Floating Ceramics vs. Floating Oils: Search for Appropriate Conditions
Materials Science and Applied Chemistry
2016
Olga Muter,
Andrejs Bērziņš,
Tūrs Selga,
Ruta Švinka,
Visvaldis Švinka
Ceramic granules fabricated from Quaternary clay at 1200 °C were tested for their flotation ability in a water model system containing silicone oil. The presence of oil in the liquid phase improved flotation of granules, probably due to sorption of oil by ceramics. Coating of granules with SiO2 resulted in decreased flotation ability, irrespectively of the presence of oil. Granules were shown to be appropriate for bacterial colonization.
Keywords
Bacterial consortium, ceramic granules, flotation ability, oil-granule aggregates
DOI
10.1515/msac-2016-0003
Muter, O., Bērziņš, A., Selga, T., Švinka, R., Švinka, V. Floating Ceramics vs. Floating Oils: Search for Appropriate Conditions. Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, 2016, 33, pp.17-21. ISSN 1407-7353. e-ISSN 2255-8713. Available from: doi:10.1515/msac-2016-0003
Publication language
English (en)