Physicochemical Behavior of Sulphonated Acetone-Formaldehyde Resin and Naphthalene Sulfonate-Formaldehyde Condensate in Coal-Water Interface

Abstract

This article studies the physicochemical characteristic of two anionic dispersants—sulphonated acetone-formaldehyde resin (SAF) and naphthalene sulfonate-formaldehyde condensate (FDN)—at coal-water interface, including contact angle, adsorption amount, thickness of adsorbed film, and zeta potential, using four different ranks of coals. The results show that SAF has better wetting property than FDN on coal surface. The adsorption amount of SAF in coal-water interface is greater than that of FDN, and that the thickness of adsorbed films of SAF and FDN on Datong coal measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) are respectively 6.38 nm and 2.11 nm. Moreover, the measurements of zeta potentials in coal-water interface show that SAF has greater capacity in charging coal surface with electronegativity. Based on the investigation, the adsorption models of SAF and FDN on different rank of coals are presented.