Effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium dodecyl sulphate on the dispersity and fluidity of concentrated kaolinite suspension

Flow curves for the concentrated suspension of kaolinite (20 g/30 ml-medium) were obtained in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) by means of a Couette-type rotary viscometer. The flow curves were Newtonian or non-Newtonian, depending on the concentration of PVP and SDS added. From these curves, the plastic viscosity (_PL) and Bingham yield value (F₀) were obtained. The relative viscosity (_rel) of _PL with respect to the medium viscosity (₀) were calculated and the contour lines for F₀ and for _rel obtained as a function of the concentration of SDS and PVP added. The feature of these contour lines was qualitatively similar to that for the mean diameter (d_m) of the secondary particles in a dilute suspension of kaolinite. It was concluded that both the increase in d_m in the dilute suspension and the increase in _rel and F₀ in the concentrated suspension were brought about by the interparticle bridging effect of PVP. The increase in_rel was due to the formation of bulky flow units of large void volume. The increase in F₀ reflected the growth of gel structure caused by the bridging effect. It was shown that PVP behaved as a flocculating agent at lower concentrations, but behaved as a dispersing agent at higher concentrations, while SDS at any concentration behaved as a dispersing agent for kaolinite suspension.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Armin Weiss on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

盐对粘土／氢氧化铝镁／甘油胶体性能的影响

通过电泳淌度、流变参数和中压滤失量的测定，研究了ＫＣｌ和ＡｌＣｌ３对带永久负电荷的蒙脱土与带永久正电荷的氢氧化铝镁／甘油形成的混合悬浮体胶体性能的影响，并对影响机理进行了深入探讨     

Effect of Dispersant on the Colloidal Stability of Nano‐sized CuO Suspension

The stabilization of nano‐sized CuO suspensions was examined to look for the primary mechanism of dispersion. The dispersion stability of suspension was characterized by sedimentation tests, Zeta potential, granularity tests, and infrared spectroscopy (IR). Influence factors such as pH and the concentration of the dispersant on the colloidal stability of the suspension were investigated. The results showed that sodium polyacrylate was fit to stabilize the suspension of CuO nanoparticles through electrosteric repulsion. Also, smaller viscosity and better dispersion effects were achieved when sodium polyacrylate mass fraction was 0.4%～0.8% (based on the powder), pH was 10.     

聚合物分散剂对氟虫脲水悬浮剂分散稳定性的影响

通过测定药物颗粒界面Zeta电位和平均粒径, 研究了聚合物分散剂苯乙烯磺酸聚合物钠盐(GY-D08)用量、pH和盐离子对氟虫脲水悬浮剂分散稳定性的影响, 研究结果表明, 分散剂GY-D08的加入量与水悬浮剂分散效果密切相关, 制备质量分数为5%氟虫脲水悬浮剂的GY-D08最佳用量为2%, GY-D08用量过多或过少都会使分散效果下降; pH影响分散剂GY-D08在水中的电离能力, 当pH=9时, GY-D08分子完全电离, 能为颗粒提供较大的静电位阻, 水悬浮剂分散稳定性最好; Mg²⁺或Ca²⁺压缩颗粒界面的双电层, 降低Zeta电位, 使颗粒因带电量减少而聚结, 导致水悬浮剂分散稳定性变差, 且Mg²⁺或Ca²⁺浓度愈大, 其分散稳定性愈差; 当离子浓度相同时, Ca²⁺压缩双电层的能力比Mg²⁺强, 添加Ca²⁺后的水悬浮剂的分散稳定性更差.     

Effect of polycarboxylate ether comb-type polymer on viscosity and interfacial properties of kaolinite clay suspensions

The interactions between kaolinite clay particles and a comb-type polymer (polycarboxylate ether or PCE), so-called PCE super-plasticizer, were investigated through viscosity and surface forces measurements by a rheometer and a Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA). The addition of PCE shows a strong impact on the viscosity of concentrated kaolinite suspensions in alkaline solutions (pH=8.3) but a weak effect under acidic conditions (pH=3.4). In acidic solutions, the high viscosity measured is attributed to the strong electrostatic interaction between negatively charged basal planes and positively charged edge surfaces of clay particles. Under the alkaline condition, the suspension viscosity was found to first increase significantly and then decrease with increasing PCE dosages. The results from surface forces measurement show that PCE molecules at low dosages can bridge the kaolinite particles in the concentrated suspensions via hydrogen bonding, leading to the formation of a kaolinite-PCE "network" and hence an increased suspension viscosity. At high PCE dosages, clay particles are fully covered by PCE molecules, leading to a more dispersed kaolinite suspensions and hence lower suspension viscosity due to steric repulsion between the adsorbed PCE molecules. The insights derived from measuring viscosity and interfacial properties of kaolinite suspensions containing varying amount of comb-type super-plasticizer PCE at different pH provide the foundation for many engineering applications and optimizing industrial processes.     

