Varying the counter ion changes the kinetics, but not the final structure of colloidal gels

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 463, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-144

  Zhang, Li ^a,b   Mikhailovskaya, Alesya ^a   Constantin, Doru ^a   Foffi, Giuseppe ^a   Tavacoli, Joseph ^a,c   Schmitt, Julien ^a   Muller, François ^d,e   Rochas, Cyrille ^f   Wang, Nan ^b   Langevin, Dominique ^a   Salonen, Anniina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Ecole Centrale Electroniques   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHES SUR LES MACROMOLÉCULES VÉGÉTALES CERMAV CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Colloids; Gel; Salt effect; SAXS

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COLLOIDS; GELATION; GELS; KINETICS; SALTS; SILICA; X RAY SCATTERING;

AGGREGATION PROCESS; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; MULTIPLICATIVE CONSTANTS; SALT EFFECT; SAXS; STATIC STRUCTURE FACTORS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC MODULI;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COUNTERION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; COLLOID; GEL; ION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEL; GELATION; KINETICS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SUSPENSION; TURBIDITY; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY;

COLLOIDS; GELS; IONS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84945961375     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.10.046     Document Type: Article

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