ADSORPTION OF BENZENE AND ETHANOL UP TO HIGH RELATIVE PRESSURES ON FINELY DIVIDED SODIUM CHLORIDE: PART I. PARTICLE SIZE EFFECTS AND THE ADSORPTION OF BENZENE: PART II. THE LOWERING OF SURFACE FREE ENERGY BY ETHANOL

1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1360-1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Weiler ◽  
J. Beeckmans ◽  
R. McIntosh

Adsorption of benzene has been studied using four samples of fine sodium chloride. The range of relative pressures employed extended to 0.99. The data were employed to show that a correction to the relative pressure should be applied because of the curvature of the surface. The correction was made in the form of a reduction of the apparent relative pressure by application of the Kelvin equation, since the relative pressure over a convex surface would be less than over a plane surface. The adsorption data at high relative pressures for several samples of salt could then be represented by a common curve. It was further concluded that the thick-layer theory of adsorption due to Frenkel, Halsey, and Hill was applicable to adsorption on salt. Adsorption data for ethanol were then obtained and the reduction of surface free energy of the salt by the saturated vapor was evaluated. This figure was then combined with van Zeggeren's and Benson's value of the solid–liquid interfacial free energy for salt and ethanol to provide a provisional value of the surface free energy of sodium chloride of 227 ergs cm−2.

1952 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Craig ◽  
R. McIntosh

A procedure is outlined by which sodium chloride particles of specific surface up to 50 m2 per gm. may be prepared. The particles form in chains and are found to lose area rapidly in moist air. The fundamental units of the chain do not appear cubic. Single cubic particles or chains of cubic particles also have been prepared. The one sample identified as this type had a specific surface of 18 m2 per gm. The sintering in moist air appears to occur by a process of solution and recrystallization. A value of the interfacial free energy solid–liquid is calculated from the data.


1957 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1150-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Van Zeggeren ◽  
G. C. Benson

The surface free energy for the interface between crystalline sodium chloride and a saturated alcoholic solution was determined from the solubility of sodium chloride in absolute ethyl alcohol as a function of the particle size of the salt. At 298°K. a value of 171 ergs/cm.2 was found. A general discussion of the validity of the Ostwald equation, which relates solubility and particle size, is presented.


1995 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunio Mori ◽  
Kentaro Kanae ◽  
Hidetoshi Hirahara ◽  
Yoshiyuki Oishi

Abstract The formation theory of surface structure during vulcanization was developed on the basis of an interfacial concept. The theory showed the chemical compositions of polar and nonpolar components on the vulcanizate surface to be determined as an excess interfacial free energy between rubber compounds and molds decreases. The surface free energies of molds reflected clearly the corresponding surface free energy of vulcanizates prepared from copolymers and polar polymers. Nonpolar polymers were not influenced by the surface free energies of molds. The surface free energies of vulcanizates decreased slightly with the concentration of network chains owing to the entropy of rubber segments. The surface free energies of molds affected the chemical compositions at the topmost surface region to the upper surface region on vulcanizates. NBR vulcanizates with high surface free energy increased the contact angle of water after standing in dry air. In the dry air environment, topmost surface layer nitrile groups were buried in the bulk of NBR vulcanizates and butadiene units subsequently overturn to the topmost, layer. In this case, the vulcanizate surface chemical composition was influenced only at the topmost surface region. ESCA spectra N1s peak intensities on NBR vulcanizates was consistent with these observation.


1989 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
pp. 3527-3534 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Oswald ◽  
F. Melo ◽  
C. Germain

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
L. Fazekas ◽  
Z. S. Tiba ◽  
G. Kalácska

Abstract The lubricant storing and releasing ability of the thermally sprayed surfaces plays an essential role in the proper operation of the components. In the case of porous sprayed surfaces the lubricant storing and releasing ability depends mainly on porosity and the surface energy (adhesion susceptibility). The adhesion ability can also be expressed indirectly with an index number that is by determining the surface free energy.


1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 3171-3186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kloubek

The validity of the Fowkes theory for the interaction of dispersion forces at interfaces was inspected for the system water-aliphatic hydrocarbons with 5 to 16 C atoms. The obtained results lead to the conclusion that the hydrocarbon molecules cannot lie in a parallel position or be randomly arranged on the surface but that orientation of molecules increases there the ration of CH3 to CH2 groups with respect to that in the bulk. This ratio is changed at the interface with water so that the surface free energy of the hydrocarbon, γH, rises to a higher value, γ’H, which is effective in the interaction with water molecules. Not only the orientation of molecules depends on the adjoining phase and on the temperature but also the density of hydrocarbons on the surface of the liquid phase changes. It is lower than in the bulk and at the interface with water. Moreover, the volume occupied by the CH3 group increases on the surface more than that of the CH2 group. The dispersion component of the surface free energy of water, γdW = 19.09 mJ/m2, the non-dispersion component, γnW = 53.66 mJ/m2, and the surface free energies of the CH2 and CH3 groups, γ(CH2) = 32.94 mJ/m2 and γ(CH3) = 15.87 mJ/m2, were determined at 20 °C. The dependence of these values on the temperature in the range 15-40 °C was also evaluated.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 3869-3876
Author(s):  
Kathryn M. Peruski ◽  
Brian A. Powell

Solubility of neptunium dioxide decreases as microstructure grain size increases, likely due to decreasing surface free energy and surface area.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002203452110181
Author(s):  
A.A. Balhaddad ◽  
I.M. Garcia ◽  
L. Mokeem ◽  
M.S. Ibrahim ◽  
F.M. Collares ◽  
...  

Cervical composites treating root carious and noncarious cervical lesions usually extend subgingivally. The subgingival margins of composites present poor plaque control, enhanced biofilm accumulation, and cause gingival irritation. A potential material to restore such lesions should combine agents that interfere with bacterial biofilm development and respond to acidic conditions. Here, we explore the use of new bioresponsive bifunctional dental composites against mature microcosm biofilms derived from subgingival plaque samples. The designed formulations contain 2 bioactive agents: dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylate (DMAHDM) at 3 to 5 wt.% and 20 wt.% nanosized amorphous calcium phosphate (NACP) in a base resin. Composites with no DMAHDM and NACP were used as controls. The newly formulated 5% DMAHDM–20% NACP composite was analyzed by micro-Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The wettability and surface-free energy were also assessed. The inhibitory effect on the in vitro biofilm growth and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing of survival bacterial colonies derived from the composites were analyzed. Whole-biofilm metabolic activity, polysaccharide production, and live/dead images of the biofilm grown over the composites complement the microbiological assays. Overall, the designed formulations had higher contact angles with water and lower surface-free energy compared to the commercial control. The DMAHDM-NACP composites significantly inhibited the growth of total microorganisms, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Fusobacterium nucleatum by 3 to 5-log ( P < 0.001). For the colony isolates from control composites, the composition was typically dominated by the genera Veillonella, Fusobacterium, Streptococcus, Eikenella, and Leptotrichia, while Fusobacterium and Veillonella dominated the 5% DMAHDM–20% NACP composites. The DMAHDM-NACP composites contributed to over 80% of reduction in metabolic and polysaccharide activity. The suppression effect on plaque biofilms suggested that DMAHDM-NACP composites might be used as a bioactive material for cervical restorations. These results may propose an exciting path to prevent biofilm growth and improve dental composite restorations’ life span.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document