ISSN:
1435-1536
Keywords:
Adsorption kinetics
;
surfactants
;
transfer across
;
interface
;
interfacial tension
;
water/hexane
;
n-alkyl dimethyl phosphine oxides
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The adsorption kinetics of alkyl phosphine oxides soluble both in water and in alkanes has been experimentally studied by measuring the dynamic interfacial tension. To this aim the pendant drop method was used with an automatic acquisition of the drop shape (ASTRA). The experimental results show that under particular geometrical and initial conditions, the dynamic interfacial tension exhibits a minimum. This nonmonotonic behaviour can be explained by considering the transfer of matter through the surface during the adsorption and the depletion of one phase necessary to establish the partition equilibrium. These data can be interpreted on the basis of a diffusion controlled adsorption model involving two finite phases. Moreover a particular experimental procedure for measuring the partition coefficient has been used based on the equilibrium surface tension measurements and on the evaluation of the adsorption isotherm.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01188976