Dispersion of Silica Fines in Water-Ethanol Suspensions

The dispersion of silica fines in water-ethanol suspensions has been studied through the measurement of settling efficiency, wetting rate, zeta potential, and viscosity. The measurements were performed on two silica samples with mean volumetric diameters of 5.02 and 0.272 &mgr;m at different fractions of ethanol in water-ethanol suspensions. The results have demonstrated that the dispersion stability of the silica suspensions increased as the fraction of ethanol increased and reached to maximum at the fraction of 50%, followed by a decline. The stability was stronger in a pure ethanol suspension than in a pure water suspension. It was observed that the stability closely correlated with the lyophilicity of the particles, but was not predominated by the surface charge of the particles as predicted by the DLVO theory. Viscosity measurements have been used to estimate the solvation film thickness on silica particles immersed in water-ethanol suspensions, on the basis of Einstein's theory of the viscosity of dispersions. It was found that the solvation film thickness on silica fines in a water-ethanol (1 : 1) suspension is about double that in a pure water suspension and about 1.4-fold that in a pure ethanol suspension, respectively, which well explains the dispersion behaviors of the silica fines in the water-ethanol suspensions because a thicker solvation film will cause a stronger disjoining pressure to prevent the proximity of the particles. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Effect of pH on deagglomeration and rheology/morphology of aqueous suspensions of goethite nanopowder

The kinetics of deagglomeration in diluted suspensions of goethite nanopowder, as well as the rheology and morphology of the resulting suspensions, strongly depends on pH. At pH 3, nanopowder can be dispersed as separate nanoparticles, and the resulting suspension is Newtonian, with the viscosity only marginally higher than the viscosity of water. At pH between 5 and 12, nanoparticles tend to reaggregate and form weak aggregates/flocs. Morphology changes from a Newtonian suspension of primary nanoparticles to a non-Newtonian, shear-thinning suspension of large, porous, interconnected flocs with the yield stress reaching a maximum at an isoelectric point. The effect of pH on morphology and rheology is reversible, and as pH is reduced to 3, the suspension becomes Newtonian, with viscosity marginally higher than the viscosity of water. The rheological models based on DLVO theory do not allow prediction of the effect of pH on viscosity and yield stress, but the flow curves of goethite suspensions can be described by a fractal model with five adjustable parameters.     

无机电解质及聚合物对Mg-Al混合金属氢氧化物—高岭土分散体系触变性的影响

类水滑石;流变学;无机电解质及聚合物对Mg-Al混合金属氢氧化物—高岭土分散体系触变性的影响     

Influences of Electrolytes, Polymers and a Surfactant on Rheological Properties of Bentonite–Water Systems

Characteristic rheological properties, such as viscosity, shear stress, yield point, gel strength and thixotropy, of natural Ca- bentonite and Na-peptized bentonite were studied after adding LiCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2·6H2O electrolytes; (NaPO3)n, polyvinyl pyrolidone (PVP) polymers and an anionic surfactant (linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, LABS). Changes in flow properties under the influence of various additives at different quantities were investigated in these slurries. The experimental results are discussed in terms of bentonite forms, types and concentrations of additives and influence of exchangeable cations. Bivalent and monovalent cations display entirely different rheological properties in two groups of muds. Furthermore, the difference in the degree of activity of PVP polymer on the viscosity of two mud systems depend on the clay mineral structure. The slurry prepared with Na-bentonite contains a minimum number of tactoids and a maximum number of sheet-bearing clay particles, which reduces the surface area of the clay minerals and increases viscosity by adding PVP polymer.     

