The carbon nanomaterial, we synthesized, is insoluble in most of the solvents. It forms suspension when dissolved. How can I quantify dispersion or how to determine the degree of dispersion in different solvents?
Free-disperse systems are divided into ultra-microheterogeneous (1 to 100 nm), microheterogeneous (0.1-10 μm), the rest - coarsely dispersed. The diameter of the particles, if they do not settle, you can determine by the methods of DLS, SAX, nephelometry, UV-visible spectroscopy. The dimensions of all types of particles can be determined by scanning, transition and other types of microscopy.
The relative transmittance of the samples to a specific light can be used to quantify and monitor the dispersion state of the samples.
For more details about the testing method, please refer to the following website:
http://www.formulaction.com/en/our-solutions/stability-and-shelf-life
I thin you can find electrokinetic potential for example with high-efficiency double-angle particle and molecule size analyzer Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern, UK).
Please have a look at the below link.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_I_measure_the_dispersion_of_nanoparticles_in_water_or_other_solvents
electrokinetic potential will certainly not very helpful for dispersibility of carbon in various organic solvents.
You can characterize e.g. by particle size distribution or sedimentation behaviour. The latter can be even be used to determine Hansen Dispersibility Parameter, which let you predict behaviour in solvents not tested yet.
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