Dr Radomir Slavchov

Radomir Slavchov

Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 8938

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/r.slavchov
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Publications

Publications of specific relevance to

2024

Burrows SA, Shon JW, Peychev B, Slavchov RI and Smoukov SK (2024). Phase transitions of fluorotelomer alcohols at the water|alkane interface studied via molecular dynamics simulation. Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc)  Soft Matter  10.1039/d3sm01444d

2023

Slavchov RI (2023). Theory of adsorption of ethoxylates at the water | oil and water | air interfaces. 1. Monolayers of single–component and Poisson distributed alkylphenol ethoxylates. Elsevier  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.068
Farren LJ, Sharifi N, Clarke SM and Slavchov RI (2023). Effect of the solvent quadrupolarizability on the strength of the hydrogen bond: Theory vs data for the Gibbs energy and enthalpy of homo- and heteroassociation between carboxylic acids and water. American Institute of Physics  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 158, (21) 10.1063/5.0137052
Peychev B, Arabadzhieva D, Minkov I, Mileva E, Smoukov SK and Slavchov RI (2023). Measuring the Adsorption of Electrolytes on Lipid Monolayers. American Chemical Society  Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters  4652-4656. 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00795
Slavchov RI, Radev I, Philippi W, Peinecke V, Clarke SM and Filip S (2023). Can diesel internal injector deposits form via an electrokinetic mechanism? Elsevier  Fuel  vol. 338, 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127153
Peychev B and Slavchov RI (2023). Interactions between Small Inorganic Ions and Uncharged Monolayers on the Water/Air Interface. American Chemical Society  Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry)  10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08019

2022

Feng J, Valkova Z, Lin EE, Nourafkan E, Wang T, Tcholakova S, Slavchov R and Smoukov SK (2022). Minimum surfactant concentration required for inducing self-shaping of oil droplets and competitive adsorption effects. Royal Society of Chemistry  Soft Matter  vol. 18, (35) 6729-6738. 10.1039/d1sm01326b

2021

Slavchov R, Peychev B and Ismail A (2021). Characterization of capillary waves: a review and a new optical method. Aip Publishing  Physics of Fluids  vol. 33, (10) 10.1063/5.0066759
Minkov IL, Dimitrova IM, Arabadzhieva D, Mileva E and Slavchov RI (2021). The cause of accelerated desorption of sparingly soluble dodecanol monolayers: Convection or leakage? Elsevier  Colloids and Surfaces a: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects  vol. 629, 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127414
Peychev B and Slavchov RI (2021). Adsorption model and phase transitions of diblock perfluoroalkylated surfactants at the water—alkane interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.057

2020

Dimitrova IM, Yordanova VI and Slavchov RI (2020). Quadrupolarizability of Liquid Mixtures. American Chemical Society  The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter  10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c08841
Slavchov RI, Salamanca M, Russo D, Salama I, Mosbach S, Clarke SM, Kraft M, Lapkin AA and Filip SV (2020). The role of NO2 and NO in the mechanism of hydrocarbon degradation leading to carbonaceous deposits in engines. Elsevier  Fuel  vol. 267, 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117218
Nikolova M, Slavchov R and Nikolova G (2020). Nanotechnology in Medicine. Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Methods in Clinical Pharmacology  Springer Nature  10.1007/978-3-319-68864-0_45

2019

Slavchov RI, Dimitrova IM and Menon A (2019). From the molecular quadrupole moment of oxygen to the macroscopic quadrupolarizability of its liquid phase. Aip Publishing Llc  Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 151, (6) 10.1063/1.5110675
Dreyer JAH, Slavchov RI, Rees EJ, Akroyd J, Salamanca M, Mosbach S and Kraft M (2019). Improved methodology for performing the inverse Abel transform of flame images for color ratio pyrometry. Optical Society of America  Applied Optics  vol. 58, (10) 2662-2670. 10.1364/AO.58.002662
Minkov IL, Arabadzhieva D, Salama IE, Mileva E and Slavchov RI (2019). Barrier kinetics of adsorption-desorption of alcohol monolayers on water under constant surface tension. Soft Matter  vol. 15, (8) 1730-1746. 10.1039/c8sm02076k
Minkov IL, Arabadzhieva D, Salama IE, Mileva E and Slavchov RI (2019). Correction: Barrier kinetics of adsorption-desorption of alcohol monolayers on water under constant surface tension (Soft Matter (2019), DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02076k). Soft Matter  vol. 15, (8) 1890-1890. 10.1039/C9SM90032B

