Hydrothermal Synthesis of Porous Al2O3/Al Metal Ceramics: III. Effect of the Thermal Dehydration of Bayerite on the Formation of a Porous Al2O3/Al Composite

It was found that the diffusion permeability of a porous cover on aluminum particles increased as a result of the structural transformations of bayerite into active aluminum oxide on the thermal treatment of a porous Al(OH)₃/Al composite. The cyclic treatment (each cycle included a treatment with water at 100°C and a thermal treatment at 550°C) eliminated diffusion limitations and resulted in the formation of porous Al₂O₃/Al metal ceramics with a required set of adsorption–structure and mechanical properties. The following two competing processes were found to affect the formation of the mechanical properties of the synthesized material: the formation of new contacts in the course of the precipitation of aluminum hydroxide and the degradation of old contacts under the action of mechanical stresses that appear in the course of synthesis.     

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in mesoporous high-aluminum aluminosilicate matrices

A new method for the synthesis of Ag/Al_xSi_1–x O_2–0.5x nanocomposite materials was proposed. The method is based on the use of charged mesoporous aluminosilicate matrices as nanoreactors. The porous structure of the matrices was characterized by ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy and nitrogen capillary sorption at 77 K. An increase in the aluminum loading destroys the matrix structure and decreases the specific surface area. The resulting aluminosilicates were used as matrices for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The nanocomposites were examined by transmission electron microscopy and chemical analysis to estimate the silver percentage in specimens. Silver nanowires (20% Ag) are formed in the low-aluminum (<10 mol.%) matrices, whereas an increase in the aluminum percentage affords both nanowires and spherical particles 3–10 nm in size and decreases the total amount of silver in the nanocomposite.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2391–2393, November, 2004.     

Preparation of spherical,mixed SiO2/TiO2 particles by the sol technique

Preparation of silica, titania and mixed silica/titania particles has been studied. The region for formation of monodisperse SiO₂ particles in the phase diagram tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)-ethanol-H₂O was studied as a function of NH₃ concentration at room temperature. Titania particles could be prepared at lowered temperatures and concentration of ammonia up to 0.01 M. The size of SiO₂ particles was 0.03–1 m whereas TiO₂ particles were size range 0.5–0.8 m. Mixed SiO₂/TiO₂ particles were prepared from prehydrolyzed TEOS/EtOH solutions by adding tetraethyl orthotitanate (TEOT). This was accomplished at 3°C and slightly alkaline solutions. The final particle size of the mixed particles was about 0.3 m.     

Synthesis of Nanocrystalline, Redispersable Antimony-Doped SnO2 Particles for the Preparation of Conductive, Transparent Coatings

Nanocrystalline, redispersable Sb-doped SnO2 with Sb contents from 0.1–10 mol% (with respect to Sn) and a primary particle size of about 5 nm was prepared from SnCl4 and SbCl3 in solution by a growth reaction. The aggregation of the particles was avoided by in situ surface modification with amino carbonic acids. The stabilizing effect of the surface modification could be maintained during the following hydrothermal crystallization step (150°C, 10 bar). The resulting nanocrystalline particles are fully redispersable in aqueous suspensions at pH 11; solid contents up to 40 wt% can be achieved.Such aqueous dispersions were used to prepare transparent, conductive coatings on glass by spin coating. After thermal densification (1 hour at 550°C) transparent coatings of 220 nm thickness were obtained. A minimum specific electrical resistance of 2.5 · 10–2 cm for Sb contents between 4 and 5 mol% was measured, the transparency in the visible range against air was 90%.     

Preparation and Properties of Nb-Coated Barium Titanate Composite Particles by Surface Modification with Nb Alkoxide in Hydrophobic Solvent

Chemical processing for the preparation of Nb-coated barium titanate composite particles was investigated using surface modification technology, hydrolyzing Nb ethoxide on the surface of barium titanate particles dispersed in hydrophobic solvent.It was confirmed from the measurements of specific surface area and zeta potential as well as SEM, TEM and EDX observations of the resulting composite particles that the original barium titanate particles were coated uniformly with hydrolysis product of Nb ethoxide.Barium titanates coated with 1 wt% of Nb as oxide were well sintered at 1200–1300°C. The dielectric constants of the sintered barium titanates showed flattened temperature dependence, but it depended upon the average particle size of original barium titanate. The sintered bodies of Nb-coated barium titanate powders with average particle size of 0.2 m gave dielectric constants of 2000–3000 and those of barium titanate with average particle size of 0.5 m showed dielectric constants of 3000–4000 at room temperature.The microstructure of the sintered barium titanate coated with Nb oxide consisted of grains of about 1 m, smaller than those of sintered original barium titanate.     

