstract     = {{Surface coatings are used in many applications. An advantage of coating a surface using
particles from a dispersion is that a change in, for example, temperature can control the
compactness of the surface coverage. In this research the competition between bulk
aggregation and surface adsorption of colloidal silica spheres was investigated. The system
used contained aqueous dispersions of industrial Ludox silica particles and flat silica surfaces.
The attractive force between the particles and between a particle and the surface was varied
by adding polyelectrolyte to induce a depletion flocculation.
Bulk aggregation was investigated and phase diagrams were established by observing phase
separation visually and using dynamic light scattering. Above a certain polymer concentration
the systems showed a liquid-liquid or a liquid-solid phase separation. The dynamic light
scattering experiments, corrected for changes in viscosity, showed that below the phase
boundary no particle aggregates formed.
Surface adsorption was monitored using mainly ellipsometry and a quartz crystal
microbalance. Surface adsorption occurred at lower polymer concentrations than bulk
aggregation. For different Ludox concentrations, the concentration of polymer required to
make the particles adsorb at the surface (the adsorption boundary) showed the same trend as
the bulk phase boundary. Between the two boundaries an increase of polymer gave an
increase in surface adsorption. A raise of the concentration of Ludox particles also increased
the adsorption. Below the phase boundary no aggregation was found. In the theory of
Wennerström and Linse [1] surface adsorption occurs at a lower interaction strength than bulk
aggregation. This research is in agreement with the latter theory.}},
  author       = {{Kamsma, Gerda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Bulk aggregation versus surface adsorption of charged colloidal silica spheres on a flat glass surface in water}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}