Measurement of dynamic interfacial tension by an expanding drop tensiometer
- Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
An accurate, nonintrusive method is described to measure the dynamic tension of dilated liquid-liquid interfaces. In this method, the time-dependent pressure difference across the curved interface of an expanding spherical drop, immersed in the second immiscible phase, was measured as a function of time. A sensitive apparatus employing this principle was constructed. Experiments were performed with a drop of dodecane expanding in an aqueous solution of a nonionic surfactant. In such a system, the dynamic interfacial tension depends upon the adsorption kinetics of the surfactant. A diffusion/adsorption model was formulated to describe the transport and exchange of surfactant species with the interface and the bulk phases. The analytical solution for this model was in good agreement with experimental data. The experiment also provided a direct value of the Gibbs elasticity. The noninvasivenes and the direct measurement of the capillary pressure make this technique an attractive and powerful tool.
- OSTI ID:
- 6236065
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; (United States) Vol. 159:1; ISSN 0021-9797; ISSN JCISA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ADSORPTION
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DODECANE
DROPLETS
ELASTICITY
FABRICATION
HYDROCARBONS
INTERFACES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
SORPTION
SURFACE PROPERTIES
SURFACE TENSION
SURFACTANTS
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TIME DEPENDENCE