Oil absorption of talc minerals and dispersant demand of talc mineral non-aqueous dispersions as a function of talc content: A surface chemistry approach

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• 作者：Herley Casanova ; José ; A. Orrego ; Julian Zapata
• 关键词：Talc mineral ; Non-aqueous dispersion ; Dispersant demand ; Oil absorption ; Surface free energy
• 刊名：Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：15 May 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：299
• 期：1-3
• 页码：38-44
• 全文大小：185 K

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The effect of talc content on the oil absorption of talc minerals and on the dispersant demand of talc mineral non-aqueous dispersions was studied in terms of solid surface free energy. The van Oss–Chaudhury–Good (vOCG) theory was used to determine the Lifshitz-van der Waals/acid–base (LW/AB) components of talc minerals, employing two test liquid scales: the original vOCG scale and the Della Volpe–Siboni (DVS) scale. The basic surface free energy component (γ⁻) obtained from the DVS scale and the specific surface area (S_BET) of talc minerals were used to calculate the basic specific free energy (), which showed a linear relationship with the oil absorption of talc mineral samples. The acidic specific free energy () of talc minerals, obtained from both DVS and vOCG scales, showed a linear relationship with the dispersant demand of talc mineral non-aqueous dispersions. The correlation found for the dispersant demand and the oil absorption with the acidic and basic specific free energies, respectively, indicates that acid–base interactions play a key role in these talc mineral characteristics, which could be modified by changing the talc content of talc minerals.