Contribution to the thermodynamics of emulsions

Summary In this paper there are derived equations for thermodynamically stable emulsions of phase II in phase I in the presence of surfactants.

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Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit werden Gleichungen für thermodynamisch stabile Emulsionen einer Phase II in Phase I in Gegenwart oberflächenaktiver Stoffe abgeleitet.

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Notation A interfacial area between phase I and phase II - interfacial tension between phase I and phase II - ⁰ interfacial tension without presence of a surfactant - n _i number of moles = amount of componenti - C ₃ concentration of the surfactant = component 3 in phase I in mol/cm³ With 1 figure and 2 tables     

Interfacial dilational properties of anionic gemini surfactants with polymethylene spacers

The dilational properties of anionic gemini surfactants alkanediyl-α,ω-bis(m-octylphenoxy sulfonate) (C₈C_mC₈) with polymethylene spacers at the water–air and water–decane interfaces were investigated by oscillating barriers and interfacial tension relaxation methods. The influences of oscillating frequency and bulk concentration on the dilational properties were explored. The experimental results show that the linking spacer plays an important role in the interfacial dilational properties. The moduli pass through one maximum for all three gemini surfactants at both water–air and water–decane interfaces. However, the values of moduli at the water–air interface are obviously higher than those at the water–decane interface because the sublayer formed by spacer chains will be destroyed by the insertion of oil molecules. Moreover, with the increase of spacer length, the surface adsorption film becomes more viscous at high concentration, which can be attributed to the process involving the formation of the sublayer. On the other hand, the spacers of the adsorbed C₈C₆C₈ molecules will extend into the oil phase when the interface is compressed. As a result, the interfacial film becomes more elastic with the increase of spacer length at high concentration. The experimental results obtained by the interfacial tension relaxation measurements are in accord with those obtained by the oscillating barriers method.     

The stability of hydrocarbon oil droplets at the surfactant/oil interface

Summary The effect of the nature of the oil on the coalescence of single oil droplets at the plane aqueous surfactant solution/oil interface has been investigated. The drop rest-times for the first stage coalescence of a range of hydrocarbon oils have been measured with constant drop volume. The apparatus was based on a design byNielsen et al. (13). Variables that affected drop lifetimes such as drop size, apparatus dimensions, saturation of the two phases with the other component, and surfactant concentration and chain length were investigated and a standard technique was developed. For saturated hydrocarbons the droplet stability falls progressively with increase in chain length. Unsaturation or aromatic character brings about a decrease in droplet stability. The results are discussed in terms of the balance between the cohesive forces between oil molecules and the adhesive forces, between the alkyl chain of the surfactant and oil molecules.The addition of small quantities of long chain alcohol brings about a marked increase in stability through the formation of a complex condensed film at the oil/water interface. Attempts to correlate droplet stability data and the stabilities of bulk emulsion systems and spreading coefficient were not successful.

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Zusammenfassung Die Koaleszenz von Öltropfen auf planen Oberflächen von Tensiden wurde untersucht, wozu eine Standardtechnik entwickelt wurde. Bei gesättigten Kohlenwasserstoffn nimmt die Stabilität der Tröpfchen mit zunehmender Kettenlänge ab. Auch ungesättigte Bindungen und aromatische Gruppen erniedrigen die Stabilität.Die Resultate werden diskutiert unter Berücksichtigung der kohäsiven Kräfte zwischen den Molekülen des Kohlenwasserstoffes und den adhäsiven Kräften zwischen den Alkylketten der Tenside und den Kohlenwasserstoffmolekülen.Die Stabilität wird stark erhöht, wenn geringe Mengen langkettigen Alkohols zugesetzt werden, infolge der Bildung eines komplexen kondensierten Films an der Öl/Wasser-Grenzfläche. Versuche, die gewonnenen Stabilitätsdaten mit der Stabilität der Bulkemulsionen und des Spreitungskoeffizienten in Beziehung zu setzen, waren nicht erfolgreich.

