Measurement of Fractal Aggregates of Polydisperse Particles Using Small-Angle Light Scattering
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1Centre for Particle and Catalyst Technologies, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
Abstract:
The effect of primary particle polydispersity on the structure of fractal aggregates has been investigated through the salt-induced, diffusion-limited aggregation of mixtures of hematite. The fractal dimension was determined experimentally using three independent methods: q dependence of static light scattering, kinetic scaling, and correlation of aggregate mass and linear size both determined from Guinier scattering. The fractal dimensions D(f) obtained were 1.75+/-0.03, 1.76+/-0.03, and 1.70+/-0.05, respectively. The use of a previously derived fractal mean particle size was validated in allowing data collapse to master curves for the aggregation kinetics data. The fractal mean particle size is shown to have general utility by taking a number weighting to describe polydisperse aggregation kinetics and a mass weighting to describe small q scattering behavior. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.
