Abstract
Using experimentally measured nucleation and ionic strength transients, we confirm that an aggregation model can predict the particle growth profiles of Stober systems for a range of conditions. In addition, we examine the characteristics of the evolving size distribution. Systems giving the largest particles are characterized, after a short transient, by a size distribution wherein the dominant aggregation event is between the freshly generated nucleus and a large aggregate. Copyright (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-125 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
Volume | 144 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 20 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation (CTS-89 10423), the Center for Interfacial Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute.
Keywords
- Aggregation
- Colloids
- Nucleation
- Population balance equations
- Stober process