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    The effects of water purity on removal of hydrophobic substances from solid surfaces without surfactants

    Journal: J. Colloid Interface Sci., Volume 608, FEB 15, page 1929–1941

    Authors: Tsompou, Andriani; Kocherbitov, Vitaly

    Organizations: Gustaf Th Olsson foundation

    Keywords: Quartz Crystal Microbalance with; Dissipation Monitoring; Washing and Cleaning; Detergents; Water Purity; Colloidal Stability; Electrostatic Interactions

    Hypothesis: Detergents used in everyday life for cleaning and washing are a source of water pollution and can have a negative effect on human health and the environment. To reduce their negative impact, a new trend of using only purified water for washing and cleaning applications is emerging. A scientific basis of this method needs to be established, as its mechanisms and the efficiency should be better understood. Experiments: In this work, we investigate the effect of water purity on the removal of hydrophobic films from solid surfaces using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) and gravimetric experiments. We compared the cleaning efficiency of TAP water, two grades of purified water, NaCl solution and SDS solution. Findings: The QCM-D results show that both grades of purified water remove more than 90% of Vaseline deposited of the surface while tap water only 75%. SDS solution fully removes the deposited layer. Gravimetric experiments with removal of olive oil from hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces also indicate higher efficiency of purified water grades. Contact angle experiments show that pure water facilitates roll-up mechanism of cleaning. We suggest that due to lower ionic strength, purified water increases electrostatic repulsion and promotes the cleaning process. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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