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Investigation of Generation and Dynamics of Microbubbles in the Solutions of Anionic Surfactant (SDS)

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The paper demonstrates the possibility of air microbubble formation in aqueous solutions of SDS anionic surfactant, with particular emphasis on the use of a microporous asymmetric wettability membrane, an air compressor, and a water pump. An experimental setup and specialized software in the Python programming language have been developed. The results of experimental and numerical studies are presented in the form of histograms of the diameter distribution of bubbles. The method of static image analysis was used to measure the size of the generated bubbles. It is shown that as the concentration of SDS increases from 0 to 3.5 mmol, the average diameter of the bubbles decreases from 135 µm to 90 µm which is accompanied by a simultaneous increase of their concentration. A further increase in the SDS concentration above 3.5 mmol causes clouding of the solution due to a decrease in the diameter of the bubbles, which becomes less than 32 µm and the formation of an opalescent suspension of water-insoluble microparticles. An attempt has been made to estimate the size of bubbles and particles in such solutions using the Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technique.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under grant 20-69-46066. The authors thank A.I. Nechaev and L.G. Chekanova (ITH Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) for assisting in the study of the size of emerging microbubbles by the method Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under grant 20–69-46066.

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  1. Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics UB RAS, 1, Koroleva Str, Perm, 614013, Russian Federation

    T. Lyubimova, K. Rybkin, O. Fattalov & M. Kuchinskiy

  2. Perm State University, 15, Bukireva Str, 614990, Perm, Russian Federation

    T. Lyubimova, K. Rybkin, O. Fattalov, M. Kuchinskiy & M. Kozlov

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by T. Lyubimova, K. Rybkin, O. Fattalov, M. Kuchinskiy and M. Kozlov. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Lyubimova, T., Rybkin, K., Fattalov, O. et al. Investigation of Generation and Dynamics of Microbubbles in the Solutions of Anionic Surfactant (SDS). Microgravity Sci. Technol. 34, 74 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-022-09977-w

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