DELAYED APPEARANCE OF THE LIQUID-CONDENSED PHASE IN 1-OCTADECANOL FILMS ON LEVITATED WATERDROPS

Frost, AE; Seaver, M; Rubel, GO

HERO ID

4937108

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Journal Article

Year

1994

HERO ID 4937108
In Press No
Year 1994
Title DELAYED APPEARANCE OF THE LIQUID-CONDENSED PHASE IN 1-OCTADECANOL FILMS ON LEVITATED WATERDROPS
Authors Frost, AE; Seaver, M; Rubel, GO
Journal Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume 100
Issue 4
Page Numbers 3268-3275
Abstract We have observed dramatic delays in the formation of the liquid-condensed phase of 1-octadecanol thin films on the surface of levitated water drops as the drops evaporate into a flowing gas stream. When the aqueous substrate starts with more than 1.0X10(-4) M EU(3+) (EDTA), the liquid-condensed phase of 1-octadecanol appears, as expected, at a surface concentration equivalent to one monolayer. As we reduce the initial EU(3+) (EDTA) content, higher and higher surface concentrations of 1-octadecanol are reached prior to the appearance of the liquid-condensed phase. At initial concentrations of EU(3+) (EDTA) below similar to 4.0X10(-7) M, the average surface concentration at the liquid-condensed phase change exceeds ten monolayers. Light-scattering data attest to the presence of small, <400 nm radius, 1-octadecanol particles initially dispersed throughout the substrate. We demonstrate that these particles are collected by the shrinking drop surface with minimal diffusion of the particles to the surface.
Doi 10.1063/1.466417
Wosid WOS:A1994MX62800091
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