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Nomenclature A area per molecule of surfactant at the interface (nm²) - a activity - C concentration (mol dm^–3) - d drop diameter (cm or mm) - d ₀ mean droplet diameter on volume basis at initial storage - d _t mean droplet diameter on volume basis aftert days storage - h film thickness - K Boltzmann's constant - K ₁ coalescence constant - k first order rate constant for coalescence (s^-1) - k ₁ coalescence constant - k ₂ empirical constant - L distance from needle to interface (cm) - M geometric mean rest-time (s) - N number of droplets not coalesced - n exponent - R gas constant - S spreading coefficient (Nm^-1) - T absolute temperature - T1/2 first order half-life for coalescence (s) - t time (s) - t _d drainage time (s) - t1/2 time required for half of droplets to coalesce (s) - ^tmean mean rest-time (s) - V molar volume - v velocity of hole formation - Hv latent heat of vaporization - solubility parameter - interfacial tension (Nm^-1) - ⁰ interfacial tension between pure oil and water - _e viscosity of continuous phase - density - density difference - surface tension - ag geometric standard deviation - T surface excess - T ₀ saturation adsorption     

Interfacial tension and critical wetting phenomena of the binary liquid mixture cyclohexane-acetonitrile near the critical solution temperature

The determination of the capillary parameter for the partially miscible binary liquid system acetonitrile + cyclohexane has been reported. The system has closely matched densities and the data points are affected by gravity only when the fractional change of the temperature from the critical temperature is about 10^–6. The system also exhibits very interesting wetting properties. The interfacial tension has been fitted to a power law =0.061 (T_c-T)^1.26. The effect of doping with water and the instability of the wetting layer, which crucially depends on the interfacial tension, are studied.     

Rheological study of the pH-dependence of interactions between gelatin and anionic surfactants: flow behaviour and gelation

The interactions between gelatin and two anionic surfactants (sodium di-sec-butylnaphthalenesulfonate and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, respectively) were investigated using rheological methods, charge and surface tension measurements. Upon the addition of surfactants, the viscosity of aqueous gelatin solutions increases at pH values higher than the isoelectric point (IEP) of the gelatin, provided that a distinct surfactant concentration is exceeded. The increase in viscosity depends on the structure of the hydrophobic moiety of the surfactant. Surface tension measurements suggest the formation of gelatin-surfactant-complexes. If the surfactant is added in high concentration, the viscosity does not further increase, and free micelles are formed in the solution. Directly at the IEP and at pH values below, the addition of surfactants leads to flocculation because of electrostatic interactions. At all surfactant concentrations, the flow behaviour was strictly Newtonian. As a model of the structure of the complex, a modified bead and necklace-model is suggested. This model proposes the nucleation of micelles at the hydrophobic gelatin regions (micellar surfactant-gelatin complexes). The number of micelle moieties per gelatin chain could be estimated to be about three. The complex stability is dependent on the extent of hydrophobic interaction.The gelation behaviour of gelatin is strongly affected by the addition of the surfactant. The ratio between the attainable linear storage and loss moduli,G andG, decreases strongly. Gelation is generally hindered, but the effect is stronger at pH values below the IEP than above.     

Effects of additional salts on the interfacial tension of crude oil/zwitterionic gemini surfactant solutions

Zwitterionic gemini surfactants, which have the advantages of both zwitterionic and gemini surfactants, have been widely used in various disciplines. Sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic gemini surfactants consisting of 1,2-bis[N-methyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-alkylammonium]ethane (2C_nSb with 6, 8 and 10 carbon atoms) were evaluated for their interfacial activities at the water/crude oil interface. The 2C₁₀Sb molecules showed a remarkable ability to decrease the interface tension (IFT) of water/crude oil, and the degree of decrease was much greater than those in either zwitterionic or gemini surfactant systems by at least two orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the effects of salts (NaCl, CaCl₂, and MgCl₂) on the IFT of the 2C₁₀Sb system were thoroughly investigated. Interestingly, the delicate balance between the effects of additional cations and the intramolecular interactions of 2C₁₀Sb molecules played crucial roles in the interfacial arrangements of 2C₁₀Sb molecules, which were mainly dependent on the bonding abilities of the cations. Moreover, a zwitterionic surfactant and a cationic gemini surfactant were employed in control experiments to verify the proposed mechanisms.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Sulfobetaine-Type Zwitterionic Surfactant at the Decane/Water Interface

