Adhesion of Alkane as a Functional Group on Muscovite and Quartz: Dependence on pH and Contact Time

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• 作者：K. M. S. Juhl ; C. S. Pedersen ; N. Bovet ; K. N. Dalby ; T. Hassenkam ; M. P. Andersson ; D. Okhrimenko ; S. L. S. Stipp
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：December 9, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：30
• 期：48
• 页码：14476-14485
• 全文大小：398K
• ISSN：1520-5827

文摘

The interactions between mineral surfaces and organic molecules in water control many processes in nature and in the production of modern materials. To improve the understanding of fluid鈥搒urface interactions, we investigated the interface behavior of quartz and muscovite, a model for clay minerals, in aqueous solutions where the pH and composition were controlled. We used atomic force microscopy (AFM) in chemical force mapping (CFM) mode to measure adhesion using tips functionalized with alkyl, 鈭扖H₃. By combining adhesion forces measured as a function of pH, with data from streaming potential experiments and DLVO calculations, we were able to determine the surface charge density. We observed increased adhesion between the mineral surface and the hydrophobic tips as the contact time increased from 7 ms to 鈭? s. The diffusion of dissolved ions takes time, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations did not indicate a strong hydration of the mineral surfaces. Therefore, we interpret that the loss of ions from the confined space between the tip and sample is a likely explanation of the correlation between the dwell time and adhesion. The maximum adhesion increase with dwell time for muscovite, i.e., 400 卤 77 pN, was considerably larger than for quartz, 84 卤 15 pN, which fits with the different surface structure and composition of the two minerals. We propose two mechanisms to explain these results: (1) cations that are structured in the solution and on the surface remain associated at the tip鈥搒ample interface initially but diffuse away during extended contact time and (2) adventitious carbon, the organic material that comes spontaneously from air and solution, can diffuse to the tip鈥搒ample interface during contact. This material decreases the surface energy by aggregating near the alkyl tip and increases adhesion between the tip and sample.