Mechanochemical activation of aluminum: 1. Joint grinding of aluminum and graphite

Changes in the crystal structure and composition of aluminum and graphite powder mixtures in the course of their joint mechanical treatment in a vibration mill were monitored by the adsorption and X-ray diffraction techniques. It was shown that, at absorbed energy doses of 8–10 kJ/g, the grinding and mixing of aluminum with graphite is completed by the formation of an intermediate structure of Al/C composite, where aluminum showed an anomalously high reactivity. The interaction of aluminum with water was used to study its reactivity in the composite. The formation of the composite preceded the stage of chemical interaction between carbon and aluminum atoms.Translated from Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2004, pp. 811–818.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Streletskii, Kolbanev, Borunova, Leonov, Butyagin.     

Structures of free ultrafine silver particles, studied by electron diffraction: observation of large icosahedra

The structures of unsupported ultrafine silver particles in a molecular beam, produced by the inert-gas-aggregation technique, have been studied by electron diffraction. The dependence of particle structure on evaporation-source temperature (1260 °C T_c 1400 °C) has been investigated. Particles in the beam are found to divide into: a dominating proportion of small, decahedral particles, and a small proportion of unexpectedly large icosahedral particles, larger than any previously reported free icosahedra. The mean diameters are 2–3 nm and 7–10 nm, respectively. F.c.c. particles, with an average diameter of 6 nm, appear in significant numbers when T_c1350 °C. The particles' mean sizes and distribution widths increase with T_c. Electron microscope observations of particles collected from the beam support these findings.     

Chemical characterization of density separated submicrometer coal fly ash

A new geometrical particle size separation method in the range of submicrometer has been developed for coal fly ash. Coal fly ash particles prefractionated less than 5m in geometrical diameter were fractionated with a coupling of supersonical dispersion in methyl alcohol and filtration through antistatic Nucleopore filter into >1.0, 1.0–0.8, 0.8–0.6m.Submicrometer (1.0–0.6m) and micrometer coal fly ash (25–20m) were separated into six density fractions and their compositions measured by SEM-EDX were compared. For the both size fractions, for the low density fractions (<2.8 g/cm³) consisted mainly of aluminosilicates and the fractions of 2.8–3.2 g/cm³ consisted of oxides of aluminum, silicon and calcium, and in the fraction above 3.2 g/cm³ iron was rich. In submicrometer fly ash, phosphor and sulfur concentrated to the particles rich in calcium. In the heaviest fraction, the particles containing over 30 wt% titanium as oxide observed among the particles rich in iron. These fractions were revealed not as a single component, but as mixtures of several components.     

New organosols of ZnS and HgS in N,N-dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulfoxide. Use in the preparation of semiconductive polymer-metal sulfide composite films

Organosols of ZnS and HgS in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were prepared by reaction of Zn and Hg salts with H₂S. ZnS in the DMF organosol has a particle size of about 300 Å, determined by an argon laser scattering technique. The form of HgS in the organosols varies with temperature, concentration of HgS, and type of solvent;-HgS in a DMF organosol is converted into-HgS at –30 °C or above. Poly(acrylonitrile)-ZnS or -HgS composite films prepared from organosols are semiconductive, and the electrical conductivity of the film increases by a factor of 10²–10³ on exposure to moisture or alcohol vapour. Poly(acrylonitrile)--HgS composite films, prepared from heated-HgS, show electrical conductivity of a range of 10^–1–10^–2 S cm^–1 and a large electron mobility.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of aluminium in silicon and in electronic grade reagents

Summary A sensitive spectrofluorimetric method is based on the complexation of Al with the dye Mordant Black 17 or Calcon (CI 15705). The complex solution in n-propyl alcohol (1.5×10^–4 mol/l) is mixed (5:20) with 1 mol/l acetic acid — sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.8) and maintained at 40°C for 60 min. The fluorescence intensity is measured at Ex=565 nm, Em=610 nm: The calibration curve for Al was found to be linear in the range 0 to 60 ng×ml^–1 with a standard deviation of =1.5 and an Al detection limit of 3 ng×ml^–1. The interferences due to more than 40 ions were investigated; the presence of Fe³⁺, Cr³⁺, Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ti⁴⁺, VO²⁺, ZrO²⁺, WO ₄ ^2– , MoO ₄ ^2– , CrO ₄ ^2– and particularly F^–, must be avoided or masked during the determination of Al. The sample of silicon/silicon dioxide was treated with a mixture of conc. HF and HNO₃ (2:1), followed by digestion and distillation at 90°C to eliminate the matrix as fluorosilicic acid. A small residue of AlF₃ was decomposed with HClO₄. In SiO₂ anodized layers (25–250 g) the minimum detection of Al was estimated to be 10¹⁸ At×cm^–3, in monocrystalline silicon (25–250 mg) 10¹⁶ At×cm^–3. The method can also be employed to determine the presence of Al in the residues by distillation of a small quantity (5–10g) of many solvents or reagent solutions. Presented at: IX. Congresso Nazionale — Div Chim Anal (S.C.I.) Ferrara 1990     

