scholarly journals Mechanisms of Surface Charge Modification of Carbonates in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam H. Derkani ◽  
Ashleigh J. Fletcher ◽  
Maxim Fedorov ◽  
Wael Abdallah ◽  
Bastian Sauerer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Stearic Acid ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Diffuse Layer ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Disjoining Pressures

The influence of different types of salts (NaCl, CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , NaHCO 3 , and Na 2 SO 4 ) on the surface characteristics of unconditioned calcite and dolomite particles, and conditioned with stearic acid, was investigated. This study used zeta potential measurements to gain fundamental understanding of physico-chemical mechanisms involved in surface charge modification of carbonate minerals in the presence of diluted salt solutions. By increasing the salt concentration of divalent cationic salt solution (CaCl 2 and MgCl 2 ), the zeta potential of calcite particles was altered, resulting in charge reversal from negative to positive, while dolomite particles maintained positive zeta potential. This is due to the adsorption of potential-determining cations (Ca 2 + and Mg 2 + ), and consequent changes in the structure of the diffuse layer, predominantly driven by coulombic interactions. On the other hand, chemical adsorption of potential-determining anions (HCO 3 - and SO 4 2 - ) maintained the negative zeta potential of carbonate surfaces and increased its magnitude up to 10 mM, before decreasing at higher salt concentrations. Physisorption of stearic acid molecules on the calcite and dolomite surfaces changed the zeta potential to more negative values in all solutions. It is argued that divalent cations (Ca 2 + and Mg 2 + ) would result in positive and neutral complexes with stearic acid molecules, which may result in strongly bound stearic acid films, whereas ions resulting in negative mineral surface charges (SO 4 2 - and HCO 3 - ) will cause stearic acid films to be loosely bound to the carbonate mineral surfaces. The suggested mechanism for surface charge modification of carbonates, in the presence of different ions, is changes in both distribution of ions in the diffuse layer and its structure as a result of ion adsorption to the crystal lattice by having a positive contribution to the disjoining pressures when changing electrolyte concentration. This work extends the current knowledge base for dynamic water injection design by determining the effect of salt concentration on surface electrostatics.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF PH CONDITIONS ON GOETHITE BEHAVIOR IN THE PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF DIFFERENT DISPERSANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svjetlana Sredić ◽  
Ljiljana Tankosić
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Sodium Hexametaphosphate ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Effect Of Ph ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Ph Conditions ◽  
Settling Behavior

Dispersion and settling behavior of goethite has been studied and effect of pH values on surface properties of goethite particles with /without dispersants has been discussed. A prerequisite for the successful flocculation is the stabilization of the system which is achieved by the good dispersion of particles. The effect of pH, sodium silicate (Na2SiO3), sodium hexametaphosphate (Na6P6O18) and sodium pyrophosphate (Na4P2O7), on the surface charges of goethite was studied. The IEP of natural goethite was found by measuring zeta potential at pH value of 6.6. With the use of sodium silicate the IEP of goethite moves to pH 4.95. An IEP could not be detected when the poly-phosphates were used and the surface charge is negative from pH 2 to pH 12. The relatively high zeta potential values indicate a fairly stable dispersion, especially when the sodium hexametaphosphate were used as dispersant.

scholarly journals Manipulation of surface charges of oil droplets and carbonate rocks to improve oil recovery

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Hou ◽  
Ming Han ◽  
Jinxun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Carbonate Rocks ◽  
Zwitterionic Surfactant ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Oil Droplets ◽  
Zeta Potentials ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Incremental Oil Recovery

AbstractThis work investigates the effect of the surface charges of oil droplets and carbonate rocks in brine and in surfactant solutions on oil production. The influences of the cations in brine and the surfactant types on the zeta-potentials of both oil droplets and carbonate rock particles are studied. It is found that the addition of anionic and cationic surfactants in brine result in both negative or positive zeta-potentials of rock particles and oil droplets respectively, while the zwitterionic surfactant induces a positive charge on rock particles and a negative charge on oil droplets. Micromodels with a CaCO3 nanocrystal layer coated on the flow channels were used in the oil displacement tests. The results show that when the oil-water interfacial tension (IFT) was at 10−1 mN/m, the injection of an anionic surfactant (SDS-R1) solution achieved 21.0% incremental oil recovery, higher than the 12.6% increment by the injection of a zwitterionic surfactant (SB-A2) solution. When the IFT was lowered to 10−3 mM/m, the injection of anionic/non-ionic surfactant SMAN-l1 solution with higher absolute zeta potential value (ζoil + ζrock) of 34 mV has achieved higher incremental oil recovery (39.4%) than the application of an anionic/cationic surfactant SMAC-l1 solution with a lower absolute zeta-potential value of 22 mV (30.6%). This indicates that the same charge of rocks and oil droplets improves the transportation of charged oil/water emulsion in the porous media. This work reveals that the surface charge in surfactant flooding plays an important role in addition to the oil/water interfacial tension reduction and the rock wettability alteration.

