Exploring the Applications of Chromatographic Methods in Material Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding the surface and interface properties of materials and nanomaterials is of capital importance to predict the behavior of their surfaces when they are in contact with other solid substrates. Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) is the best technique for achieving the determination of the London dispersive surface energy, the free interaction energy of adsorption, and Lewis’s acid–base parameters of solid materials such as polymers, copolymers, oxides, metals, and carbon materials.

It is a powerful technique that allows for the analysis of the surfaces of materials for numerous industrial applications, including polymers, copolymers and their blends, polymer films, cellulose fibers, metals and metal oxides, minerals, clay minerals, silicas, porous materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), metal organic frame (MOF) materials, carbon fibers, nanomaterials, food products, pharmaceuticals, fuel cells, petroleum residues, resins, abrasive products, and surfactants.

The application of new chromatographic methods and models will constitute an advanced route to better quantify the thermodynamic surface properties of materials. The effect of the temperature on the transition phenomena in polymers and the recovery fraction of adsorption of polymers on other materials can be highlighted using the IGC technique at finite or infinite concentrations. Other surface techniques such as BET adsorption, DRX, NMR, FTIR, and the contact angle technique will be highly significant for further surface characterization of surfaces and interfaces to strengthen the experimental results obtained by means of inverse gas chromatography.

Prof. Dr. Tayssir Hamieh
Guest Editor

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