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Saczek J, Murphy K, Zivkovic V, Putranto A, Pramana SS. Impact of coating particles on liquid marble lifetime: reactor engineering approach to evaporation. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:5822-5835. [PMID: 39007336 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00478g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Liquid marbles are soft matter objects characterised by a liquid droplet enclosed within a hydrophobic particle coating, preventing wetting. This distinctive structure serves as active sites for solid-liquid-gas reactions. However, the impact the chosen coating material has on liquid marble stability, particularly regarding the number of coating layers and material wetting, remains uncertain. There is a need for a modelling approach to predict the overall lifetime considering these coating characteristics. This study reveals that for PTFE liquid marbles evaporating at ambient temperature, smaller coating particles (250 nm) extend their lifetime by forming a multilayered coating. Conversely, using larger particle sizes (200 μm) results in the formation of monolayer liquid marbles with shorter lifetimes than their equivalent naked droplets. Additionally, a higher number of particle layers and a larger contact angle generally enhance the liquid marble's lifetime. For multilayered liquid marbles comprised of smaller particles (250 nm), the particle contact angle is found to have a more significant impact than the number of layers on lifetime extension, whereas the opposite holds true for larger particle sizes (20 μm). A modelling approach using the reactor engineering method for liquid marble evaporation demonstrates excellent agreement with experimental results, yielding an R2 of 0.996. The implementation of this specific model, capable of assessing lifetime across various physical modifications, will enhance our understanding of liquid marble properties before their application in biomedical, microreactor, and green technologies.
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- Joshua Saczek
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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Chen J, Wang X, Wang B, Wu T, Zhang L, Zhang K, Fang G, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Yang G. Recent Advances of Bio-Based Hydrogel Derived Interfacial Evaporator for Sustainable Water and Collaborative Energy Storage Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403221. [PMID: 39012064 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Solar interfacial evaporation strategy (SIES) has shown great potential to deal with water scarcity and energy crisis. Biobased hydrogel derived interfacial evaporator can realize efficient evaporation due to the unique structure- properties relationship. As such, increasing studies have focused on water treatment or even potential accompanying advanced energy storage applications with respect of efficiency and mechanism of bio-based hydrogel derived interfacial evaporation from microscale to molecular scale. In this review, the interrelationship between efficient interfacial evaporator and bio-based hydrogel is first presented. Then, special attention is paid on the inherent molecular characteristics of the biopolymer related to the up-to-date studies of promising biopolymers derived interfacial evaporator with the objective to showcase the unique superiority of biopolymer. In addition, the applications of the bio-based hydrogels are highlighted concerning the aspects including water desalination, water decontamination atmospheric water harvesting, energy storage and conversion. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives are given to unveil the bottleneck of the biobased hydrogel derived SIES in sustainable water and other energy storage applications.
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- Jiachuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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Sneha Ravi A, Dalvi S. Liquid Marbles and Drops on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Interfacial Aspects and Dynamics of Formation: A Review. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:12307-12330. [PMID: 38524492 PMCID: PMC10956110 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Liquid marbles (LMs) are droplets encapsulated with powders presenting varied roughness and wettability. These LMs have garnered a lot of attention due to their dual properties of leakage-free and quick transport on both solid and liquid surfaces. These droplets are in a Cassie-Baxter wetting state sitting on both roughness and air pockets existing between particles. They are also reminiscent of the state of a drop on a superhydrophobic (SH) surface. In this review, LMs and bare droplets on SH surfaces are comparatively investigated in terms of two aspects: interfacial and dynamical. LMs present a fascinating class of soft matter due to their superior interfacial activity and their remarkable stability. Inherently hydrophobic powders form stable LMs by simple rolling; however, particles with defined morphologies and chemistries contribute to the varied stability of LMs. The factors contributing to this interesting robustness with respect to bare droplets are then identified by tests of stability such as evaporation and compression. Next, the dynamics of the impact of a drop on a hydrophobic powder bed to form LMs is studied vis-à̀-vis that of drop impact on flat surfaces. The knowledge from drop impact phenomena on flat surfaces is used to build and complement insights to that of drop impact on powder surfaces. The maximum spread of the drop is empirically understood in terms of dimensionless numbers, and their drawbacks are highlighted. Various stages of drop impact-spreading, retraction and rebound, splashing, and final outcome-are systematically explored on both solid and hard surfaces. The implications of crater formation and energy dissipations are discussed in the case of granular beds. While the drop impact on solid surfaces is extensively reviewed, deep interpretation of the drop impact on granular surfaces needs to be improved. Additionally, the applications of each step in the sequence of drop impact phenomena on both substrates are also identified. Next, the criterion for the formation of peculiar jammed LMs was examined. Finally, the challenges and possible future perspectives are envisaged.
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- Apoorva Sneha Ravi
- Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382055, Gujarat, India
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- Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382055, Gujarat, India
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Takei T, Tomimatsu R, Matsumoto T, Sreejith KR, Nguyen NT, Yoshida M. Hydrophobically Modified Gelatin Particles for Production of Liquid Marbles. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14224849. [PMID: 36432975 PMCID: PMC9695580 DOI: 10.3390/polym14224849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The unique properties and morphology of liquid marbles (LMs) make them potentially useful for various applications. Non-edible hydrophobic organic polymer particles are widely used to prepare LMs. It is necessary to increase the variety of LM particles to extend their use into food and pharmaceuticals. Herein, we focus on hydrophobically modified gelatin (HMG) as a base material for the particles. The surface tension of HMG decreased as the length of alkyl chains incorporated into the gelatin and the degree of substitution (DS) of the alkyl chains increased. HMG with a surface tension of less than 37.5 mN/m (determined using equations based on the Young-Dupré equation and Kaelble-Uy theory) successfully formed LMs of water. The minimum surface tension of a liquid in which it was possible to form LMs using HMG particles was approximately 53 mN/m. We also showed that the liquid-over-solid spreading coefficient SL/S is a potential new factor for predicting if particles can form LMs. The HMG particles and the new system for predicting LM formation could expand the use of LMs in food and pharmaceuticals.
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- Takayuki Takei
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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