O-H ... O(S) hydrogen bonds in 2-hydroxy(thio)benzamides. Survey of spectroscopic and structural data

Summary From a survey of spectroscopic and structural data of six corresponding 2-hydroxybenzamides and 2-hydroxythiobenzamides (amide, N-methylamide, N,N-dimethylamide, piperidide, morpholide, 2,6-dimethylpiperidide) remarkable similarities between O(N)-H ... O and O(N)-H ... S hydrogen-bonds are obtained, concerning both, hydrogen-bond patterns and hydrogen-bond strengths. In dilute solution the OH groups of all compounds are intramolecularly associated to the (thio)carbonyl O (S) atoms with distinctly larger hydrogen-bond strengths for primary and secondary amides [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=2960–3000 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm], than for tertiary amides [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. In the solid state, the OH groups of the primary and secondary (thio)amides are also engaged in rather strong intramolecular O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds; thetrans-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides and the NH groups of the secondary (thio)amides connect the molecules to N-H ... O-H [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3319–3407 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains; the remainingcis-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides give rise to eight-membered cyclic dimers via N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] and N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds. Contrary, the OH groups of the tertiary (thio)amides are intermolecular associated in the solid state and link the molecules to O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains.

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O-H ... O(S)-Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in 2-Hydroxy(thio)benzamiden. Ein Überblick über spektroskopische und strukturelle Daten

Zusammenfassung Aus einer Zusammenstellung von spektroskopischen und strukturellen Daten von sechs entsprechenden 2-Hydroxybenzamiden und 2-Hydroxythiobenzamiden (Amid, N-Methylamid, N,N-Dimethylamid, Piperidid, Morpholid, 2,6-Dimethylpiperidid) ergeben sich bemerkenswerte Analogien zwischen O(N)-H ... O und O(N)-H ... S H-Brücken, die sowohl die H-Brücken-Muster als auch die H-Brücken-Stärken betreffen. In verdünnter Lösung sind die OH-Gruppen aller Verbindungen intramolekular mit den O(S)-Atomen der (Thio)Carbonylgruppen assoziiert, wobei die H-Brücken bei den primären und sekundären Amiden [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=2960–3060 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm] deutlich stärker sind, als bei den tertiären Amiden [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. Im Festkörper weisen die primären und sekundären (Thio)Amide ebenfalls sehr starke intramolekulare O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] H-Brücken auf; dietrans-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide und die NH-Gruppen der sekundären (Thio)Amide verknüpfen die Moleküle über N-H ... O-H H-Brücken [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3318–3407 cm^–1] zu Ketten; die verbleibendencis-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide bilden zyklische, über N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] und N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] H-Brücken gebundene, 8-Ring-Dimere. Im Gegensatz dazu sind die OH-Gruppen der tertiären (Thio)Amide im Festkörper intermolekular assoziiert und verknüpfen die Moleküle über O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] H-Brücken zu Ketten.

     

Radiolytic gas formation under γ-irradiation of oxalic acid solutions

Radiolytic gas formation under -irradiation (10⁴–10⁶ Gy) of 10^–2–10^–4 M aqueous solutions of oxalic acid at 25–60°C was studied.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 77, No. 11, 2004, pp. 1836–1839.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Popova, Voronin, Byvsheva.     

A study of the kinetics of electrochemical dissolution of aluminum alloys in alkaline electrolytes

Electrochemical dissolution of aluminum alloyed with tin, indium, and lead in a NaOH solution in the concentration range 4.4–12.0 M at 75°C was studied by the method of chronopotential and current-voltage curves. The influence exerted by alloying elements on the electrochemical parameters of the process was revealed.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 77, No. 10, 2004, pp. 1654–1658.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Krasnobryzhii, Rusin, Varypaev, Nikolskii, Alekseev.     

