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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106079
Keywords
Absorbance; Irradiance; Spectrum; Surfactants; Transmittance
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- Qatar Foundation, Qatar [210024930]
- Qatar National Library (QNL)
- Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation) [NPRP12S-0123-190011]
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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The impact of ultrasonication time and surfactants on the optical characteristics and stability of CuO/water, CNTs/water, and Fe3O4/water nanofluids was evaluated. Surfactants were found to significantly affect the stability of nanofluids over ultrasonication time. The optical characteristics of nanofluids were influenced by the concentration of nanoparticles, ultrasonication time, temperature, and surfactants.
The prime objective of the present experimental work is to evaluate the impact of ultrasonication time and surfactants on the optical characteristics (transmittance and absorbance) and stability of CuO/water, CNTs/ water, and Fe3O4/water nanofluids to be used in spectrum selective applications. Two-step method with various ultrasonication times (30 min, 60 min, and 90 min) was employed to prepare nanofluids (having volume fractions of 0.004 % and 0.0004 %). Furthermore, various surfactants (anionic, cationic, and polymer) were added to the base fluid. The study results revealed that surfactants have a significant effect on the stability of nanofluids over ultrasonication time. The nanofluids prepared using sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) have the highest zeta potential values than other surfactants used in the experimentation. The increase in transmittance of nanofluid was more prominent for lower concentration (0.0004 %) after one week of preparation. The concentration of nanoparticles, ultrasonication time, temperature, and surfactants influenced the optical characteristics of nanofluids. The most stabled CNTs nanofluid with 0.004 % concentration and 90 min of ultrasonication obtained an average of 67.6 % and 74.6 % higher absorbance than stabled CuO and Fe3O4 nanofluids, respectively. The irradiance transmitted through nanofluid was strongly dependent on the concentration and type of nanoparticles.
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