Zeta potential electrokinetics

However, the equilibrium of the indicator adsorbed at an interface may also be affected by a lower dielectric constant as compared to bulk water. Therefore, it is better to use instead pH, the interfacial and bulk pK values in Eq. (50). The concept of the use at pH indicators for the evaluation of Ajy is also basis of other methods, like spin-labeled EPR, optical and electrochemical probes [19,70]. The results of the determination of the Aj by means of these methods may be loaded with an error of up to 50mV [19]. For some the potentials determined by these methods, Ajy values are in a good agreement with the electrokinetic (zeta) potentials found using microelectrophoresis [73]. It is proof that, for small systems, there is lack of methods for finding the complete value of A>. 

During the formation of polycation-polyanion multilayer coatings on halloysite, we monitored the surface potential (electrokinetic zeta potential). Initially negative halloysite (—40 mV) was converted to a positive surface with polycation layer adsorption in the first step of the LbLassembly (figure 14.10). Adsorption of polyanions in the second step re-established the negative charge which was reversed... 

Chemical probing of powder Probe fluid qO Parti ate phase Inverse gas chromatography Preferential adsorption with probe gases Electrokinetics Zeta potential and charge Surfactant adsorption Preferential adsorption with probe surfactants References Lloyd et al. (eds.), ACS Symposium Series 391, ACS, Washington, 1989. Aveyard and Haydon, An Introduction to the Principles of Surface Chemistry, Cambridge University Press, 1973. Shaw, Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Butterworths Co. Ltd., 1983. 

Figure 5. Electrokinetic (zeta) potential versus pH of alumina and silica-coated alumina particles dispersed in 0.001 N KNO3 solution.

It is difTicult to find in the literature details of experiments that relate contact angle to the efficiency of the dispersion process. A correlation between contact angle and flotation rate for quartz in aqueous solutions of dodecylammonium acetate, with adsorption from solution and electrokinetic (zeta potential) data, was reported by Fuerstenau". In a later review Fuerstenau discussed the relevance of the adsorption process to flotation technology illustrating the direct relationship between the amount of surfactant adsorbed and the contact angle . Numerous values of 0 are published in the literature. Most have been measured on flat surfaces and even with these problems arise due to surface roughness" . For powders the measurement is more difficult, although a number of methods have been reported" and reviewed . 

We found that the IPN process is ion specific in the absence of adsorbing ions in the aqueous phase no structuring effect was observed. Some examples of structuring and non-structuring ions are presented in Fig. 11.4. In all cases, the IPN was correlated with ion adsorption, which was indirectly determined by measuring the electrokinetic zeta potential of PS films in contact with salt solutions. From our studies, several general trends were recognized ... 

To further confirm the orientation of APTES on y-Fe203, the electrokinetics (zeta potentials) of the coated particles were measured. As shown in Fig. 5, an isoelectric point (iep), the point where zeta potential is zero, of the particles silanized with APTES from water and toluene was found at about pH 8.5 and... 

In Equation 19.12, Cq = 8.854 x j-i qi -1 jg jjjg dielectric constant in vacuum, e is the relative dielectric permittivity of the solvent (e = 78.5 for water at room temperature 298 K), and are the electrokinetic zeta potential defined at the shear plane (see Figure 19.3), r is the dynamic viscosity of the solvent (q = 8.91 x 10 kgm" s for water at room temperature 298 K), and E is the externally applied electric field. The first equation in Equation 19.12 represents the fluid motion in a stationary channel under the action of an externally appUed electric field. The motion is called electro-osmosis and the velocity is v. The second equation in Equation 19.12 gives the velocity v, of charged suspended colloidal particle (or a dissolved molecule) driven by the same electric field. This phenomenon is called electrophoresis. The EDL thickness 1/k depends on the concentration of background electrolyte [18,19,25,26]. 

FIGURE 2. Temperature dependence of electrokinetic zeta potential and ACMA binding in broken chloro-plasts and the effect of energization. The free-flow electrophoresis medium contained 345 mM sorbitol, 2 mM Tricine buffer, pH 8.0, 20 yM methylviologen and 10 yg Chl/ml. ACMA binding was determined by fluorescence measurements in the same medium with 40 yg Chi/ ml and 5 yM ACMA. 

The negative electrokinetic zeta potential (C) at the hydrodynamic plane of shear of chloroplasts, measured by free-flow electrophoresis, has a similar temperature optimum as the membrane potential (Fig. 1) and shows a pronounced decline below about 20 C, as is illustrated by Fig. 2. Its light-... 

