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1Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine. nat_mis@ukr.net
Abstract:
The present article focuses on the analysis of experimental data and interpreting of the influence of water depletion near hydrophobic particles and nanobubbles formed on their surface or in the space between them on van der Waals and electrostatic components of interparticle interaction. It is shown that the difference between simplified and more detailed models of DLVO forces explains the nature and main characteristics of hydrophobic attraction.
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