title: Coupling of inverse gas chromatography at infinite dilution (IGC-ID) with a controlled modification of a solid surface.
abstract: This paper presents a new method for studying the surface of a heterogeneous solid by inverse gas chromatography at infinite dilution (IGC-ID). After saturating the high-energy sites by impregnation with a suitable polymer, the chromatographic probes visit the low energy sites, which are not visible by conventional IGC-ID. This method has been used to study the two types of surface of talc: lateral and basal surfaces. In the second part of the paper the influence of the structure of the polymer on the impregnation is examined. In particular it is shown that a polymer with a linear structure is more able to fit a rough surface than is a branched or a cyclic polymer.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche Poudres et Procédés, Ecole des Mines d 'Albi-Cannaux, Albi CT, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Comard
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calvet
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dodds
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Balard
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics