Surfactant adsorption at the metal-oil interface |
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Authors: | Campana Mario Teichert Anke Clarke Stuart Steitz Roland Webster John R P Zarbakhsh Ali |
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Affiliation: | School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Joseph Priestley Building, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | The structure of the adsorbed palmitic acid at the iron oxide/oil interface has been investigated using polarized neutron reflectometry. The palmitic acid was found to be strongly adsorbed at the oxide/oil interface resulting in a monolayer of thickness 16 ± 4 ? for 150 and 500 ppm palmitic acid concentrations (16 ± 5 ? for the 1000 ppm solution). These layer thicknesses suggest tilt for the palmitic acid molecules with respect to the interface. The model also requires a second diffuse layer extending in the bulk oil. The thickness of this diffuse layer was 35 ± 17 ? for the 150 ppm solution and 45 ± 22 ? for 500 and 1000 ppm solution. The composition profiles at the interface suggest a depletion of the oil in the vicinity of the interface as the concentration of palmitic acid increases. |
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