Characterizing Emulsions by Observation of Single Droplet CollisionsAttoliter Electrochemical Reactors

We report an electrochemical study of the collisions of single droplets in an emulsion by two methods. In the first method, an electroactive redox species, for example, ferrocene, inside a toluene-in-water emulsion droplet (but not in the continuous phase) is measured by chronoamperometry during a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014-04, Vol.136 (13), p.4849-4852
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Byung-Kwon, Boika, Aliaksei, Kim, Jiyeon, Dick, Jeffrey E, Bard, Allen J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report an electrochemical study of the collisions of single droplets in an emulsion by two methods. In the first method, an electroactive redox species, for example, ferrocene, inside a toluene-in-water emulsion droplet (but not in the continuous phase) is measured by chronoamperometry during a collision with an ultramicroelectrode (UME). Here, a blip or spike type of collision signal is observed, representing electrolysis of the droplet contents. In the second method, electrochemical oxidation of an electroactive redox species in the continuous aqueous phase is hindered by a droplet blocking collision. In this case, a staircase current decrease is observed. From an analysis of single soft particle collision data, one can find the emulsion droplet size distribution and the droplet contents.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja500713w