کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9678989 1454616 2005 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Thermodynamically stable dispersions induced by depletion interactions
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی شیمی کلوئیدی و سطحی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Thermodynamically stable dispersions induced by depletion interactions
چکیده انگلیسی
When small particles are added to a colloidal dispersion of large particles, a depletion interaction between large particles occurs because the small ones are depleted from the gaps between the former particles. In the present paper, a cell model is employed to examine the behavior of a dispersion of large particles immersed in an electrolyte solution containing small particles. In this model, each cell consists of one large particle in its center and an associated atmosphere. Double-layer, van der Waals, and depletion interactions, as well as entropic effects, have been taken into account. When the change of the free energy with respect to that of the electrolyte solution is negative (and this happens in most cases), the dispersions of large particles are stable from a thermodynamic point of view. With increasing volume fraction of the small particles, the free energy change becomes more negative. The formation of gels observed experimentally in concentrated emulsions is explained through the formation of a thermodynamically stable dispersion.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - Volume 290, Issue 2, 15 October 2005, Pages 336-342
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