A small-angle X-ray scattering study of aggregation and gelation of colloidal silica

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 315, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 23-30

  Zackrisson, Anna Schantz ^a   Pedersen, Jan Skov ^b   Bergenholtz, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Colloidal dispersions; SAXS; Silica particles; Small angle X ray scattering; Sol gel transition

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COLLOIDS; GELATION; HYDROLYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; X RAY SCATTERING;

COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS; SILICA PARTICLES; SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOL-GEL TRANSITION;

SILICA;

SILICON DIOXIDE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOID; GEL; GELATION; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 37349004489     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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