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Formation of stable clusters in colloidal suspensions

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posted on 2009-03-26, 13:59 authored by Victor Starov, Nina Kovalchuk, Paul Langston, Nidal Hilal
The experimental evidences and available theoretical explanations on formation of stable clusters in colloidal suspensions are reviewed. The clusters form in the parameters range intermediate between that corresponds to a stable suspension built up by singlets and that causing the irreversible coagulation of the suspension. The stable clusters can appear as a result of a competition between a short range attraction and a long range repulsion between colloidal particles or due to reversible flocculation in the shallow secondary potential well.

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School

  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Chemical Engineering

Citation

STAROV, V. ... et al., 2009. Formation of stable clusters in colloidal suspensions. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 147-148, pp. 144-154

Publisher

© Elsevier

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2009

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science [© Elsevier]. The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00018686

ISSN

0001-8686

Language

  • en