500 likes | 1.52k Views
Colloid Stability ?. Colloidal systems. A state of subdivision in which the particles, droplets, or bubbles dispersed in another phase have at least one dimension between 1 and 1000 nm all combinations are possible between : gas, liquid, and solid W. Ostwald.
E N D
Colloidal systems • A state of subdivision in which the particles, droplets, or bubbles dispersed in another phase have at least one dimension between 1 and 1000 nm • all combinations are possible between : • gas, liquid, and solid • W. Ostwald
Surface area of colloidal systems • Cube (1cm; 1cm; 1cm) after size reduction to an edge length of 500 nm: surface area of 60 m2 • Spinning dope (1 cm3) after spinning to a fibre with diameter of 1000 nm: fiber length of 1273 km • 1 liter of a 0.1 M surfactant solution: interfacial area of 40000 m2
Surface atoms [in %] in dependence on the particle size [in nm] % nm
Colloidal systems • have large surface areas • surface atoms become dominant
Colloid stability • Colloidal gold: stabilized against coagulation ! • Creme: stabilized against coagulation ! • Milk: stabilized against coagulation !
Particle – Particle interactions • Interaction Energy ( Vtot) – Distance of Separation (d) Relationship d
Vtot(d)= Vattr(d)+ Vrep(d) - Van der Waals attraction - Electrostatic repulsion - Steric repulsion
DLVO - Theory • 1940 – Derjaguin; Landau; Verwey; Overbeek • Long range attractive van der Waals forces • Long range repulsive electrostatic forces
a) between two plates: b) between two spheres: DLVO – TheoryVan der Waals attractive energy
Double layer models • Helmholtz • Gouy Chapman • Stern
Gouy Chapman model • planar double layer • Ions as point charges
I distribution of ions in the diffuse double layer (Boltzmann equation) II equation for the room charge density III Poisson relation Aus I, II und III folgt: Poisson – Boltzmann - relation Electrolyte theory
For small potentials (< 25 mV) : Integrable form ( ) y 2 d x ( ) = k y 2 x 2 d x ( ) - k y = × y × 0 x x k e Solution of the P-B equation
Resulting repulsive overlap energy • Between two plates: c° – volume concentration of the z – valent electrolyte b) Between two spheres DLVO – TheoryElectrostatic repulsive energy
Vtot(d)= Vattr(d)+ Vrep(d) Vvan der Waals = - A a / 12 d Velectrost. = k e-d A – Hamaker constant a – particle radius d – distance between the particles 1/ - thickness of the double-layer
Electrostatic stabilization • stabilized against coagulation Kinetically stable state • energetic metastable state in the secondary minimum with an energy barrier
Critical coagulation concentration (CCC) • The energy barrier disappears by adding a critical amount of low molecular salts
Vtot / dd = 0 Vtot = 0 for two spheres: DLVO – Theory(CCC)
DLVO – Theory(CCC) • For two spheres the ccc should be related to the valency (1 : 2 : 3) of the counterions as: 1000 : 16 : 1,3
CCC of a colloidal dispersion as a function of the salt concentration electrolyte CCC of a Arsensulfid -Dispersion Schulze-Hardy-ratio NaCl 5,1 10-2 1000 KCl 5,0 10-2 1000 MgCl2 7,2 10-4 13 CaCl2 6,5 10-4 13 AlCl3 9,3 10-5 1,7
Steric stabilization • What will be happen when we add polymers to a colloidal dispersion ?
Particle – Particle interactions Polymer adsorption layer
Particle – Particle interactions Overlap of the polymer adsorption layer
Overlap of the adsorption layer • Osmotic repulsion • Entropic repulsion • Enthalpic repulsion
Sterically stabilized systems can be controlled by • The thickness of the adsorption layer • The density of the adsorption layer • The temperature
Stabilization and destabilization in dependence on the molecular weight of the added polymer
Stabilization and destabilization in dependence on the polymer-concentration