Influence of the Adsorption of Polyethylene Glycol at the A1O Surface on the Electrochemical Properties of the Al O/Solution Interface
The kinetic/adsorption properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on an alumina surface were examined. The influence of the molecular weight of PEG and of changes in the pH of the solution on the electrical properties at the solid/polymer solution interface were considered. The data obtained allowed th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
1999-03-01
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| Series: | Adsorption Science & Technology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/026361749901700204 |
| Summary: | The kinetic/adsorption properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on an alumina surface were examined. The influence of the molecular weight of PEG and of changes in the pH of the solution on the electrical properties at the solid/polymer solution interface were considered. The data obtained allowed the main factors responsible for the observed zeta potential and the surface charge changes on the A1 2 O 3 surface to be determined. The calculated differences in the values of the surface charge (Δσ d ) and in the charge on the diffuse layer (Δσ d ) for the A1 2 O 3 /NaCl and A1 2 O 3 /PEG-NaCl systems enabled a mechanism to be proposed for the zeta potential changes. It was confirmed that the molecular weight of the polymer has an influence on the calculated thickness of the PEG adsorption layer on the alumina surface and thus on the conformation of the polymer chain in the near-surface region. The pH of the solution also affects the thickness of the adsorbed layers on the A1 2 O 3 surface by influencing the interaction between the surface groups of the oxide and the conformational structures of the adsorbed macromolecule at the alumina/polymer solution interface. |
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| ISSN: | 0263-6174 2048-4038 |