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Zawala J, Miguet J, Rastogi P, Atasi O, Borkowski M, Scheid B, Fuller GG. Coalescence of surface bubbles: The crucial role of motion-induced dynamic adsorption layer. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 317:102916. [PMID: 37269558 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The formation of motion-induced dynamic adsorption layers of surfactants at the surface of rising bubbles is a widely accepted phenomenon. Although their existence and formation kinetics have been theoretically postulated and confirmed in many experimental reports, the investigations primarily remain qualitative in nature. In this paper we present results that, to the best of our knowledge, provide a first quantitative proof of the influence of the dynamic adsorption layer on drainage dynamics of a single foam film formed under dynamic conditions. This is achieved by measuring the drainage dynamics of single foam films, formed by air bubbles of millimetric size colliding against the interface between n-octanol solutions and air. This was repeated for a total of five different surfactant concentrations and two different liquid column heights. All three steps preceding foam film rupture, namely the rising, bouncing and drainage steps, were sequentially examined. In particular, the morphology of the single film formed during the drainage step was analyzed considering the rising and bouncing history of the bubble. It was found that, depending on the motion-induced state of adsorption layer at the bubble surface during the rising and the bouncing steps, single foam film drainage dynamics can be spectacularly different. Using Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS), it was revealed that surfactant redistribution can occur at the bubble surface as a result of the bouncing dynamics (approach-bounce cycles), strongly affecting the interfacial mobility, and leading to slower rates of foam film drainage. Since the bouncing amplitude directly depends on the rising velocity, which correlates in turn with the adsorption layer of surfactants at the bubble surface during the rising step, it is demonstrated that the lifetime of surface bubbles should intimately be related to the history of their formation.
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- Jan Zawala
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- TIPs, Fluid Physics Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- TIPs, Fluid Physics Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland
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- TIPs, Fluid Physics Unit, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Ji X, Jiang P, Jiang Y, Chen H, Wang W, Zhong W, Zhang X, Zhao W, Zang D. Toward Enhanced Aerosol Particle Adsorption in Never-Bursting Bubble via Acoustic Levitation and Controlled Liquid Compensation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2300049. [PMID: 36967571 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bubbles in air are ephemeral because of gravity-induced drainage and liquid evaporation, which severely limits their applications, especially as intriguing bio/chemical reactors. In this work, a new approach using acoustic levitation combined with controlled liquid compensation to stabilize bubbles is proposed. Due to the suppression of drainage by sound field and prevention of capillary waves by liquid compensation, the bubbles can remain stable and intact permanently. It has been found that the acoustically levitated bubble shows a significantly enhanced particle adsorption ability because of the oscillation of the bubble and the presence of internal acoustic streaming. The results shed light on the development of novel air-purification techniques without consuming any solid filters.
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- Xiaoliang Ji
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Xiong'an Institute of Innovation, Xiong'an, 071899, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Photoelectric Technology and Functional Materials and Application, Institute of Photonics and Photon-technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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Universal non-monotonic drainage in large bare viscous bubbles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:877. [PMID: 36797250 PMCID: PMC9935861 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36397-0] [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: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Bubbles will rest at the surface of a liquid bath until their spherical cap drains sufficiently to spontaneously rupture. For large film caps, the memory of initial conditions is believed to be erased due to a visco-gravitational flow, whose velocity increases from the top of the bubble to its base. Consequently, the film thickness has been calculated to be relatively uniform as it thins, regardless of whether the drainage is regulated by shear or elongation. Here, we demonstrate that for large bare bubbles, the film thickness is highly nonuniform throughout drainage, spanning orders of magnitude from top to base. We link the film thickness profile to a universal non-monotonic drainage flow that depends on the bubble thinning rate. These results highlight an unexpected coupling between drainage velocity and bubble thickness profiles and provide critical insight needed to understand the retraction and breakup dynamics of these bubbles upon rupture.
