Bubble-particle interaction is of great theoretical and practical importance in flotation.
Significant progress has been achieved over the past years and the process of bubble …

Low salinity waterflooding (LSW) has been proved to be a promising technique in improving
oil recovery for both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. Sandstone and carbonate are two …

During the past years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has matured to an indispensable tool
to characterize nanomaterials in colloid and interface science. For imaging, a sharp probe …

A fundamental investigation was carried out on coal–coal, kaolinite–kaolinite, and coal–
kaolinite interactions using the atomic force microscopy colloidal probe technique at different …

In this work, citric acid was employed as a specialized dispersant to eliminate the strong
heterocoagulation of fine siderite with hematite or quartz. The dispersion performance of …

The mechanical behavior of nanobubbles represents their physical essence and has been
thought to be closely related to their mysteriously long lifetimes. However, it is difficult to …

This paper provides a comprehensive critical review of available studies on analytical and
numerical modeling including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as well as experimental …

Understanding the solvation layer of hydrophobic surfaces is essential for elucidating the
interaction between hydrophobic surfaces in aqueous solutions. Despite their importance …

Hypothesis Ion-specific forces in concentrated salt solutions play critical roles in many
applications, ranging from biology to engineering, eg, separating water-soluble minerals in …

Fundamental results obtained from research on the properties of the edge surfaces of
kaolinite particles (∼ 500 nm) are reported. Of particular significance was the development …