Application of immersional calorimetry to investigation of solid-liquid interactions: microcrystalline cellulose-water system.

A comprehensive characterization of the specific solid-liquid interaction for microcrystalline cellulose and water is presented. The procedure consisted of a conjoint vapor adsorption and immersional wetting experiment. The following information was obtained with respect to the solid. Estimates of the total surface are (138 m2/g) and the external surface (9.2 m2/g) were calculated from the adsorption and immersion data, respectively. Existence of an energetically homogeneous surface was verified by a linear decrease in the heat of immersion of samples containing adsorbed moisture approximately up to monolayer capacity. Integral and differential free energy, enthalpy, and entropy changes accompanying the adsorption process were calculated, and a lack of swelling was substantiated by comparison with a similar study of cellulose fibers. Immersional hysteresis was observed, and its magnitude suggested that sorption hysteresis was of enthalpic as well as entropic origin. The experimental method is potentially valuable for routine characterization of hydrophilic powders.

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