Nucleation of Titania Nanocrystals in Silica Titania Waveguides

SiO_{2(1 – x)}-TiO_2(x) monomode waveguides at 632.8 nm, with x in the range 0.07–0.2 and thickness of about 0.4 m, were deposited on silica substrates by a dip-coating technique. Nucleation of TiO₂ nanocrystals and the growth of their size by thermal annealing up to 1300°C were studied by waveguided Raman scattering in the SiO_2(0.8)-TiO_2(0.2) composition. In the low frequency region (5–50 cm^–1) of the VV and HV polarized Raman spectra the symmetric and quadrupolar acoustic vibrations are observed. The mean size of the titania particles are obtained from the frequencies of the Raman peaks. The results are compared with those obtained from the measure of the linewidths in the X-ray diffraction spectra. Nanocrystals with a mean size in the range 4–20 nm are obtained by thermal annealing in a corresponding range of 700–1300°C.     

Synthesis and Characterization of PZT Fibers via Sol-Gel

A fiber forming PZT gel containing 58.5 wt% PZT was synthesized by using zirconium-n-propylate, titanium-iso-propylate, lead acetate and butoxyethanol. Unseeded PZT gels and gels containing 0.5 wt% PZT perovskite seeds (Ø = 200–300 nm) could be extruded through a monofilament nozzle (Ø = 100 m) at pressures between 50 and 150 bar, whereas PZT gels, containing 1 and 2 wt% PZT particles, were pressed through the nozzle at higher pressures (200–300 bar). The microstructure of unseeded and seeded (0.5, 1, 2 wt% PZT) PZT fibers was characterized by SEM. Unseeded fibers had three different shells at 450°C: an external dense shell (approx. 200 nm thick), a middle shell consisting of a porous structure (1.5m thick) and the center of the fiber, characterized by a matrix containing globular particles. At 700°C, a 200–250 nm thick and dense external shell and a porous fiber interior were be observed. 2 wt% of PZT seeds was necessary to densify the fiber completely. The seeds were located in the center of each PZT perovskite rosette.     

Synthesis of the composite material of polyaniline/NiO/sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in micelles

The composite material of polyaniline/NiO/sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) is synthesized in SDBS micelles. The composite material has satisfactory conductivity and thermostability, and the particle length, width, and thickness are about 200–500 m, 3–5 m, and 40–96 nm, respectively.     

Study on the hydrothermal reaction of FeCl<Subscript>3</Subscript> solution in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol)

A 0.5 dm³ aqueous solution of 0.1 M FeCl₃ dissolving 1 wt% poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was treated hydrothermally in a stainless steel autoclave at various temperatures (T _h=110–200 °C). Highly ordered red corpuscle-like hematite particles around 2 m in diameter were produced after aging the solution at T _h=110 °C for 7 days, though large numbers of spherical PVA microgels around 2–4 m in diameter were produced together with the red corpuscle-like particles at T _h120 °C. The number of red corpuscle-like hematite particles decreased but that of spherical PVA microgels increased with increasing T _h, leading to the proposal that the method carried out in the present study will become a new synthetic method of polymer microgels. The ferric ions acted as a cross-linking agent to make PVA insoluble in water. The red corpuscle-like hematite particles produced at T _h=110 °C had high specific surface areas and showed high mesoporosity. The mesoporosity appeared to be more pronounced after evacuating the particles above 300 °C. The diameter of the mesopores after evacuation above 300 °C ranged from 2 to 20 nm, with a maximum at around 5–6 nm. The H₂O and N₂ adsorption experiments revealed that there are no ultramicropores in the particles. The H₂O and CCl₄ adsorption experiments further disclosed that the surface hydrophobicity of the particles is low even though PVA molecules remain after evacuation of the particles at 100–400 °C. Furthermore, the micropores produced after evacuation of the particles at 400 °C exhibited a high size restriction effect, i.e., the micropores produced were accessible to H₂O (diameter 0.253 nm) and N₂ (diameter 0.318 nm) molecules but not to CCl₄ (diameter 0.514 nm).     

Aluminium chelates with pyridyl azo dyes of chromotropic acid and their applications in microanalysis

Summary Aluminium forms complexes with 2-(pyridyl-3-azo)-chromotropio acid (Na-salt) (Reagent B) and 2-(2-oarboxy pyridyl-3-azo)-chromotropic acid (Na-salt) (Reagent C) at pH 5.0, having maximum absorption at 580 nm. The system with Reagent B obeys Beer's law from 0.5 to 3.5 p. p. m. with optimum concentration range from 0.5 to 2.5 p. p. m., while with Reagent C Beer's law is obeyed from 0.2 to 2.2 p. p. m. and the optimum range is from 0.2 to 2.0 p. p. m. of aluminium. The percent relative errors are 2.71 and 2.72, respectively. The determination of composition by continued variation, molar ratio and slope ratio methods suggests a metal to reagent ratio of 13 for Al-Reagent B complex and a 11 ratio for Al-Reagent C complex; the dissociation constants of these complexes being, respectively, of the order of 10^–13 and 10^–5. The molar extinction coefficients are 5946 and 9747 while the sensitivities calculated are 0.00453g/cm² Al and 0.00276g/cm² Al, respectively.

