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A comparison of the adsorption of a given molecule at the air/solution and at the metal/solution interface is a convenient way of obtaining some information on the role of the metal surface.93,94 At the air/solution interface the potential shift is simply... 

Figure 8 shows an example of the most common behavior of AEam/0 as a function of adsorbate coverage. Linear behavior, if ever observed, is seen at the air/solution interface.93 At metal/solution interfaces, if chemical interactions with the metal can be ruled out, electrostatic interactions cannot be avoided, and these are responsible for the downward curvature.91 Upward curvatures are often observed at air/solution interfaces as a consequence of lateral interactions.95... 

A macroscopic model for regular air/solution interfaces has been proposed by Koczorowski et al 1 The model is based on the Helmholtz formula for dipole layers using macroscopic quantities such as dielectric constants and dipole moments. The model quantitatively reproduces Ax values [Eq. (37)], but it needs improvement to account for lateral interaction effects. 

More recently, the curvature at air/solution interfaces has been accounted for by Nikitas and Pappa-Louisi98 in terms of a specific molecular model that predicts a linear dependence of (lM/ ) on (1/0). The same model also reproduces the behavior at metal/solution interfaces, specifically Hg electrodes, for which most of the experimental data exist. Nikitas treatment provides a method for an unambiguous extrapolation of the adsorption potential shift to 0= 1. However, the interpretation of the results is subject to the difficulties outlined above. Nikitas approach does provide... 

Another case study supporting the AX hydrophilicity scale is the adsorption of terminal diols. Figure 28 shows that adsorption on Au911 is weaker than on Hg912 as expected, while adsorption increases with the number of carbon atoms almost in parallel for the two metals. It is intriguing that the adsorption of 1,4-butanediol at the air/solution interface is weaker than on Hg328 and is of the same order of magnitude as on Au. 

Adsorption processes diagrammed, 266 Adsorption spectra of electrochromic polypyrrole, 363 Affinity for metal-water, 177 Air-solution interface, Nikitas on the potential of zero charge at, 30 Albury and Mount, interpretation of the semi-circle, 584 Alloys, potential of zero charge gold and silver, 142 tin and lead, 142 Kukk and Puttsepp on, 145 metals alloys, 141... 

Galvani, measurability of, 7 Potential distribution in passivation, 229 Potential formation as a variation of thickness with passive film, 225 Potential of zero charge, 1, 5-6, 189-192 accuracy of determination, 19 and the adsorption method, 39 at the air-solution interface (Nikitas), 30 and alloys, 142... 

Murphy and Waynewright, and change of upthrust on emersed metal, as a method of measuring, 34 Nikitas, at the air-solution interface, 30 in non-aqueous solutions, 71 for a nonpolarizable electrode, 4... 

In 1997, a Chinese research group [78] used the colloidal solution of 70-nm-sized carboxylated latex particles as a subphase and spread mixtures of cationic and other surfactants at the air-solution interface. If the pH was sufficiently low (1.5-3.0), the electrostatic interaction between the polar headgroups of the monolayer and the surface groups of the latex particles was strong enough to attract the latex to the surface. A fairly densely packed array of particles could be obtained if a 2 1 mixture of octadecylamine and stearic acid was spread at the interface. The particle films could be transferred onto solid substrates using the LB technique. The structure was studied using transmission electron microscopy. 

According to Frumkin and Damaskin, A% at the air/solution interface changes linearly with composition, i.e., the interface behaves as two condensers in series. "" On a molecular basis, this model is tantamount to assuming that an adsorbate and solvent do not interact in the interfacial zone, but create two homogeneous surface layers. 

If yellow or red phosphorus is incompletely immersed while undergoing oxidation in hydrogen peroxide solutions, heating at the air-solution interface can ignite the phosphorus and lead to a violent reaction. Such behaviour has been observed with peroxide solutions above 30% (110 vol) concentration. 

In CL measurements many factors that influence the intensity of the CL signal should be taken into account. The CL signal may depend on the geometry of the sample. Internal refraction and reflection at the air-solution interfaces are important factors in determining the measured CL intensity, and should be taken into account, for example, when a CL cocktail is placed over a sample. The effect of sample geometry can be evaluated using model systems, such as enzymes... 

