Stabilization of Nanostructured Zeolite Particles: The Effect of Sodium Polyacrylate on the Disaggregation Kinetics and Threshold

Abstract

The influence of sodium polyacrylate on the disaggregation kinetics and threshold of conglomerates of a natural agromineral, zeolite, under ultrasonic dispersion has been studied. It has been demonstrated that the use of sodium polyacrylate as a stabilizing additive has resulted in the reduction of the zeolite particle size, the increase in the content of isolated fractions, and significant decrease in the ultrasonic treatment duration. When the zeolite was dispersed with sodium polyacrylate, the particles achieved an average size of 750.0 nm after the first minute of cavitation treatment, while the dispersion of the agromineral without the additive required a 5-min treatment to achieve the same result. The use of sodium polyacrylate increased the stabilized state period of zeolite particles to half a year.