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Zusammenfassung Aluminium bildet mit 2-(Pyridyl-3-azo)-chromotropsäure (B) und 2-(2-Carboxypyridyl-3-azo)-chromotropsäure (C) bei pH 5,0 Komplexe mit einem Absorptionsmaximum bei 580 nm. Zwischen 0,5 und 3,5 ppm Al entspricht der Komplex mit B dem Beer'schen Gesetz, zwischen 0,2 und 2,2 ppm Al der Komplex mit C. Der relative Fehler beträgt 2,71% bzw. 2,72%. Für die Zusammensetzung der Verbindungen ergab sich durch Untersuchungen des Molverhältnisses für den B-Komplex ein Aluminium-Reagensverhältnis von 31, für den C-Komplex 11. Die Dissoziationskonstanten liegen in der Größenordnung 10^–13 bzw. 10^–5. Die molaren Extinktionskoeffizienten betragen 5946 bzw. 9747, die Empfindlichkeiten 0,00453g Al/cm² bzw. 0,00276g Al/cm².

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Résumé L'aluminium forme des complexes avec l'acide (pyridyl-3-azo)-2-chromotropique (sel de sodium) (réactif B) et l'acide (carboxy-2-pyridyl-3-azo)-2-chromotropique (sel de sodium) (réactif C) à p_H 5,0, avec maximums d'absorption à 580 nm. Le système avec le réactif B suit la loi de Beer de 0,5 à 3,5 p. p. m., avec un domaine optimal de concentration de 0,2 à 2,5 p. p. m. tandis que celui avec le réactif C suit la loi de Beer de 0,2 à 2,2 p. p. m. avec un domaine optimal de 0,2 à 2,0 p. p. m. d'aluminium. Les erreurs relatives en % sont respectivement de 2,71 et 2,72. La détermination de la composition par les méthodes de variation continue, de rapport molaire et de rapport de pente suggère un rapport métal/réactif de 13 pour le complexe Al-réactif B et un rapport de 11 pour le complexe Al-réactif C; les constantes de dissociation de ces complexes sont respectivement de l'ordre de 10^–13 et 10^–5. Les coefficients d'extinction molaire sont de 5946 et 9747 tandis que les sensibilités calculées s'élèvent respectivement à 0,00453g/cm² Al et 0,00276g/cm² Al.

     

Influence of nonishothermicity on drag coefficient of a spherical Al particle in a plasma

Experimental results of drag coefficient measurements of spherical Al particles with diameter 100–300 m in an electric-arc argon plasma for Re ynolds numbers 0.4-10, Mach numbers 0.05 in a plasmatron channel with an intersection cavity for an arc current of 75–190A, gas flow rate 0.2–2.75g/.sec, and channel radius 0.75–1.5cm are reported. Plasma flow characteristics obtained using MHD equations are used for treatment of experimental data.     

Isothermal titration calorimetric studies of surfactant interactions with negatively charged, ‘hairy’ latex nanoparticles

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurements of the mixture of the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) with negatively charged, hairy copolymer latices (poly-(2,3-epoxypropylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) in different ratio) at high water excess indicate a monomer adsorption mechanism of CTAB by the polymer particles. The number of adsorbed CTAB molecules at saturation corresponds approximately to the number of negative elementary charges bound at the surface of the latices. The mixing enthalpy is the sum of demicellization and sorption enthalpies. At 25 °C for CTAB the demicellization enthalpy amounts to 10 kJ/mol, whereas the adsorption enthalpy varies from –7 kJ/mol (surface charge density of the latices =–0.37 C/m²) to +3 kJ/mol (=–0.085 C/m²). The hydrodynamic radius R_H of the latex particles upon titration of cationic detergent and salt (NaBr) decreases by about 2 nm until the onset of aggregation near the isoelectric point. Titration of nonionic or anionic detergents has much less influence on the hydrodynamic radius and produces no measurable adsorption heat. The results are consistent within a model of latex particles with extended negatively charged polymer chains interacting predominantly via Coulombic forces with detergents.