Polylayer Adsorption on Rough Surfaces of Nanoaerosols Obtained via the Rapid Cooling of Droplets

Abstract

An approach is developed for studying polymolecular adsorption on the modeled rough surface of a small aerosol obtained from a liquid droplet on its rapid cooling. A way of estimating the specific surface of adsorbent droplets with rough surfaces is proposed, and the temperature and size dependences of the specific surface are established. Isotherms of N₂ and Ar polymolecular adsorption on a heterogeneous surface of small spherical particles of SiO₂ are derived. The possibility of using this approach to describe an experiment is demonstrated. Comparison to the experimental isotherms reveals agreement with isotherms of argon and nitrogen on silica surfaces, with an error of up to 4.5%.