Electrokinetic Effects in Interfacial Air Bubble Dynamics
(S Miklavcic and R Horn)
Air bubbles play important roles in numerous systems including plastics and
paper recycling, water treatment and mineral separation processes,
foodstuffs, beverages, cosmetics, cleaning products, fire retardants, and
natural systems such as rivers, oceans and biological fluids. The properties
and behaviour of these systems and processes depend on how air bubbles in
water interact with each other, and/or with other materials. Currently our
understanding of the bubble interactions is incomplete. The improved
understanding gained from this research project will lead to better ability
to control the properties of systems and processes such as those listed
above.
Funding
ARC Discovery Project DP0986371: Anomalous interfacial air bubble dynamics: the importance of electrokinetic effects in thin film drainage, $220,000