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Particle‐to‐bubble adhesion in gas/liquid/solid slurries
Author(s) -
Vinke H.,
Hamersma P. J.,
Fortuin J. M. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690371205
Subject(s) - bubble , adhesion , slurry , particle (ecology) , curvature , contact angle , wetting , phase (matter) , chemistry , particle size , materials science , mechanics , composite material , physics , geometry , mathematics , oceanography , organic chemistry , geology
In gas/liquid/solid slurries, adhesion of small particles to gas bubbles is often encountered, for example, during flotation of finely divided minerals and in slurry reactors where particle‐to‐bubble adhesion may result in an enhanced gas absorption rate (Wimmers, 1987; Lindner, 1988). The adhesion of small particles to gas bubbles in water is studied with a modified bubble pick‐up method. The extent of the particle‐to‐bubble adhesion is revealed in the angle α max , by which the gas‐bubble surface is covered by adhering particles under static conditions. It is shown that α max depends on the modified Eötvös number, the ratio of the particle and bubble radii, and the effective contact angle θ E . It is also found that θ E is affected by the curvature of the three‐phase contact ring and by the type of the gas. A “particle‐to‐bubble adhesion” model, indicated by PBA model, based on a balance of forces under static conditions, is developed to calculate the value of θ E from the measured values of α max . The measured values of cos(θ E ) appeared to be a linear function of the curvature 1/r of the three‐phase contact ring which is in accordance with the extended Young‐Dupré equation.