无烟煤掺混白酒酒糟制备生物质水煤浆

利用白酒酒糟与贵州无烟煤按不同比例掺混制备生物质水煤浆(BCWS),考查了酒糟掺混量、添加剂种类及含量对水煤浆成浆性能的影响。结果表明,在萘磺酸系添加剂(MF、NNO)和木质素磺酸钙(LS)三种添加剂中,MF的分散效果要优于其他两种,且添加量为0.5%时最佳;表观黏度为1 000 m Pa·s时,无烟煤单独制浆最大成浆浓度为70%,而掺混3%(干基)酒糟的BCWS定黏浓度为65.8%,浆体稳定性在3d以上;BCWS属于宾汉塑性流体,酒糟含有大量的亲水性含氧官能团,以及其管束和脉络结构,会引起BCWS表观黏度的升高,有利于提高BCWS的稳定性。     

二氧化硅悬浮体和水解聚丙烯酰胺体系的流变性

研究了二氧化硅悬浮体的流变性。在固体含量较少的情况下, 体系呈Newton型;固体含量达到一定程度以后, 产生三维结构, 为假塑性体系。三维结构的固体含量与pH值有关。实验证实, 在等电点(i,e, p)附近三维结构最为疏松。还研究了水解聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)对悬浮体流变性能的影响。HPAM破坏了二氧化硅粒子聚集体结构, 呈絮凝体结构, 并出现触变性。当高聚物在固体表面覆盖一半时, 具有最大触变性和动剪切力。HPAM的水解度达到一定程度, 由于对固体粒子由“强”吸附转变为“弱”吸附, 固体粒子“屏蔽”了高分子间的相互作用, 出现了负触变性现象。在流动时粒子会脱附, 静止以后又产生吸附, 这种吸附与脱附是产生负触变性的主要原因。HPAM水解过度或用量过多, 均会减弱负触变性现象。     

部分水解聚丙烯酰胺/柠檬酸铝胶态分散凝胶体系的剪切稠化现象

一般认为 ,能够产生剪切稠化现象的体系为分散稳定的固 -液浓悬浮体 ,分散相 (固相 )体积分数 30 %～ 6 0 % [1～ 4] .最近 ,我们在研究固含量仅为 0 .0 3%的部分水解聚丙烯酰胺 (简称PHPA) /柠檬酸铝胶态分散凝胶体系流变性时 ,也发现了剪切稠化现象 .胶态分散凝胶( CDG)主要由交联剂在单个聚合物分子中通过内交联形成[5,6] ,形成条件是低聚合物质量分数 (一般为 0 .0 1 %～ 0 .1 2 % )和低交联剂 /聚合物质量比 (一般为 1∶ 2 0～ 1 0 0 ) .由于不能象常规凝胶一样形成三维网络结构 ,因而 CDG的分子结构状态介于常规聚合物凝胶和自由…     

Polymer-mediated synthesis of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles on carbon black

A new method was developed to prepare highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles on carbon black to use as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell catalysts. This method involves using a polymer, poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), to prevent particle aggregation and thereby reduce nanoparticle sizes to achieve high dispersion. It was found that Pt nanoparticles mediated by PVP are smaller than those obtained without PVP and have a narrower size distribution. Well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles with metal loadings from 5 to 35 wt % were obtained on carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R). It was found that well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles on carbon black could be synthesized at a PVP monomers-to-Pt atoms ratio of 0.1 under our experimental conditions. Larger amounts of PVP did not produce smaller nanoparticles, but rather reduced the Pt mass loading on carbon black. The morphology of the Pt nanoparticles that were supported on carbon black was characterized with transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Their active surface areas were determined using cyclic voltammetry in a sulfuric acid solution. High Pt dispersion was obtained for the catalysts synthesized with PVP mediation, even at Pt loadings up to 35 wt %. The catalysts prepared with PVP mediation generally showed larger active specific areas than did those prepared without PVP.     

