Study of Interfacial Dilational Properties by the Spinning Drop Technique
ZHANG Lei1 GONG Qing-Tao1 ZHOU Zhao-Hui1 WANG Wu-Ning2 ZHANG Lu1 ZHAO Sui1 YU Jia-Yong1
(1 Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, p.R.China; 2 Beijing Eastern-Dataphy Instruments Co.,Ltd.,Beijing 100089, p.R.China)
Abstract: The dilational viscoelastic properties of 4,5-dihepty-2-propylbenzene sulfonate (DHPBS) at the decane/water interface were investigated with a spinning drop tensiometer. The instrument of the spinning drop tensiometer SVT20N and the corrrlative experimental method were discussed in detail. The influence of oil drop volume, rotational speed, and oscillating amplitude on the interfacial dilational modulus were expounded. Experimental results show that spinning drop analysis is a novel method for probing interfacial dilational properties and has good prospects for application in the measurement of low interfacial tension phenomena.