Effects of temperature, pH, and ionic strength on the adsorption of nanoparticles at liquid–liquid interfaces
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The effects of temperature, pH and sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration on the equilibrium and dynamic interfacial tension (IFT) of 4.4-nm gold nanoparticles capped with n-dodecanethiol at hydrocarbon–water interfaces was studied. The pendant drop technique was used to study the adsorption properties of these nanoparticles at the hexane–water and nonane–water interfaces. The physical size of the gold nanoparticles was determined by TEM image analysis. The interfacial properties of mixtures of these nanoparticles, having different sizes and capping agents, were then studied. The addition of NaCl was found to cause a decrease of the equilibrium and dynamic IFT greater than that which accompanies the adsorption of nanoparticles at the interface in the absence of NaCl. Although IFT values for acidic and neutral conditions were found to be similar, a noticeable decrease in the IFT was found for more basic conditions. Increasing the temperature of the system was found to cause an increase in both dynamic and equilibrium IFT values. These findings have implications for the self-assembly of functionalized gold nanoparticles at liquid–liquid interfaces.
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OpenAlex topics: Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization · Surfactants and Colloidal Systems · Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
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