Research Article

Elastic Properties of Natural Sea Surface Films Incorporated with Solid Dust Particles: Model Baltic Sea Studies

Table 2

Contact angles (CA) of studied mineral dust particles with distilled (W) and original sea water (S) derived by means of different techniques. : pore radius.

CA determination technique
Sample/phaseSessile dropIsotherm derived from (8)Microscope techniqueThin layer wicking technique

TalcW108.6 ± 6.8110.9 ± 6.588.8 ± 5.480.3 ± 4.8
( )
TalcS112.0 ± 6.793.9 ± 5.786.7 ± 5.2

MicrosphereW99.4 ± 6.188.3 ± 5.362.0 ± 4.278.0 ± 4.6
( = 1301.1 nm)
MicrosphereS92.2 ± 5.568.1 ± 4.883.0 ± 4.9

Combustion dustW120.6 ± 7.1117.7 ± 6.9116.9 ± 6.0124.2 ± 8.3
( = 695.7 nm)
Combustion dustS120.1 ± 7.2126.2 ± 6.8128.7 ± 4.6