Automated Topology Builder (ATB) and GAMESS (US) were used to build the model of a new sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic surfactant. And a serious of molecular dynamics simulations of the new sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic surfactant were performed at the decane/water interface by GROMACS, the influence of surfactant structure to the interfacial properties was investigated. The results show that the surfactant molecules can adsorb at the decane/water interface closely and reduce the interfacial tension significantly between decane and water. In another word, the model of the sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic surfactant is correct. The minimum interfacial tension could reach up to 1.6 mN · m^?1 when the number of surfactants was up to 134, which corresponds to the critical micelle concentration and consistent with the experimental values of the system.     

SANS investigations of oxide gel formation in inverse micelle and lamellar surfactant systems

The mechanisms of oxide gel formation in inverse micelle and lamellar surfactant systems have been investigated by Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS). In the first of these processes colloidal particles and gels are formed by the controlled hydrolysis and condensation of metal alkoxides in a reversed microemulsion system (water in oil), where the water is confined in the microemulsion core. With this route the rate of formation and structure of the oxide gel can be controlled by appropriate choice of the surfactant molecule (e.g. chain length) and the volume fraction of the micelles dispersed in the continuous organic phase. Investigations have been made with the system cyclohexane/water/C₈E _x , where C₈E _x is the non-ionic surfactant octylphenyl polyoxyethylene. The influence of the size and structure of the microemulsion has been studied by contrast variation (using deuterated solvents) before and during the reaction to form zirconia gels, and the mechanism of gelation is analysed in terms of percolation of fractal cluster aggregates. The structure of gels formed in surfactant/water lamellar phase systems, using surfactants with greater chain length, has also been investigated by SANS. The application of contrast variation to study such anisotropic bilayer systems, in which oriented gel films can be formed, is illustrated.     

Alkyl polyglucoside microemulsion phase behavior

We review several key elements of alkyl polyglucoside (C_mG_n) microemulsion phase behavior. The low solubility of C_mG_n surfactants in oils such as alkanes makes producing C_mG_n microemulsions and subsequent study of their phase behavior difficult. Increasing the solubility of C_mG_n in oil is therefore helpful for the systematic study of C_mG_n-based microemulsion formulations. To this end, the role of cosurfactants in producing microemulsions with water, alkanes, and n-alkyl β-d-glucopyranosides is first discussed. Adding C₁₀βG₁ to mixtures of water–alkane–ethoxylated alcohol surfactants (C_iE_j) produces a region of the three-phase body (a ‘chimney’) that is independent of temperature; thus C_mβG₁ are not completely soluble in the co-oil formed of alkane and C_iE_j at higher temperatures. Then, through a novel approach using oxygenated ether oils (C_kOC₂OC_k), microemulsions are formed with water, C_kOC₂OC_k, and C_mβG₁ and the phase behavior studied as a function of temperature and composition. Increased C_mβG₁ solubility in the more hydrophilic ether oils produces patterns of phase behavior in water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mβG₁ mixtures that are identical to those observed in water–alkane–C_iE_j mixtures. Using the water–ether oil–C_mβG₁ mixtures as a base case, the role of C_mG_n surfactant structure in setting C_mG_n microemulsion phase behavior is explored. The solubility of the α-d anomer (n-alkyl α-d-glucopyranosides, C_mαG₁) in water is much less than that of the β-d surfactant, and these solubility boundaries extend to high surfactant and oil concentrations in water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mαG₁ mixtures. Adding C_mG₂ compounds to water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mβG₁ mixtures shifts the phase behavior to high temperatures, again demonstrating the extreme hydrophilic nature of the sugar headgroup. Finally, adding small amounts of ionic alkyl sulfate surfactants to water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mβG₁ mixtures dramatically reduces the total amount of surfactant needed to form a single-phase microemulsion.     

Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on the Interfacial Dilational Properties of Hydroxy-Substituted Alkyl Benzenesulfonates

Dilational rheological behaviors of adsorption layers of three surfactants, sodium 2-hydroxy-3,5-dioctyl benzene sulfonate (C₈C₈), sodium 2-hydroxy-3-octyl-5-decyl benzene sulfonate (C₈C₁₀), and sodium 2-hydroxy-3-octyl-5-dodecylbenzenesulfonate (C₈C₁₂) formed at air–water and decane–water interfaces, have been investigated as a function of concentration and frequency (0.002–0.1 Hz) by the oscillating bubble/drop method. The experimental results show that the dilational moduli of hydroxy-substituted alkyl benzenesulfonates are obviously higher than those of the common surfactants, because the interfacial interactions between alkyl chains are improved drastically by the unique arrangement of C₈C₈ molecules at the interface. However, the moduli at the decane–water interface are much lower than those at the surfaces because decane molecules will insert into the surfactant molecules adsorbed at the interface and destroy the interactions between alkyl chains. With an increase in the number of carbon atom of 5-alkyl, the surface dilational modulus decreases because the orientation of the surfactant molecules at the surface varies from parallel to tilt. On the other hand, the diffusion-exchange process dominates the interfacial behavior and the interfacial modulus improves with the increase in the length of the alkyl chain.     

Investigation of protein foams obtained by bubbling

Summary The foaminesses of bovine serum albumin solutions, (BSA) with and without buffer, salt and alcohol additives were measured by bubbling and their surface tensions were obtained as function of the timet. The timet _DG , which is necessary to attain the equilibrium surface tension is long (15 h). The area requirement of a single surface adsorbed moleculeA _j0 was obtained fromd/dc, wherec the surfactant concentration, by the Gibbs relation. By assuming the existence of a hydration complex, which consists of the surfactant andX water molecules, the,coordination numbers were estimated toX=12±1 fromA _j0 and the surface requirement of the hydrophilic group of the surfactant. The dependences of CMC andX on the additives are discussed. A good relation prevails between andt _DG . By applying the phase change model of Avrami for the adsorption and surface denaturation of theBS A, simple relation was found between the dimensionless surface tensionV = (₀ - _s) (_st-_s) and the timet:log (2.3 logV) =n logt + logb The good relations between andn as well as between andnb indicate the applicability of this model.

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Zusammenfassung Das Schaumbildungsvermögen von Rinderserumalbumin-Lösungen (BSA), mit und ohne Zusätze wurde gemessen und ihre Oberflächenspannung als Funktion der Meßzeit ermittelt. Die Einstellzeitt _DG der Gleichgewichtsoberflächenspannung _eq ist lang. Zwischen undt _DG läßt sich eine einfache Beziehung aufstellen. Aus der Änderung von _eq mit der bedarf des adsorbierten Molekel ermitteln. Durch die Anwendung des Modells von Steinbach kann gezeigt werden, daß sich der Flächenbedarf durch die Bildung eines Assoziates erklären läßt, bei dem das Wasser komplexartig um das Protein-Molekül lagert. Für die Koordinationszahl der WassermoleküleX ergab sichX=12±1.Durch das Kristallwachstumsmodell von Avrami, das von überreiter auf Polymeradsorption angewendet wurde, läßt sich die Zeitabhängigkeit der Oberflächenspannung beschreiben. Das Schaumbildungsvermögen kann man als einfache Funktion der Konstanten dieser Avrami-Gleichung darstellen.

