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A study of aggregation of sulphur particles in colloidal suspension of sulphur in water-methanol mixture using TEM and electron diffraction is reported. From the micrographs the aggregates formed have been found to be random and tenuous indicating a fractal structure. The electron diffraction patterns of the aggregates are used to study the mechanism of diffusion and reaction limited aggregation.
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Abdulkhadar, M., George, K.C. Electron microscopy study of aggregation of microclusters of sulphur. Pramana - J Phys 37, 321–326 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02848483
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