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Nano-adsorbents and protomicelles in colloid science. / Rusanov, Anatoly I.
In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 629, 127453, 20.11.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Nano-adsorbents and protomicelles in colloid science
AU - Rusanov, Anatoly I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/11/20
Y1 - 2021/11/20
N2 - The moving nano-adsorbent particles do not form a separate phase, but rather constitute a component of a solution. Its nanoparticles have a chemical potential and are capable of adsorbing a large number of molecules. If these are surfactant molecules, protomicelles are formed, which are micelle-like aggregates. Unlike ordinary micelles, protomicelles do not have the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and are formed gradually by the adsorption of surfactant molecules or ions on a foreign core at concentrations significantly lower than the CMC. A fully formed protomicelle looks like a normal micelle with a solubilizate. In this communication, the thermodynamic theory of nano-adsorbents and protomicelles is formulated. For illustration, we used experimental data on the formation of SDS protomicelles on phthalocyanine. Similar studies with carbon nanotubes were also published during two last decades.
AB - The moving nano-adsorbent particles do not form a separate phase, but rather constitute a component of a solution. Its nanoparticles have a chemical potential and are capable of adsorbing a large number of molecules. If these are surfactant molecules, protomicelles are formed, which are micelle-like aggregates. Unlike ordinary micelles, protomicelles do not have the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and are formed gradually by the adsorption of surfactant molecules or ions on a foreign core at concentrations significantly lower than the CMC. A fully formed protomicelle looks like a normal micelle with a solubilizate. In this communication, the thermodynamic theory of nano-adsorbents and protomicelles is formulated. For illustration, we used experimental data on the formation of SDS protomicelles on phthalocyanine. Similar studies with carbon nanotubes were also published during two last decades.
KW - adsorption
KW - Nano-adsorbent
KW - Surfactants
KW - Micelles
KW - Aggregation number
KW - Critical micelle concentration
KW - Solubilization
KW - Monomerization
KW - Hydrophobic effect
KW - Phthalocyanines
KW - Nanotubes
KW - Adsorption
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927775721013224
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127453
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127453
M3 - Article
VL - 629
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
SN - 0927-7757
M1 - 127453
ER -
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