There is also the possibility of having surface tension affected directly by the presence of an electrostatic field. To some extent this will be a matter of definition since the outward pressure due to a surface charge could be defined as an apparent effect on surface tension. Hurd, Schmid, and Snavely (H15) measured the surface tension of water and water solutions when fields up to 0.7 V/micron were applied across the air-solution interface. The results showed a reduction in surface tension of less than 1 %. These data must not be considered conclusive, however, because insufficient details are reported to permit assessment of the exact nature of the electrostatic field applied or of the validity of a number of corrections that had to be applied but were reported to be very large and difficult to apply. 

A high Y will itself cause a build-up of ions near the air solution interface. Such ionic accumulation would not be too much of a problem, except that the extent and strength of the build-up is itself a function of the potential of the electrode, thus causing the nature of the air solution interface to change when the electrode is polarized. 

Adsorption of L-histidine (His) has been studied [142] in aqueous KF and HCIO4 solutions on mercury electrode and at air/solution interface. The strongest adsorption of His on Hg electrode was observed in solutions of pH > 8. 

Natural surfactants, such as soaps, are made by saponification of fats or triglycerides, such as tri-palmitin in palm oil. The main component of common soap is sodium stearate, C17H35COO" Na , which is made from the saponification of animal fats. When dissolved in water, the carboxylic headgroup ionizes and is strongly hydrophilic, whereas the hydrocarbon chain is hydrophobic. The hydrocarbon chain, alone, is almost completely insoluble in water. When dissolved into aqueous solution, the molecules can adsorb and orientate at the air/solution interface, as illustrated in Figure 4.1, to reduce the surface tension of water ... 

In the case of adsorption from solution, the surfactant layers are in equilibrium with the solution and will de-sorb on dilution. However, it would be very useful to produce adsorbed layers in both air and water, which will remain adsorbed. This can be achieved using the Langmuir-Blodgett deposition technique. The technique is based on the observation that if a surfactant, which is insoluble in water, is dissolved in a volatile, non-aqueous solvent and then spread on water, an insoluble monolayer of orientated surfactant molecules will remain at the air/solution interface. The effect of the spreading surfactant and its surface film pressure can be dramatically demonstrated by spreading hydrophobic talc powder on a clean water surface and then placing a... 

Weissbuch, I., Frolow, F., Addadi, L., Lahav, M., and Leiserowitz, L. (1990). Oriented crystallization as a tool for detecting ordered aggregates of water-soluble hydrophobic alfa-amino acids at the air-solution interface. /. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 7718-24. 

T he first measurements of the adsorption of dissolved substances at the air-solution interface, or by soap films, by using molecules labelled with radioactive elements, were performed by Dixon et al. (6) and by Hutchinson (11). 

At the surface of the solution the cationic soap constitutes a positive layer of organic cations neutralized by Cl" and PoCl62" ions 210Po emits a-rays. The surface density as well as the kinetics of the adsorption of PoCl62" are determined by measuring the radioactivity above the surface of the solution. An analogous technique is used to determine the density of the soap adsorbed at the air-solution interface, when the soap is labelled with 14C. Therefore, these measurements allow a direct analysis of the composition of the adsorbed soap films at equilibrium and during their formation. 

The adsorption of 3ftCl" ions at the air-solution interface of an aqueous solution of dodecylammonium acetate (0.0140 mole/liter) containing a... 

Table I. Relative Adsorbability of Chloride Against Acetate Ions at the Air-Solution Interface of an Aqueous Solution of Dodecylammonium Acetate (0.0140 mole/liter) at 25°C.

Many studies of proteins at air-solution interfaces have indirectly established that the adsorbed proteins undergo detectable conformational changes. Similar studies at solid-liquid interfaces are few. We review here only several key studies. 

L. Berthelot, V. Rosilio, M. L. Costa, S. Chierici, G. Albrecht, P. Boullanger, and A. Baszkin, Behavior of amphiphilic neoglycolipids at the air solution interface. Interaction with a specific lectin, Colloids Surf., B Biointerfaces, 11 (1998) 239-248. 

In the last 10-15 years, neutron reflectometry has been developed into a powerful technique for the study of surface and interfacial structure, and has been extensively applied to the study of surfactant and polymer adsorption and to determine the structure of a variety of thin films [14, 16]. Neutron reflectivity is particularly powerful in the study of organic systems, in that hydrogen/deu-terium isotopic substitution can be used to manipulate the refractive index distribution without substantially altering the chemistry. Hence, specific components can be made visible or invisible by refractive index matching. This has, for example, been extensively exploited in studying surfactant adsorption at the air-solution interface [17]. In this chapter, we focus on the application of neutron reflectometry to probe surfactant adsorption at the solid-solution interface. 

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