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Colloid Chemistry COLLOID CHEMISTRY MD. KHAIRUL ISLAM Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Thomas Graham (1861) observed that crystalline substances such as sugar, urea, and sodium chloride passed through the membrane, while others like glue, gelatin and gum arabic did not. The former he called crystalloids and the latter colloids (Greek, kolla = glue ; eidos = like). Graham thought that the difference in the behavior of ‘crystalloids’ and ‘colloids’ was due to the particle size. Later it was realised that any substance, regardless of its nature, could be converted into a colloid by subdividing it into particles of colloidal size. 1°A True solution 10ºA Colloidal solution 2000ºA Suspension 2 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 DEFINITION o A colloid is a type of chemical mixture in which one substance is dispersed evenly throughout another – homogenous mixture. o The substance distributed as the colloidal particles is called the Dispersed phase. The second continuous phase in which the colloidal particles are dispersed is called the Dispersion medium. 3 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 COLLOIDAL SYSTEM CONSISTS OF TWO SEPARATE PHASES 1. a dispersed phase or also known as internal phase (for solute) 2. a continuous phase or dispersion medium (for solvent) A colloidal system may be solid, liquid, or gaseous. 4 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 CLASSIFICATION OF COLLOIDS Dispersed Phase Medium / Phases Gas Liquid Solid NONE Liquid Aerosol Solid Aerosol (All gases are Examples: fog, Examples: Gas mutually mist, hair smoke, cloud, miscible) sprays air particulates Emulsion Sol Foam Continuous Examples: milk, Examples: Liquid Example: Medium mayonnaise, pigmented ink, whipped cream hand cream blood Solid Foam Gel Examples: Solid Sol Examples: agar, Solid aerogel, Example: gelatin, jelly, styrofoam, cranberry glass silicagel, opal pumice 5 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 TYPES OF SOL Sols are colloidal systems in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid. These can be subdivided into two classes : (a) Lyophilic sols (solvent-loving) (b) Lyophobic sols (solvent-hating) Lyophilic sols are those in which the dispersed phase exhibits a definite affinity for the medium or the solvent. The examples of lyophilic sols are dispersions of starch, gum, and protein in water. Lyophobic sols are those in which the dispersed phase has no attraction for the medium or the solvent.The examples of lyophobic sols are dispersion of gold, iron (III) hydroxide and sulphur in water. 6 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 CHARACTERISTICS OF LYOPHILIC AND LYOPHOBIC SOLS Some features of lyophilic and lyophobic sols are listed below- Ease of preparation Charge on particles Solvation Viscosity Precipitation Reversibility Tyndall effect Migration in electronic field 7 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 COMPARISON OF LYOPHILIC AND LYOPHOBIC SOLS Lyophilic Sols Lyophobic Sols Prepared by direct mixing with dispersion medium Not prepared by direct mixing with the medium Little or no charge on particles. Particles carry positive or negative charge Particles generally solvated. No solvation of particles Viscosity higher than dispersion medium; set to a Viscosity almost the same as of medium; do not gel set to a gel Precipitated by high concentration of electrolytes Precipitated by low concentration of electrolytes Reversible. Irreversible. Do not exhibit Tyndall effect. Exhibit Tyndall effect. Particles migrate to anode or cathode, or not at all. Particles migrate to either anode or cathode. 8 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 PREPARATION OF SOLS Lyophilic sols may be prepared by simply warming the solid with the liquid dispersion medium e.g., starch with water. On the other hand, lyophobic sols have to be prepared by special methods. These methods fall into two categories : (a) Dispersion Methods in which larger macro-sized particles are broken down to colloidal size. (b) Aggregation Methods in which colloidal size particles are built up by aggregating single ions or molecules. 