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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
The problem of the negative values of the interaction parameter in the equation of Frumkin has been analyzed with respect to the adsorption of nonionic molecules on energetically homogeneous surface. For this purpose, the adsorption states of a homologue series of ethoxylated nonionic surfactants on air/water interface have been determined using four different models and literature data (surface tension isotherms). The results obtained with the Frumkin adsorption isotherm imply repulsion between the adsorbed species (corresponding to negative values of the interaction parameter), while the classical lattice theory for energetically homogeneous surface (e.g., water/air) admits attraction alone. It appears that this serious contradiction can be overcome by assuming heterogeneity in the adsorption layer, that is, effects of partial condensation (formation of aggregates) on the surface. Such a phenomenon is suggested in the Fainerman-Lucassen-Reynders-Miller (FLM) "Aggregation model". Despite the limitations of the latter model (e.g., monodispersity of the aggregates), we have been able to estimate the sign and the order of magnitude of Frumkin's interaction parameter and the range of the aggregation numbers of the surface species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0001-8686
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-6
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Interpretation of negative values of the interaction parameter in the adsorption equation through the effects of surface layer heterogeneity.
pubmed:affiliation
Discipline of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. Stoyam.karakashev@newcastle.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article