An NMR technique to measure exchange kinetics at thermal equilibrium in dispersions of moderately soluble crystalline material
is presented. By monitoring the exchange of molecules between pools in solid and dissolved form, one can characterize the
surface specific exchange rate. Illustrative experiments were performed in a model system with β-type crystals of tripalmitin
as the solid phase and tripalmitin, a fraction of it deuterated, dissolved in a medium-chain TG oil as the liquid phase. The
concentration of deuterated tripalmitin in the solvent was followed by 2H NMR after the crystals, which initially lack deuterated tripalmitin, were immersed in the liquid. The variation of the 2H concentration in the solvent provided the surface specific exchange rate. No systematic errors, due to the slight difference
in properties of the deuterated tripalmitin compared to hydrogenated tripalmitin, were observed. The methodology worked well
between crystal concentrations of 2 and 4 wt%. 相似文献
Quartz sand columns and sand-filled microscope flow cells were used to investigate the transport characteristics of the clay colloid laponite, and a biofilm-forming bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa SG81. Separate experiments were performed with each particle to determine their individual transport characteristics in clean sand columns. In a second set of experiments, bacterial biofilms were formed prior to introduction of the clay colloids. In the independent transport experiments, bacteria and laponite each conformed to known physicochemical principles. A sodium chloride concentration of 7 x 10(-2) M caused complete retention of the laponite within the sand columns. P. aeruginosa SG81 was generally less influenced by ionic strength effects; it showed relatively low mobility at all ionic strengths tested and some (albeit reduced) mobility when introduced to the columns in 1M NaCl, the highest concentration tested, but nevertheless showed reproducible trends. Under conditions favourable to laponite retention and biofilm stability (7 x 10(-2) MNaCl), laponite suspensions were able to remobilise a portion of the attached bacterial biomass. At low ionic strength, the profile of laponite elution was also altered in the presence of a P. aeruginosa biofilm. These observations suggest that while a reduction in ionic strength has a dominant influence on the mobilisation of biological and inorganic colloids, the presence of laponite and biomass can have a distinct influence on the mobility of both types of colloids. Since these events are likely to occur in subsurface environments, our results suggest that colloid-biofilm interactions will have implications for colloid-bound contaminant transport and the remobilisation of pathogens. 相似文献
Whilst carbon dioxide is water soluble the system is somewhat complex and results in the presence of carbonate anions which interact with cations such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ present in seawater to form insoluble carbonates, especially at high temperatures. In multistage flash (MSF) desalination plants CO2 gas becomes less soluble in the brine as a result of the brines high temperature and high salinity which causes the pH to be in the range of 8–9. The presence of these conditions causes the release of CO2, simultaneous to the formation of scale deposits since its solubility is a function of the solution pH.
The formation of scale deposits, such as CaCO3 causes fouling in the MSF distillers which has previously been studied by many researchers. A great amount of work has been carried out and more is yet to come in order to fully understand the role of various components and their interaction including the effectiveness of scale control techniques. The deposits may serve as an adsorbing film raising the speed of the loss of crystals or promoting the formation of scale deposits and therefore further adhesion on the wall surfaces of the MSF distillers and other process plant equipment leading to deterioration in the performance and efficiency of the whole desalination plant.
This paper shows direct quantification of the adhesion forces between CaCO3 crystals and different process equipment surfaces under different conditions. This was carried out using an atomic force microscope (AFM) with an attached CaCO3 crystal as a colloid probe to bring the CaCO3 directly into and out of contact with the surfaces and measuring the resultant adhesion. This involved using surfaces different grades of roughness and carrying out measurements in synthetic sea water solutions of differing ionic strengths as well as with real seawater samples. Furthermore, the effect on measured adhesion of adding anti-scalant to the solutions was examined. 相似文献
Abstract The effect of hydraulic loading, surfactant concentration, and air flow rate on the removal of Cr(III), Ni(II), and Zn(II) from chromium stream electroplating wastewater by adsorbing colloid flotation using a sodium dodecylsulfate/dodecanoic acid mixture was investigated. Typically, heavy metal concentrations of 81 ppm Cr(III), 55 ppm Ni(II), and 3.3 ppm Zn(II) were reduced to 1.2 ppm Cr(III), 3.2 ppm Ni(II), and 0.05 ppm Zn(II) at a hydraulic loading of 22.9 m3/m2·h (3 L·min?1), an air flow rate of 45.8 m3/m2·h (6 L·min?1), 40 ppm dodecanoic acid, and 80 ppm sodium dodecylsulfate, and using a 10-cm inner diameter column. A novel mode of operation (high liquid carryover) was used whereby a large proportion of the liquid entering the column leaves the column with the foam. 相似文献
Echingless electroless plating (ELP) process that can produce gold thin film with strong adhesion to various polymer films has been developed. We have found that platinum (Pt) colloidal nanoparticles have excellent catalytic activity for ELP. The Pt colloidal nanoparticles can be immobilized via electrostatic interactions on a substrate simply by dipping it into a Pt colloid. Owing to the excellent catalytic property of the Pt nanoparticles, continuous gold thin films can be produced at room temperature using a simple cyanide-free gold electroless plating solution composed of chloroauric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The process requires no surface modifications for the immobilization of the catalyst, and by simple post-annealing the adhesion of the plated films to various polymer films can be improved by three orders of magnitude in comparison to that of “as-deposited” film. The process developed in this work is expected to be an environment-friendly thin metal film deposition process without the use of toxic and hazardous substances. 相似文献