Understanding the role of hydrogen bonding in the aggregation of fumed silica particles in triglyceride solvents

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Catherine P WhitbySamuel J Booty

Abstract

Fumed silica particles are thought to thicken organic solvents into gels by aggregating to form networks. Hydrogen bonding between silanol groups on different particle surfaces causes the aggregation. The gel structure and hence flow behaviour is altered by varying the proportion of silanol groups on the particle surfaces. However, characterising the gel using rheology measurements alone is not sufficient to optimise the aggregation. We have used confocal microscopy to characterise the changes in the network microstructure caused by altering the particle surface chemistry. Organogels were formed by dispersing fumed silica nanoparticles in a triglyceride solvent. The particle surface chemistry was systematically varied from oleophobic to oleophilic by functionalisation with hydrocarbons. We directly visualised the particle networks using confocal scanning laser microscopy and investigated the correlations between the network structure and the shear response of the organogels. Our key finding is that the sizes of the pore spaces in the networks depend on the fraction of silanol groups available to form hydrogen bonds. The reduction in the network elasticity of gels formed by methylated particles can be accounted for by the increa...Continue Reading

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