Determination of electric double layer parameters for spherical silica particles under application of the triple layer model using surface charge density data and results of electrokinetic sonic amplitude measurements
J. Sonnefeld et al., Determination of electric double layer parameters for spherical silica particles under application of the triple layer model using surface charge density data and results of electrokinetic sonic amplitude measurements, COLL SURF A, 195(1-3), 2001, pp. 215-225
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65
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
The surface charge density, sigma (0), of AEROSIL OX 50 (Degussa) was deter
mined by titration experiments as well as the electrophoretic mobility, mu,
using the electrokinetic sonic amplitude method to characterize the electr
ic double layer of spherical SiO2-particles in dependence on pH and electro
lyte concentration. The electrokinetic experiments result in an isoelectric
point pH(iep) 2.4. At the lowest electrolyte concentration investigated a
minimum in the mu -pH-plots emerges. Three relationships between mu and the
zeta -potential were examined for the evaluation of the experimental data:
(i) the Smoluchowski formula, (ii) an equation from O'Brien et al. (J. Col
loid Interf. Sci. 173 (1995) 406) for the Dukhin number which includes the
contribution of the mobile layer to surface conductivity only, (iii) Dukhin
numbers were determined from the results of conductivity measurements unde
r application of the theory of O'Brien and Perrins (J. Colloid Interf. Sci.
99 (1984) 20) with numerical solutions of Kang and Sangani (J. Colloid Int
erf. Sci. 165 (1994) 195). Here, the contribution of the ions in the stagna
nt layer is included too. The Smoluchowski formula is not suitable to descr
ibe the mu -pH plots in a quantitative manner, specially at low electrolyte
concentration. The other two methods taking into account the surface condu
ctivity give a comparable goodness of fit as a result of the multiparameter
regression under application of the triple layer model. A significant cont
ribution of the ions in the stagnant layer to surface conductivity follows
from the conductivity measurements. This effect results in an increase of t
he magnitude of the zeta -potential calculated from the electrophoretic mob
ility in comparison to the Smoluchowski formula. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science
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