Title: Synthesis and characterisation of strontium tartrate nanoparticles with and without Triton X-100 surfactant

Authors: E.A. Abdel-Aal; A.N. El-Shazly

Addresses: Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87 Helwan, Cairo, Egypt ' Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87 Helwan, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract: Strontium tartrate was synthesised with and without Triton X-100 surfactant. Synthesis was performed by crystallisation. All crystallisation parameters were studied in details Induction time was measured under different supersaturations ranging from 9.7 to 18.1. This is the time elapsed between the achievement of supersaturation and the appearance of a solid phase. The results show that the induction time decreases exponentially with increasing the supersaturation. On the other hand, the induction time was increased with addition of Triton X-100 surfactant. In addition, the surface energy was increased with addition of Triton X-100 compared to the baseline (without Triton). Interestingly, with addition of the Triton surfactant, the precipitated crystals are larger compared with the baseline.

Keywords: organometallic compounds; chemical synthesis; nucleation; crystal growth; strontium tartrate nanoparticles; Triton X-100 surfactant; nanotechnology; supersaturation; induction time; surface energy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2014.067625

International Journal of Nanoparticles, 2014 Vol.7 No.3/4, pp.278 - 293

Received: 02 Jun 2014
Accepted: 18 Aug 2014
Published online: 28 Feb 2015 *

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