2018

Martin JW, Botero M, Slavchov RI, Bowal K, Akroyd J, Mosbach S and Kraft M (2018). Flexoelectricity and the Formation of Carbon Nanoparticles in Flames. American Chemical Society (Acs)  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C  vol. 122, (38) 22210-22215. 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08264
Slavchov RI and Ivanov IB (2018). Effective osmotic cohesion due to the solvent molecules in a delocalized adsorbed monolayer. J Colloid Interface Sci  vol. 532, 746-757. 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.08.025
Slavchov RI, Mosbach S, Kraft M, Pearson R and Filip SV (2018). An adsorption-precipitation model for the formation of injector external deposits in internal combustion engines. Applied Energy  vol. 228, 1423-1438. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.130
Martin JW, Bowal K, Menon A, Slavchov RI, Akroyd J, Mosbach S and Kraft M (2018). Polar curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soot formation. Proceedings of The Combustion Institute  vol. 37, (1) 1117-1123. 10.1016/j.proci.2018.05.046
Slavchov RI, Novev JK, Mosbach S and Kraft M (2018). Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization of Molecules That Associate in the Gas Phase. American Chemical Society (Acs)  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research  vol. 57, (16) 5722-5731. 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04241

2017

Martin JW, Slavchov RI, Yapp EKY, Akroyd J, Mosbach S and Kraft M (2017). The Polarization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Curved by Pentagon Incorporation: The Role of the Flexoelectric Dipole. American Chemical Society (Acs)  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C  vol. 121, (48) 27154-27163. 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09044
Slavchov RI, Dimitrova IM and Radoev BP (2017). Contribution of the surface dipole moment and the contact potential-induced disjoining pressure to the stress balance at a three-phase contact. Pleiades Publishing  Colloid Journal  vol. 79, (6) 815-821. 10.1134/s1061933x17060151
Novev JK, Panchev N and Slavchov RI (2017). Evaporating foam films of pure liquid stabilized via the thermal Marangoni effect. Chemical Engineering Science  vol. 171, 520-533. 10.1016/j.ces.2017.06.016
Dimitrova IM, Slavchov RI, Ivanov T and Mosbach S (2017). Comment on “A spherical cavity model for quadrupolar dielectrics” [J. Chem. Phys. 144, 114502 (2016)]. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 146, (18) 10.1063/1.4979717
Slavchov RI and Ivanov IB (2017). Adsorption parameters and phase behaviour of non-ionic surfactants at liquid interfaces. Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc)  Soft Matter  vol. 13, (46) 8829-8848. 10.1039/c7sm01370a

2016

Nakayama Y, Slavchov RI, Bavi N and Martinac B (2016). Energy of Liposome Patch Adhesion to the Pipet Glass Determined by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters  vol. 7, (22) 4530-4534. 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02027
Peshkova TV, Minkov IL, Tsekov R and Slavchov RI (2016). Adsorption of Ions at Uncharged Insoluble Monolayers. American Chemical Society (Acs)  Langmuir  vol. 32, (35) 8858-8871. 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02349
Dimitrova IM, Slavchov RI, Ivanov T and Mosbach S (2016). A spherical cavity model for quadrupolar dielectrics. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 144, (11) 10.1063/1.4943196

2015

Slavchov RI, Dimitrova IM and Ivanov T (2015). The polarized interface between quadrupolar insulators: Maxwell stress tensor, surface tension, and potential. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 143, (15) 10.1063/1.4933370