This equation is a reasonable model of electrokinetic behavior, although for theoretical studies many possible corrections must be considered. Correction must always be made for electrokinetic effects at the wall of the cell, since this wall also carries a double layer. There are corrections for the motion of solvated ions through the medium, surface and bulk conductivity of the particles, nonspherical shape of the particles, etc. The parameter zeta, determined by measuring the particle velocity and substituting in the above equation, is a measure of the potential at the so-called surface of shear, ie, the surface dividing the moving particle and its adherent layer of solution from the stationary bulk of the solution. This surface of shear ties at an indeterrninate distance from the tme particle surface. Thus, the measured zeta potential can be related only semiquantitatively to the curves of Figure 3. 

Electrokinetic measurements consisted of measuring the viscosity with and without NaGl (Carlo Erba, Argentine) (Figures 3-a and 3-b), while the isoelectric point (figure 2) and zeta potential (figure 3-c) were measured at different pH (HCl Ciccarelli and NaOH Tetrahedrom, Argentine). 

Electroviscous effect occurs when a small addition of electrolyte a colloid produces a notable decrease in viscosity. Experiments with different salts have shown that the effective ion is opposite to that of the colloid particles and the influence is much greater with increasing oxidation state of the ion. That is, the decrease in viscosity is associated with decreased potential electrokinetic double layer. The small amoimt of added electrolyte can not appreciably affect on the solvation of the particles, and thus it is possible that one of the determinants of viscosity than the actual volume of the dispersed phase is the zeta potential. 

It is very difficult and scarce to find literature to study the electrokinetic phenomena of proteins or macromolecules in solution therefore limit us to the basic concepts of electrokinetic changes observed, they are conformational change because of the presence of salts and the zeta potential change in pH. 

As the particle moves relative to the electrolyte solution, the layer of water mol-ecnles that is directly adjacent to the particle surface is strongly bonnd and will be pnlled along. The thickness of this bonnd layer is approximately one or two diameters of a water molecule. We shall write x, for the x-coordinate of this layer s outer boundary, which is the slip plane. The electrostatic potential at this plane relative to the potential in the bulk solution is designated by the Greek letter and called the zeta potential or electrokinetic potential of the interface discussed. This potential is a very important parameter characterizing the electrokinetic processes in this system. 

It also follows from what was said that a zeta potential will be displayed only in dilute electrolyte solutions. This potential is very small in concentrated solutions where the diffuse edl part has collapsed against the metal surface. This is the explanation why electrokinetic processes develop only in dilute electrolyte solutions. 

The charges present on the insulator surface in contact with the solution give rise to an accumulation of ions of opposite sign in the solution layer next to the surface, and thus formation of an electric double layer. Since straightforward electrochemical measurements are not possible at insulator surfaces, the only way in which this EDL can be characterized quantitatively is by measuring the values of the zeta potential in electrokinetic experiments (see Section 31.2). 

The basic eqnations of electrokinetic processes establish the connection between zeta-potential valnes and the parameters of the electrokinetic processes the velocity... 

Suspensions are generally evaluated with respect to their particle size, electrokinetic properties (zeta potential), and rheological characteristics. A detailed discussion on the methods/techniques and relevant instrumentation is given in Sec. VII. A number of evaluating methods done specifically with suspension dosage forms, such as sedimentation volume, redispersibility, and specific gravity measurements, will be treated in this section. 

The potential governing these electrokinetic effects is clearly at the boundary (the face of shear) between the stationary phase (the fixed double layer) and the moving phase (the solution). This potential is called the electrokinetic potential or the zeta potential. An electrokinetic phenomenon in soil involves coupling between electrical, chemical, and hydraulic gradients. 

The electrokinetic potential (zeta potential, Q is the potential drop across the mobile part of the double layer (Fig. 3.2c) that is responsible for electrokinetic phenomena, for example, elecrophoresis (= motion of colloidal particles in an electric field). It is assumed that the liquid adhering to the solid (particle) surface and the mobile liquid are separated by a shear plane (slipping plane). The electrokinetic charge is the charge on the shear plane. 

Lyklema(18) considers that the slipping plane may be identified with the Stem plane so that x/ss — f. Thus, since the surface potential xj/o is inaccessible, zeta potentials find practical application in the calculation of Vr from equation 5.16. In practice, electrokinetic measurements must be carried out with considerable care if reliable estimates of f are to... 

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