scholarly journals Dispersive evaluation and surface chemistry of advanced, multifunctional silica/lignin hybrid biomaterials

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1860-1873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Nowacka ◽  
Łukasz Klapiszewski ◽  
Małgorzata Norman ◽  
Teofil Jesionowski
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Kraft Lignin ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hybrid Biomaterials

AbstractAdvanced silica/lignin hybrid biomaterials were obtained using hydrated or fumed silicas (Aerosil®200) and Kraft lignin as precursors, which is a cheap and biodegradable natural polymer. To extend the possible range of applications, the silicas were first modified with N-2-(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxsysilane, and then with Kraft lignin, which had been oxidized with sodium periodate. The SiO2/lignin hybrids and precursors were characterised by means of determination of their physicochemical and dispersive-morphological properties. The effectiveness of silica binding to lignin was verified by FT-IR spectroscopy. The zeta potential value provides relevant information regarding interactions between colloid particles. Measurement of the zeta potential values enabled an indirect assessment of stability for the studied hybrid systems. Determination of zeta potential and density of surface charge also permitted the quantitative analysis of changes in surface charge, and indirectly confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed method for synthesis of SiO2/lignin hybrid materials. A particularly attractive feature for practical use is their stability, especially electrokinetic stability. It is expected that silica/lignin hybrids will find a wide range of applications (polymer fillers, biosorbents, electrochemical sensors), as they combine the unique properties of silica with the specific structural features of lignin. This makes these hybrids biomaterials advanced and multifunctional.

CHARACTERIZATION OF A SURFACE-CHARGE MODULATION ELECTROFLUIDIC TRANSISTOR BY HYDRODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 1240021
Author(s):  
GUILLAUME LAFFITE ◽  
XU ZHENG ◽  
LOUIS RENAUD ◽  
FRANÇOIS BESSUEILLE ◽  
ELISABETH CHARLAIX ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Gate Voltage ◽  
Silica Surface ◽  
Insulating Layer ◽  
Charge Regulation ◽  
Charge Modulation ◽  
Gating Effect

We present an experimental study on the electrofluidic transistor in this paper. A novel and easy way to integrate the transistor into a microchannel is developed. The performances of the insulating layer, especially the leakage current under gate voltage, are carefully characterized. The change of surface charge on silica surface by gate polarization is measured, however, by measuring the streaming current, the gating effect on zeta potential has not been observed. This result should imply new assumption in the understanding of the charge regulation in the electrical double layer under gate polarization.

scholarly journals Synthesis, and Characterization, and Evaluation of Cellular Effects of the FOL-PEG-g-PEI-GAL Nanoparticles as a Potential Non-Viral Vector for Gene Delivery

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ghiamkazemi ◽  
A. Amanzadeh ◽  
R. Dinarvand ◽  
M. Rafiee-Tehrani ◽  
M. Amini
Keyword(s):  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Graft Copolymer ◽  
Viral Vector ◽  
Transfection Efficiency ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Liver Cells ◽  
Dna Complexes

In this manuscript, we synthesized the potential non viral vector for gene delivery with proper transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity. Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a well-known cationic polymer which has high positive surface charge for condensing plasmid DNA. However; it is highly cytotoxic in many cell lines because of the high surface charge, non-biodegradability and non-biocompatibility. To enhance PEI biodegradability, the graft copolymer “PEG-g-PEI” was synthesized. To target cancer liver cells, two targeting ligands folic acid and galactose (lactobionic acid) which are over expressed on human hepatocyte carcinoma were attached to graft copolymer and “FOL-PEG-g-PEI-GAL” copolymer was synthesized. Composition of this grafted copolymer was characterized using1H-NMR and FTIR spectra. The molecular weight and zeta potential of this copolymer was compared to PEI. The particle size and zeta potential of FOL-PEG-g-PEI-GAL/DNA complexes at various N/P ratio were measured using dynamic light scattering (DLS). Cytotoxicity of the copolymer was also studied in cultured HepG2 human hepatoblastoma cell line. The FOL-PEG-g-PEI-GAL/DNA complexes at various N/P ratios exhibited no cytotoxicity in HepG2 cell line compared to PEI 25K as a control. The novel copolymer showed enhanced biodegradability in physiological conditions in compared with PEI and targeted cultured HepG2 cells. More importantly, significant transfection efficiency was exhibited in cancer liver cells. Together, our results showed that “FOL-PEG-g-PEI-GAL” nanoparticals could be considered as a useful non-viral vector for targeted gene delivery.

