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Engineering of submicron particles : fundamental concepts and models / Jayanta Chakraborty, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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Chakraborty, Jayanta, 1976-
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Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2019]
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Contents:
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Nucleation; 1.1 Thermodynamics of Interfaces; 1.1.1 The Interface is a Surface of High Energy; 1.1.2 The Interface is a Surface Under Tension; 1.1.3 Pressure Drop Across Curved Interfaces; 1.1.3.1 Capillary Rise; 1.1.4 Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Across Curved Interfaces; 1.1.4.1 Thomson Equation; 1.1.5 Stability of the Equilibrium; 1.2 Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.2.1 Energetics of Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.2.1.1 Energetics in Terms of Number of Units; 1.2.2 Kinetics of Homogeneous Nucleation, 1.2.2.1 Concentration of Embryos/Nuclei1.2.2.2 Chain of Reactions Towards Formation of Nuclei; 1.2.2.3 Algebraic Manipulation of the Rate Expression; 1.2.2.4 Various Forms of Homogeneous Nucleation Rate; 1.2.3 Experimental Aspects of Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.2.3.1 Investigation Using a Cloud Chamber; 1.2.3.2 Other Methods; 1.3 Non-Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.3.1 Heterogeneous Nucleation; 1.3.2 Nucleating Agents and Organizers; 1.3.3 Secondary Nucleation; 1.4 Exercises; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Growth; 2.1 Traditional Crystal Growth Models; 2.1.1 Diffusion Controlled Growth, 2.1.2 Surface Nucleation Controlled Growth2.1.2.1 Rate of Mononuclear Growth; 2.1.3 Surface Dislocation Controlled Growth: BCF Theory; 2.1.3.1 Rate of Surface Dislocation Controlled Growth; 2.2 Face Growth Theories; 2.2.1 Shape of a Crystal; 2.2.2 Laws of Face Growth; 2.2.2.1 Law of Bravais and Friedel; 2.2.3 Flat, Stepped, and Kinked Faces; 2.3 Measurement of Particle Size and Shape; 2.3.1 Optical Microscopy; 2.3.2 Electron Microscopy; 2.3.3 Light Scattering; 2.3.3.1 Rayleigh Scattering; 2.3.3.2 Static and Dynamic Light-Scattering Techniques; 2.4 Exercises; Bibliography, Chapter 3 Inter-Particle Forces3.1 Inter-Molecular Forces; 3.1.1 Charge-Charge Interactions; 3.1.2 Charge-Dipole Interactions; 3.1.3 Dipole-Dipole Interactions; 3.1.4 Dipole-Induced Dipole Interactions; 3.1.5 Induced Dipole-Induced Dipole Interactions; 3.1.6 van der Waals Interaction; 3.1.7 Repulsive Potential and the Net Interaction Energy; 3.2 Inter-Particle Forces; 3.2.1 Hamaker's Pairwise Additivity Approach; 3.2.2 Lifshitz's Theory; 3.3 Measurement of Inter-Molecular Forces; 3.4 Measurement of Forces between Surfaces; 3.5 Exercises; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Stability; Charged Interface, and 4.1 Electrostatic Potential Near a Charged Surface4.2 Solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 4.3 Repulsive Force between Two Surfaces; 4.4 Steric Stabilization; 4.5 Kinetics of Stability; 4.5.1 Diffusion of Colloidal Particles; 4.5.2 Particle Aggregation in the Absence of Potential; 4.5.3 Particle Aggregation in the Presence of a Net Potential; 4.6 Measurement of Surface Potential; 4.6.1 Surface Potential When Rs > −1; 4.7 Exercises; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Elementary Concepts of Number Balance; 5.1 State of a Particle
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9781119296454 (Adobe PDF)
1119296455
9781119296782 (ePub)
1119296781
9781119296447 (electronic bk.)
1119296447 (electronic bk.)
9781119296461 (hardcover)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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