Surface Properties of Coal Fines in Water. II. Isotherms, Electrokinetics and Chainlength Dependence for Cationic Surfactant Adsorption
Titel:
Surface Properties of Coal Fines in Water. II. Isotherms, Electrokinetics and Chainlength Dependence for Cationic Surfactant Adsorption
Auteur:
Ayub, A. Latiff Hayakawa, K. Taweel, A. M. Al Kwak, Jan C. T.
Verschenen in:
International journal of coal preparation and utilization
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (1985) nr. 1 pagina's 1-17
Jaar:
1985
Inhoud:
The adsorption of the cationic surfactants, dodecylpyridinium chloride, tetradecyl-pyridinium bromide and hexadecylpyridinium bromide on run of mine coal at varying pH's has been studied. The effect of these surfactants on the zeta potential as a function of pH was determined. Surfactant adsorption increases in the order C16 > C14 > C12, and generally increases with increasing pH, especially for the longer chainlengths. Microelectrophoretic zeta potential measurements clearly show the effect of surfactant adsorption, and when pH > iep, i.e. when the coal is negatively charged, charge reversal of the coal surface occurs in all cases. It is concluded that adsorption of cationic surfactants involves both electrostatic (headgroup) and hydro-phobic (alkyl chain) interactions with the coal surface.