Inverse gas chromatography for determining the dispersive surface energy of porous silica

Author(s):  
M. Rückriem ◽  
A. Inayat ◽  
D. Enke ◽  
R. Gläser ◽  
W.-D. Einicke ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fruzsina Gerencsér ◽  
Norbert Rieder ◽  
Csilla Varga ◽  
Jenő Hancsók ◽  
András Dallos

Abstract The effectiveness and quantitative control of the surface transition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was characterized by inverse gas chromatography (iGC). The surface energy profile of carbon nanotubes compatibilized with an olefin-maleic-anhydride-ester-amide (OMAEA)-type coupling agent was determined by a surface energy analyzer (SEA). The surface energetic heterogeneity with energy distributions of dispersive and specific (acid-base) components of the surface energy of the MWCNTs were determined at various surface coverages. The results of the surface energy mapping showed that surface treatment significantly reduced the dispersive surface energy of MWCNTs and increased the specific surface energy. Furthermore, the surface modification enhanced its Lewis basic character and simultaneously decreased the acidic character of MWCNTs. It has been demonstrated that the surface treatment modified the heterogeneity profiles of the energetic surface of the carbonaceous nanomaterials.


Langmuir ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (27) ◽  
pp. 8029-8035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Smith ◽  
Daryl R. Williams ◽  
Daniel J. Burnett ◽  
Jerry Y. Y. Heng

Langmuir ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyamal C. Das ◽  
Ian Larson ◽  
David A. V. Morton ◽  
Peter J. Stewart

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