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Jia H, Lv F, Xu L, Kang Y, Wang Y, Xiao X. CFD modeling of two-phase flow with surfactant by an Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian method. Chem Eng Res Des 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2023.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Lin ES, Song Z, Ong JW, Abid HA, Liew OW, Ng TW. Liquid marble microbioreactor aeration facilitated by on-demand electrolysis. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Pawliszak P, Ulaganathan V, Bradshaw-Hajek BH, Miller R, Beattie DA, Krasowska M. Can small air bubbles probe very low frother concentration faster? SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:9916-9925. [PMID: 34672316 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01318a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The existing literature on the rise velocities of air bubbles in aqueous surfactant solutions adsorbing at the water-air interface focuses mainly on large bubbles (D > 1.2 mm). In addition, due to the way the bubbles in rising bubble experiments are formed, their size is dependent on interfacial tension (the lower the interfacial tension the smaller the bubble). In this paper, smaller air bubbles (D < 505 ± 3 μm) are used to investigate the effect of the bubble size on the detection of two flotation frothers of different adsorption kinetics via bubble rise velocity measurements. We use an alternative method for bubble generation, allowing us to compare the rise velocity of bubbles of the same size in solutions of frothers of varying bulk concentration. The approach taken (ensuring consistent bubble size) ascertains that the buoyancy force component is kept constant when comparing the different solutions. As a consequence, any variations in the bubble rise velocity can be related to changes in the hydrodynamic drag force acting on a rising bubble. The interfacial behavior of frothers, i.e. the adsorption kinetics, interfacial activity and the maximum amount of molecules adsorbed at the interface, are determined from interfacial tension measurements and adsorption isotherms. The differences in the degree of tangential immobilisation caused by two different frothers are discussed in the context of differences in the structure of the dynamic adsorption layer, which is formed during the bubble rise.
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- Piotr Pawliszak
- Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
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- Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources, Australia
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Belousov VV, Fedorov SV. Oxygen-Selective Diffusion-Bubbling Membranes with Core-Shell Structure: Bubble Dynamics and Unsteady Effects. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8370-8381. [PMID: 34236866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Oxygen is the second-largest-volume industrial gas that is mainly produced using cryogenic air separation. However, the state-of-the-art cryogenic technology thermodynamic efficiency has approached a theoretical limit as near as is practicable. Therefore, there is stimulus to develop an alternative technology for efficient oxygen separation from air. Mixed ionic electronic-conducting (MIEC) ceramic membrane-based oxygen separation technology could become this alternative, but commercialization aspects, including cost, have revealed inadequacies in ceramic membrane materials. Currently, diffusion-bubbling molten oxide membrane-based oxygen separation technology is being developed. It is a potentially disruptive technology that would propose an improvement in oxygen purity and a reduction in capital costs. Bubbles play an important role in ensuring the oxygen mass transfer in diffusion-bubbling membranes. However, there is not sufficient understanding of the bubble dynamics. This understanding is important to be able to control transport properties of these membranes and assess their potential for technological application. The aim of this feature article is to highlight the progress made in developing this understanding and specify the directions for future research.
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- Valery V Belousov
- Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow 119334, Russian Federation
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- Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow 119334, Russian Federation
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Thin liquid films: Where hydrodynamics, capillarity, surface stresses and intermolecular forces meet. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The Life of a Surface Bubble. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26051317. [PMID: 33804584 PMCID: PMC7957579 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Surface bubbles are present in many industrial processes and in nature, as well as in carbonated beverages. They have motivated many theoretical, numerical and experimental works. This paper presents the current knowledge on the physics of surface bubbles lifetime and shows the diversity of mechanisms at play that depend on the properties of the bath, the interfaces and the ambient air. In particular, we explore the role of drainage and evaporation on film thinning. We highlight the existence of two different scenarios depending on whether the cap film ruptures at large or small thickness compared to the thickness at which van der Waals interaction come in to play.
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Mezcal is a traditional Mexican spirit, obtained from the distillation of fermented agave juices. Its preparation has been conducted for centuries in an artisanal manner. The method used to determine the correct alcohol content is of particular interest: a stream of the liquor is poured into a small vessel to induce surface bubbles. These bubbles, known as pearls by the Mezcal artisans, remain stable for tenths of seconds only if the alcohol content is close to 50%. For higher or lower alcohol content, the bubbles burst rapidly. The long bubble lifetime is the result of surfactant-induced surface tension changes. However, the precise mechanism and its relation to alcohol content remain unexplained. In this investigation, the extended lifetime of pearls was studied both experimentally and numerically. It was found that changes in surface tension, density, viscosity (resulting from mixing ethanol and water), and the presence of surfactants are all relevant to extend the bubble lifetime. The dimensionless bubble lifetime was found to reach its maximum value when the Bond number was close to unity, corresponding to 2 mm Mezcal bubbles. These findings show that the traditional empirical method does work. Beyond this, the understanding of the process provides physical insight to many other natural and industrial problems for which the stability of surface bubbles is of importance, such as bio-foams, froth floatation, and volcanic flows.
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