Transport of kaolinite colloids through quartz sand: influence of humic acid, Ca(2+), and trace metals

To evaluate the risk of contaminant transport by mobile colloids, it seems essential to understand how colloids and associated pollutants behave during their migration through uncontaminated soil or groundwater. In this study, we investigated at pH 4 the influence of flow velocity, humic acid, solution Ca(2+) concentrations, and trace metals (Pb(2+), Cu(2+)) on the transport and deposition of kaolinite particles through a pure crystalline quartz sand as porous medium. A short-pulse chromatographic technique was used to measure colloid deposition. Adsorption of humic acid to the kaolinite increase its negative surface charge and then decrease colloid deposition. Experiments with different flow rates showed that humic-coated kaolinite colloid deposition followed a first-order kinetic rate law. The deposition rate coefficients of humic-coated kaolinite colloids increase with increasing Ca(2+) concentration in the suspension. The effect of trace metals on the mobility is studied by injecting two suspensions with different concentrations of Pb(2+) and Cu(2+). At very low cation concentration, the fraction of colloids retained is low and roughly independent of the nature of divalent cations. At high concentration, the deposition is higher and depends on the affinity of divalent cations toward humic-coated kaolinite colloids.     

Effect of kappa-carrageenan on the properties of poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)/kappa-carrageenan blend hydrogel synthesized by γ-radiation technology

A series of hydrogels in the form of rods were prepared from kappa-carrageenan (KC) and poly (N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) by gamma radiation with ⁶⁰Co γ source at room temperature. The properties of the prepared hydrogels, such as the gel strength, gel fraction and swelling behavior were investigated. Incorporation of KC into the PVP/water system increased obviously the gel strength and equilibrium degree of swelling (EDS) of PVP hydrogel. The experimental analyses showed that the crosslinking reaction of PVP was quicker than the degradation of KC at a low dose (less than 30 kGy), and the degradation of KC was inhibited in the PVP/KC mixture system. So an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogel composed of PVP (a chemical crosslinking network) and KC (a physical crosslinking network) was proposed here. The existence of different classes of water in this IPN system was shown by water melting curves using DCS.     

Dispersion Stability and Electrorheological Properties of Polyaniline Particle Suspensions Stabilized by Poly(vinyl methyl ether)

In the present article, a novel method of stabilization of a semi conductive polyaniline particle nonaqueous suspension of electrorheological (ER) materials was introduced. Using as the steric stabilizer poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME), a dispersion polymerization of aniline was performed and stable aqueous dispersions of the polyaniline were obtained. However, a stable colloidal suspension of polyaniline in silicone oil medium can be obtained only with a low concentration of PVME (0.75%), although the average size of the individual, redispersed particles in oil generally decreased with increasing concentration of PVME. At higher concentrations of PVME, formation of highly packed particle aggregates was investigated, as seen in the scanning electron microscopy images. The polyaniline suspension stabilized by 0.75% PVME content exhibited the best dispersing state and, therefore, showed the highest zero-field viscosity. Such a well-stabilized polyaniline suspension also showed the maximum ER property, namely the largest normalized yield stress in an electric field. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

VISCOMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS OF POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE IN MIXED SOLVENTS AND WITH VARYING TEMPERATURE

The viscosity behavior of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) has been determined at 25℃ in mixed solvents comprising water/dimethylformamide (DMF) and water /methanol (MeOH). Analysis of the data has considered the PVP as being both host and guest polymer in solution. The intrinsic viscosity of PVP in DMF is higher than in water and in MeOH, but also increases in a mixed solvent with high water content because of the effect of polymer-solvent interactions. It was also found that the intrinsic viscosity of PVP at finite concentration, [ηpvp]c decreases with an increase in the concentration of PVP in solution. The viscosity behavior of PVP in a mixed solvent is affected by the concentration-dependent intermolecular excluded volume effect, which can be quantitatively expressed by the parameter, bY, which reflects the shrinkage of PVP chain coils, resulting in a decrease of [ηpvp]c. The effect of temperature on the viscosity behavior of PVP in MeOH shows that the interaction parameter increases up to a maximum value, and then decreases after a certain temperature.     

Soft magnetic carbonyl iron microsphere dispersed in grease and its rheological characteristics under magnetic field

Magnetorheological (MR) grease, comprised of a suspension of soft magnetic carbonyl iron (CI) microspherical particles dispersed in a grease medium, was fabricated by a mechanical stirring method. As potential medium oil for MR system, shear viscosity of the pure grease was measured as a function of temperature. Its MR characteristics were investigated using a rotational rheometer under an external magnetic field. Flow curve responses (shear stress and shear viscosity), yield stress, and elasticity were investigated using various magnetic field strengths ranging from 0 to 342 kA/m. It was confirmed that MR grease has a yield stress under no external magnetic field due to the inherent property of grease. In addition, CI based MR grease exhibited a characteristic of a Bingham fluid.