ADSORPTION BEHAVIOUR AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF NON-AQUEOUS LANTHANUM CHROMITE SUSPENSIONS

Adsorption studies of monosubstituted benzene molecules with various functional groups on doped lanthanum chromite/cyclohexane surface have been performed. The results from the adsorption study can be used in selecting appropriate anchoring groups on the dispersant. It was found that high amount of O relative to La on the LaCrO3 surface correlated with high amounts of adsorbed benzoic acid. Increase in the La content relative to the O on the powder surface increased the amount of adsorbed benzylamine. The high amount of benzoic acid adsorbed on 20% Ca-doped lanthanum chromite powder (A1) correlated well with good colloidal stability caused by a carboxylic acid containing dispersant. Rheology experiments showed that a low degree of agglomeration is obtained using only a small amount of the carboxylic acid containing dispersant (Hypermer LP1). Electrophoretic mobility measurements in water of this powder coated with the LP1 dispersant indicated electrosteric stabilisation.