scholarly journals Role of divalent cations, pH, cytoskeleton componentes and surface charge on the adhesion of Trichomonas vaginalis to a polystyrene substrate

1987 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Costa e Silva Filho ◽  
Cezar Antonio Elias ◽  
Wanderley de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Surface Charge ◽  
Incubation Time ◽  
Trichomonas Vaginalis ◽  
Cytochalasin B ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Polystyrene Beads ◽  
Different Strains ◽  
Adhesion Index

The process of adhesion of three different strains of Trichomonas vaginalis to a polystyrene substrate was analysed. The process of adhesion was dependent on the time of incubation and the pH of the phosphate-buffered solution (PBS) in which the parasites were suspended. The highest indices of adhesion were observed after an incubation time of 60 min at pH 6.6. The adhesion index increased when the parasites were incubated in the presence of culture media or when Ca++ or Mg++ was added to the PBS solution, whereas cytochalasin B, trypsin or neuraminidase reduced adhesion. Incubation of the parasites in the presence of poly-L-lysine facilitated the process of adhesion. Incubation of the parasites or polystyrene beads in the presence of poly-L-lysine led to important changes in their surface charge.

Effect of arsenate on adsorption of Zn(II) by three variable charge soils

Soil Research ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Liang ◽  
Ren-kou Xu ◽  
Diwakar Tiwari ◽  
An-zhen Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Variable Charge ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Negative Surface ◽  
Negative Surface Charge ◽  
Enhanced Adsorption ◽  
Variable Charge Soils

The effect of arsenate on adsorption of Zn(II) in 3 variable charge soils (Hyper-Rhodic Ferralsol, Rhodic Ferralsol, and Haplic Acrisol) and the desorption of pre-adsorbed Zn(II) in the presence of arsenate were investigated in this study. Results showed that the presence of arsenate led to an increase in both the adsorption and desorption of Zn(II) in these variable charge soils. It was also suggested that the enhanced Zn(II) adsorption by arsenate was mainly due to the increase in negative surface charge of the soils induced by the specific adsorption of arsenate, and the increase in electrostatically adsorbed Zn(II) was responsible for the increase in the desorption of Zn(II). The effect of arsenate on Zn(II) adsorption primarily depends on the initial concentration of arsenate and Zn(II), the system pH, and the nature of soils. The enhanced adsorption of Zn(II) increased with the increase in the initial concentration of arsenate and the amount of arsenate adsorbed by the soils. The presence of arsenate decreased the zeta potential of soil suspensions and soil IEP and thus shifted the adsorption edge of Zn(II) to a lower pH region. The effect of arsenate on Zn(II) adsorption in these 3 soils followed the order Hyper-Rhodic Ferralsol > Rhodic Ferralsol > Haplic Acrisol, which was consistent to the contents of iron oxides in these soils and the amount of arsenate adsorbed by the soils.

scholarly journals Water Dynamics in Hydrated Carboxylated Cellulose Nanofibril Membranes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Yu ◽  
Valentina Guccini ◽  
Franz Demmel ◽  
Germán Salazar-Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Surface Charge ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibrils ◽  
Bulk Water ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Tempo Oxidation ◽  
Elastic Neutron

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are a class of materials with good mechanical properties, surface functionality and bio-/environmental friendliness. They have been used in many applications as loading material or function materials, where water-cellulose interaction determines the materials performance. Especially, CNF with carboxylated groups can be used as the separation membrane in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. The water dynamics is closely related to the proton conductivity. The Non-destructive quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) is used to characterized water movement in hydrated membrane made of CNF prepared by TEMPO-oxidation with different surface charges. However, neither surface charge nor the nanoconfinement due to membrane swelling has large impact on water dynamics mechanism. A slow diffusive motion is found with the diffusion coefficient close to bulk water and that in hydrated Nafion membrane regardless the surface charge, while a fast motion is rather localized with a correlation time increasing as temperature increase, which might related to the hydrogen bond network formation between water and CNF.

scholarly journals Local and correlated studies of humidity-mediated ferroelectric thin film surface charge dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iaroslav Gaponenko ◽  
Loïc Musy ◽  
Neus Domingo ◽  
Nicolas Stucki ◽  
Albert Verdaguer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Charge ◽  
Dictionary Learning ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Ferroelectric Thin Film ◽  
Microscopy Study ◽  
Lateral Spread ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Reaction Diffusion Model

AbstractElectrochemical phenomena in ferroelectrics are of particular interest for catalysis and sensing applications, with recent studies highlighting the combined role of the ferroelectric polarisation, applied surface voltage and overall switching history. Here, we present a systematic Kelvin probe microscopy study of the effect of relative humidity and polarisation switching history on the surface charge dissipation in ferroelectric Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 thin films. We analyse the interaction of surface charges with ferroelectric domains through the framework of physically constrained unsupervised machine learning matrix factorisation, Dictionary Learning, and reveal a complex interplay of voltage-mediated physical processes underlying the observed signal decays. Additional insight into the observed behaviours is given by a Fitzhugh–Nagumo reaction–diffusion model, highlighting the lateral spread and charge passivation process contributors within the Dictionary Learning analysis.

