TITLE:
Studies of The Mechanism of Polyvinyl Alcohol Adsorption on The Calcite/Water Interface in The Presence of Sodium Oleate
AUTHORS:
N.S. LABIDI, A. DJEBAILI
KEYWORDS:
Adsorption; Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) ; Sodium oleate; Calcite ; Polymerconformation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering,
Vol.7 No.2,
June
20,
2008
ABSTRACT: The adsorption behavior of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on the CaCO3/solution interface
under the influence of sodium oleate (SOl) interaction was investigated by the adsorbed
amount, FTIR spectra, X-Ray diffraction and zeta potential. Effects of solid to liquid
ratio and temperature was also examined. Observed increase of the PVA adsorption in
presence of the sodium oleate resulted from a polymer-surfactant complex formation. The
surfactant also influences on the structure of the adsorbed polymer layers. This effect was
proved by adsorption measurements that allow calculation of the thickness of the
adsorbed layer of the polymer on the surface of CaCO3 in the presence and the absence of sodium oleate. The interaction between oleate anions and PVA is a physical type (via
hydrogen bonding).