2014

Slavchov RI, Nomura T, Martinac B, Sokabe M and Sachs F (2014). Gigaseal Mechanics: Creep of the Gigaseal under the Action of Pressure, Adhesion, and Voltage. American Chemical Society (Acs)  The Journal of Physical Chemistry B  vol. 118, (44) 12660-12672. 10.1021/jp506965v
Slavchov RI and Georgiev GS (2014). Markov chain model for the critical micelle concentration of surfactant mixtures. Springer Nature  Colloid and Polymer Science  vol. 292, (11) 2927-2937. 10.1007/s00396-014-3337-2
Slavchov RI and Peshkova TV (2014). Adsorption of ions at the interface oil|aqueous electrolyte and at interfaces with adsorbed alcohol. Elsevier  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 428, 257-266. 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.04.063
Slavchov RI (2014). Quadrupole terms in the Maxwell equations: Debye-Hückel theory in quadrupolarizable solvent and self-salting-out of electrolytes. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 140, (16) 10.1063/1.4871661
Slavchov RI and Ivanov TI (2014). Quadrupole terms in the Maxwell equations: Born energy, partial molar volume, and entropy of ions. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 140, (7) 10.1063/1.4865878
Zahariev TK, Slavchov RI, Tadjer AV and Ivanova AN (2014). Fully atomistic molecular‐mechanical model of liquid alkane oils: Computational validation. Wiley  Journal of Computational Chemistry  vol. 35, (10) 776-788. 10.1002/jcc.23546
Slavchov RI, Nomura T, Martinac B, Sokabe M and Sachs F (2014). Gigaseal Mechanics: Creep of the Gigaseal under the Action of Pressure, Adhesion, and Voltage. Journal of Physical Chemistry B  vol. 118, (44) 12660-12672. 10.1021/jp506965v

2013

Slavchov RI and Novev JK (2013). Comment on “Surface tension of concentrated electrolyte solutions” (R.I. Slavchov, J.K. Novev, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 387 (2012) 234). Elsevier  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 423, 168-169. 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.11.058
Slavchov RI, Novev JK, Peshkova TV and Grozev NA (2013). Surface tension and surface Δχ-potential of concentrated Z+:Z− electrolyte solutions. Elsevier  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 403, 113-126. 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.04.038
Slavchov RI, Dimitrova IM and Ivanov IB (2013). Cohesive and non-cohesive adsorption of surfactants at liquid interfaces. Understanding Complex Systems  199-225. 10.1007/978-3-642-34070-3_22
Slavchov RI, Dimitrova IM and Ivanov IB (2013). Cohesive and Non-cohesive Adsorption of Surfactants at Liquid Interfaces. Without Bounds: a Scientific Canvas of Nonlinearity and Complex Dynamics  Springer Nature  10.1007/978-3-642-34070-3_22

2012

Slavchov RI and Novev JK (2012). Surface tension of concentrated electrolyte solutions. Elsevier  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 387, (1) 234-243. 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.07.020

2011

Ivanov IB, Slavchov RI, Basheva ES, Sidzhakova D and Karakashev SI (2011). Hofmeister effect on micellization, thin films and emulsion stability. Elsevier  Advances in Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 168, (1-2) 93-104. 10.1016/j.cis.2011.06.002

2010

Karakashev SI, Ivanova DS, Angarska ZK, Manev ED, Tsekov R, Radoev B, Slavchov R and Nguyen AV (2010). Comparative validation of the analytical models for the Marangoni effect on foam film drainage. Elsevier  Colloids and Surfaces a Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects  vol. 365, (1-3) 122-136. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.01.054
Slavchov R and Tsekov R (2010). Quantum hydrodynamics of electron gases. Aip Publishing  The Journal of Chemical Physics  vol. 132, (8) 10.1063/1.3328126
Slavchov R, Dutschk V, Heinrich G and Radoev B (2010). Justification of biexponential rate law of spreading over heterogeneous and rough surfaces. Elsevier  Colloids and Surfaces a Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects  vol. 354, (1-3) 252-260. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.11.019

2009

Tsekov R, Ivanova DS, Slavchov R, Radoev B, Manev ED, Nguyen AV and Karakashev SI (2009). Streaming Potential Effect on the Drainage of Thin Liquid Films Stabilized by Ionic Surfactants. American Chemical Society (Acs)  Langmuir  vol. 26, (7) 4703-4708. 10.1021/la903593p

2006

Slavchov R, Ivanov T and Radoev B (2006). Effect of the surface polarizability on electrostatic screening in semiconductors. Iop Publishing  Journal of Physics Condensed Matter  vol. 18, (26) 10.1088/0953-8984/18/26/007

2005

Czarnecki J, Radoev B, Schramm LL and Slavchev R (2005). On the nature of Athabasca Oil Sands. Elsevier  Advances in Colloid and Interface Science  vol. 114, 53-60. 10.1016/j.cis.2004.09.009

Grants

Grants of specific relevance to
BP-ICAM Fellowship
Slavchov RI
£13,176 bp (01-06-2020 - 31-05-2021)