THE EFFECT OF ALKANES ON THE FORMATION OF ULTRAFINE SILVER BROMIDE PARTICLES IN IONIC W/O MICROEMULSIONS |
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| Authors: | C H Chew L M Can D O Shah |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , Kent Ridge, Singapore, 0511, Republic of Singapore;2. Center for Surface Science and Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida, 32611 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Ultrafine AgBr particles formed in w/o microemulsions with different chain length of alkanes were studied by UV-VIS spectrophotometry, stopped-flow spectrophotometry and transmission electron microscopy. The ultrafine particles of AgBr (5-7?nm in diameter) were obtained by mixing two separately prepared microemulsion systems both containing AOT, n-hexane and an aqueous solution of either AgNO3 or NaBr.The size distribution of the nearly spherical AgBr particles broadened from 5 to about 10?nm as chain length of alkane was increased from n-hexane to n-octane. When n-dodecane or a higher alkane was used, the microemulsion system became increasingly unstable causing precipitation of AgBr. |
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