The influence of particle size on latex colloid deposition kinetics
- Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA (United States)
The influence of particle size on the deposition kinetics of latex colloids in packed-bed columns was investigated in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. Deposition rates, expressed as attachment efficiencies, were determined with 245, 481, and 755 nm carboxyl and 248 and 753 nm sulfate latex microspheres in granular quartz beds as a function of ionic strength. Experiments were performed at pH 10 in the presence of 10{sup -3} M sodium dodecyl sulfate to mask possible hydrophobic regions on the interacting surfaces. The onset of unfavorable filtration conditions and the sensitivity of the experimental attachment efficiencies, {alpha}{sub exp}, to changes in the ionic strength were both particle size dependent. However, both effects were opposite to that predicted by DLVO theory based on the primary interaction energy barrier height. Correlations of {alpha}{sub exp} with the secondary minimum showed that as attachment efficiencies approached 1 the depth of the secondary well increased. These observations suggest that particles may be retained within the secondary minimum even when a primary energy barrier is sufficient to inhibit attachment.
- OSTI ID:
- 126337
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950402-; TRN: 95:006086-0321
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 209. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, Anaheim, CA (United States), 2-6 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 209th ACS national meeting; PB: 2088 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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