Self assembly and interfacial rheology of non-spherical colloids at fluid-fluid interface
Date23rd Jul 2020
Time11:00 AM
Venue Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/ewo-kirf-kzy
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Interface between two fluids occur just about everywhere, be it in nature or in industrial applications, personal care products, catalysis in bio-fuel production and medicine. Particles at fluid interfaces are thermodynamically unstable, however, the desorption energy of particles from the interface is very high. It has been long recognized that particles can attach strongly to fluid interfaces and stabilize emulsions and foams. Particles at fluid interfaces also experience repulsive or attractive interactions leading to the formation of two-dimensional assemblies. Adsorption of particles to fluid interfaces is driven by a reduction in the total free energy of the system. Elongated particles such as ellipsoids and rods at interfaces preferentially form aggregates with tip-to-tip or side-to-side arrangement depending on their wetting properties. There has been considerable interest in the study of non-spherical particles at interfaces due to their relevance in Pickering emulsion stabilization. This has been attributed to excellent mechanical properties of non-spherical particle monolayers. The response of particle loaded interfaces to external deformation can be studied using interfacial shear and dilatational rheology. Although there have been few studies on the interfacial behavior of non-spherical particle loaded interfaces, a systematic investigation of how different types of anisotropic particles assemble at the interface and their interfacial rheology remains to be explored.
Speakers
Mr.Hemant Kumar, CH17D004
Chemical Engineering