Decoupling heats of immersion and dissolution of mineral powders in solution to assess wettability

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects Vol. 703; p. 135371
• Main Authors: Magudu, A., O’Connor, C.T., Geldenhuys, S., McFadzean, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.11.2024
• Subjects: Heat of dissolution; Heat of immersion; Immersion calorimetry; Wettability; Immersion calorimetry; Wettability; Heat of immersion; Heat of dissolution

Wettability is an important property of powders in many applications such as inks and paints, the food and pharmaceutical industries, as well as flotation separation of mineral particles. It is known that the enthalpy of immersion is a useful method to quantify the hydrophobicity or wettability of a...