9 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 DISPERSION METHODS Mechanical dispersion using Colloid mill: (Ex. Colloidal graphaite, printing inks) Bredig’s Arc Method: (used for preparing hydrosols of metals e.g., silver, gold and platinum) 10 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 DISPERSION METHODS (CONTD) By Peptization: (ferric hydroxide ) [The dispersal of a precipitated material into colloidal solution by the action of an electrolyte in solution, is termed peptization. The electrolyte used is called a peptizing agent. Peptization is the reverse of coagulation of a sol] 11 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 AGGREGATION METHODS Double Decomposition As2O3 + 3H2S As2S3 (sol) + 3H2O Reduction ⎯⎯ AgNO3 + tannic acid Ag sol AuCl + tannic acid Au sol 3 ⎯⎯ Oxidation ⎯⎯ 2H2S + SO2 2H2O + S Hydrolysis ⎯⎯ FeCl3 + 3H2O Fe(OH)3 (red sol)+ 3HCl Change of Solvent ⎯⎯ When a solution of sulphur or resin in ethanol is added to an excess of water, the sulphur or resin sol is formed owing to decrease in solubility. The substance is present in molecular state in ethanol but on transference to water, the molecules precipitate out to form colloidal particles. 12 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 PURIFICATION OF SOLS Dialysis Electrodialysis Ultrafiltration 13 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 PROPERTIES OF SOLS Optical properties Sols exhibit Tyndall effect Ultramicroscope shows up the presence of individual particles Sol particles can be seen with an Electron microscope 14 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 PROPERTIES OF SOLS (CONTD) Kinetic properties Brownian Movement 15 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 PROPERTIES OF SOLS (CONTD) Electrical properties The sol particles carry an electric charge Electrophoresis Electro-osmosis 16 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLS (CONTD) Coagulation or Precipitation: The flocculation and settling down of the discharged sol particles is called coagulation or precipitation of the sol. The coagulation or precipitation or destabilization of a given sol can be brought about in four ways By addition of electrolytes By electrophoresis By mixing two oppositely charged sols By boiling 17 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLS (CONTD) Protective action of sols: The property of lyophilic sols to prevent the precipitation of a lyophobic sol is called protection.The lyophilic sol used to protect a lyophobic sol from precipitation is referred to as a Protective colloid. If a little gelatin (hydrophilic colloid) is added to a gold sol (hydrophobic sol), the latter is protected. The ‘protected gold sol’ is no longer precipitated on the addition of sodium chloride. Because the lyophilic colloid forms a coating around the lyophobic sol particles. The protective action of different colloids is measured in terms of the ‘Gold number’ introduced by Zsigmondy. The gold number is defined as :the number of milligrams of a hydrophilic colloid that will just prevent the precipitation of 10 ml of a gold sol on the addition of 1 ml of 10 per cent sodium chloride solution. 18 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 ORIGIN OF CHARGE ON SOL PARTICLES Adsorption of ions from the aqueous medium Ionisation of surface groups 19 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 STABILITY OF SOLS Presence of like charge on sol particles Presence of Solvent layer around sol particle 20 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 ASSOCIATED COLLOIDS Substances whose molecules aggregate spontaneously in a given solvent to form particles of colloidal dimensions are called Associated or Association Colloids. 21 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 EMULSIONS An emulsion may be defined as a dispersion of finely divided liquid droplets in another liquid. There are two types of emulsions. (a) Oil-in-Water type (Milk) (b) Water-in-Oil type (Ex- Stiff greases) Preparations Properties 22 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 GELS A gel is a jelly-like colloidal system in which a liquid is dispersed in a solid medium. Elastic gels (Gelatin, starch and soaps ) Non elastic gels (silica gel) Properties of Gels Hydration Swelling Syneresis Thixotropy 23 Md. Khairul Islam, Lecturer, ACCE, R.U. 4/15/2016 APPLICATIONS OF COLLOIDS Foods Medicines Non-drip or thixotropic paints Electrical precipitation of smoke Clarification of Municipal water Formation of Delta Artificial Kidney machine Adsorption indicators Blue colour of the sky 24 .
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