Compositional Indicators for a Dynamical Barrier within Saturn’s E-ring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenz Nölle ◽  
Frank Postberg ◽  
Sascha Kempf ◽  
Jon Hillier ◽  
Nozair Khawaja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Cosmic Dust ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Equilibrium Potential ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Water Ice ◽  
Plasma Sputtering

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Mass spectra from the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) [1] onboard the Cassini spacecraft revealed the existence of different compositional types of icy dust particles in Saturn’s E-ring. Most of these µm to sub-µm water ice grains were ejected from the cryo-volcanoes at the southern polar region of Enceladus and carry different constituents, for example organic compounds or salts [2-5]. These particles are subject to ongoing plasma sputtering during their lifetime in the E-ring [6,7].</p> <p>Recent modelling of the dynamics of E-ring particles has shown that, in the region between the orbital distances of Dione and Rhea, the outwards migration of a proportion of the E-ring dust slows down and almost comes to a halt [8]. Due to the minimum of the V-shaped electrostatic grain equilibrium potential [9] and a polarity reversal of the dust surface charges [10], the semi-major axes of the dust particles’ orbits actually stop growing, forcing the particles to spend a significant part of their lifetime at this distance from Saturn. Therefore, this phenomenon should allow plasma sputtering to operate much longer on the dust particles residing in this region, potentially resulting in detectable alterations to the dust particle properties, e.g. particle composition and size, in this region.</p> <p>Here we present the discovery of a new population of grains within the E ring, which show signs of compositional alteration, best explained by plasma sputtering. The radial frequency distribution of these grains shows a distinct accumulation in the region between the orbits of Dione and Rhea, and may provide evidence of prolonged residence there. Analyses of CDA mass spectra of the grains, interpreted via comparison with laboratory Laser‐Induced Liquid Beam Ion Desorption (LILBID) [11] analogue experiments, indicate the particles to be very salt-rich water ice. In comparison to the previously reported salt-rich particle types, generated from Enceladus’ subsurface ocean [3,4] this new population must possess a far higher salt concentration to explain its observed spectral appearance. We propose that the increase in salt concentration arises from sputtering-induced removal of water from less salty oceanic grains (Type 3) [3,4], during their extended time in the region between Dione and Rhea. This population may therefore represent the first confirmation of the proposed dynamical barrier within Saturn’s E-ring.</p> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p>[1] Srama, R. et al., The Cassini Cosmic Dust Analyzer, Space Science Reviews, 114, 465-518, 2004.</p> <p>[2] Hillier, J. et al., The composition of Saturn’s E ring, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 377, 1588–1596, 2007</p> <p>[3] Postberg, F. et al., The E-ring in the vicinity of Enceladus II. Probing the moon’s interior-The composition of E-ring particles, Icarus, 193, 438-454, 2008.</p> <p>[4] Postberg, F. et al., Sodium salts in E-ring ice grains from an ocean below the surface of Enceladus, Nature, 459, 1098-1101, 2009.</p> <p>[5] Postberg, F. et al., A salt-water reservoir as the source of a compositionally stratified plume on Enceladus, Nature, 474, 620–622, 2011</p> <p>[6] Jurac, S. et al., Saturn’s E Ring and Production of the Neutral Torus, Icarus, 149, 384–396, 2001</p> <p>[7] Johnson, R. E. et al., Sputtering of ice grains and icy satellites in Saturn’s inner magnetosphere, Planetary and Space Science, 56, 1238–1243, 2008</p> <p>[8] Kempf & Beckmann, Dynamics and long-term evolution of Saturn's E ring particles (in prep.)</p> <p>[9] Mitchell, C. J. et al., Tenuous ring formation by the capture of interplanetary dust at Saturn, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, 110, 2005</p> <p>[10] Kempf, S. et al., The electrostatic potential of E ring particles, Planetary and Space Science, 54, 999-1006, 2006</p> <p>[11] Klenner, F. et al., Analogue spectra for impact ionization mass spectra of water ice grains obtained at different impact speeds in space, Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom., 33, 1751–1760, 2019</p>

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