DOI

Asymptotic behavior of thermodynamic characteristics of nucleation on small macroscopic nuclei of soluble surfactants at their complete dissolution in a nucleating droplet is studied. It is taken into account that, in the region of small sizes of nuclei and corresponding small sizes of critical nuclei of liquid phase, the chemical potential of condensate and the work of droplet formation are affected by the presence of dense surfactant adsorption monolayer on the droplet surface. It is shown that, as the limiting surface area per surfactant molecule in adsorption monolayer increases, the behavior of thermodynamic characteristics of nucleation in the region of small nucleus sizes is characterized by the transition from asymptotics at the adsorption of almost all substance comprising nucleus in a monolayer to the asymptotics at constant adsorption. The study performed is not limited by the selection of specific adsorption isotherms; therefore, the obtained asymptotic dependences of thermodynamic characteristics on the nucleus size can be considered as universal for the heterogeneous nucleation on the nuclei of soluble surfactants.

Переведенное названиеУниверсальные асимптотики термодинамических характеристик нуклеации на малых макроскопических ядрах растворимых ПАВ
Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)499-507
Число страниц9
ЖурналColloid Journal
Том64
Номер выпуска4
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 июл 2002

    Предметные области Scopus

  • Поверхности и интерфейсы
  • Физическая и теоретическая химия
  • Коллоидная химия и химия поверхности

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