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Electrokinetic and Rheological Properties of Nano Zirconia in the Presence of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant
Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02617.x
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Biswas, M. and Raichur, A. M. (2008), Electrokinetic and Rheological Properties of Nano Zirconia in the Presence of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91: 3197–3201. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02617.x
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- Issue published online: 1 OCT 2008
- Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
- Manuscript No. 24282. Received February 1, 2008; approved June 30, 2008.
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In this paper, the effect of rhamnolipid biosurfactant on the electrokinetic and rheological behavior of nanozirconia particles is reported. The effect of pH, concentration of biosurfactant, and solids loading on ζ-potential and rheological behavior was investigated. ζ-potential measurements showed that adsorption of biosurfactant shifted the iso-electric point of zirconia with increasing biosurfactant concentration. The surface of zirconia became more electronegative in the presence of biosurfactant indicating a strong interaction. Maximum charge was obtained in the presence of about 230 ppm of biosurfactant. Rheological tests at pH 7 revealed that the zirconia suspension is viscous at high solids loading and addition of biosurfactant decreased the viscosity substantially especially at high solids loading (>50 wt%). Sedimentation tests confirmed that the biosurfactant is a good dispersant for zirconia particles at pH values of 7 and above.