     

The electronic structures of urazole,pyrrole, and their ions. The σ-π separability problem

Ab initio all-electron LCGTO-SCF-MO calculations have been made on the 5-membered ring nitrogen heterocycles urazole (C₂H₃N₃O₂), pyrrole (C₄H₅N), and their ion radicals. Wavefunctions were obtained, population analyses made, and electron density contour maps drawn. The results show that for urazole considerable polarity develops in the bonds as a result of a large shift of charge towards the nitrogen atoms at the expense of the carbon and hydrogen atom -electrons with only little effect on the oxygen atom charges. In addition, it is concluded that the -electron approximation should be used with great caution for this type of molecule since the - separability conditions are not well satisfied.

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Zusammenfassung Für die Fünfring-Stickstoffheterocylen Urazol (C₂H₃N₃O₂), Pyrrol (C₄H₅N) und ihre Ionenradikale wurden ab initio Rechnungen nach der LCGTO-SCF-MO-Methode durchgeführt, wobei alle Elektronen berücksichtigt wurden. Die Besetzungszahlen wurden ermittelt und die Elektronendichten graphisch dargestellt. Die Rechnungen zeigen, daß für Urazol eine beträchtliche Polarität in den -Bindungen vorhanden ist. Der Grund dafür liegt in der starken Verschiebung der -Ladung in Richtung des Stickstoffatoms auf Kosten der -Elektronen des Kohlenstoffs und Wasserstoffs. Die -Ladungen am Sauerstoff werden kaum beeinflußt. Von einer -Elektronenapproximation für diese Art von Molekülen wird abgeraten, da die --Separationsbedingungen nur ungenügend erfüllt werden.

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Résumé Calculs ab-initio LCGTO-SCF-MO pour tous les électrons des hétérocycles pentagonaux: urazole (C₂H₃N₃O₂), pyrrole (C₄H₅N) et de leurs ions-radicaux. Après obtention des fonctions d'onde, l'analyse de population est affectuée et les cartes de densité électronique sont dréssées. Les résultats indiquent que l'urazole présente une forte polarité dans les liaisons sigma résultant d'un transfert de charge sigma vers les atomes d'azote aux dépens des atomes de carbone et d'hydrogène et en affectant peu les atomes d'oxygène. De plus, la séparabilité sigma pi n'est pas bien satisfaite dans ce type de molécule.

     

Physicochemical properties of α, ω-type bolaform surfactant in aqueous solution. Eicosane-1,20-bis(triethylammonium bromide)

The physicochemical properties of the, - type (bolaform) surfactant, eicosane-1, 20-bis(triethylammonium bromide) (C₂₀Et₆), in aqueous solution have been investigated by means of surface tension, electrical conductivity, dye solubilization, and time-resolved fluorescence quenching (determination of average micelle aggregation number). Using electrical conductivity, the critical micelle concentration of C₂₀Et₆ was found to be 6.0×10^–3 mol dm^–3 and the ionization degree of C²⁰Et₆ micelle was found to be 0.42. From surface tension measurments, the molecular area of C₂₀Et₆ at the air-water interface was about twice that of normal type surfactants such as dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). The solubilizing power of micellar solution of C₂₀Et₆ toward Orange OT was 1.0×10^–2 mole of dye per mole of surfactant, i. e., slightly smaller than that of DTAB. The micelle aggregation number,N, was found to be 17±2 by time-resolved fluorescence quenching. C₂₀Et₆ showed a very small temperature dependence ofN, much less than for normal surfactants.     

Thermodynamic properties of water-β-cyclodextrin-dodecylsurfactant ternary systems

Densities, heat capacities and conductivities of water-surfactant--cyclodextrin (-CD) ternary systems were determined at 25°C. The surfactants studied were sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS) and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). From conductivity data, apparent critical micelle concentrations (cmc^*) and degree of ionization of micelles were obtained at a fixed -CD concentration (m_CD). From the cmc^* value and that in water (cmc) the stoichiometry of the surfactant--CD complex was calculated. At a given m_CD, the apparent molar volume V_,CD and heat capacity C_,CD of -CD in the two surfactants were calculated as functions of surfactant concentration m_S. For both NaDS and DTAB, V_,CD increases with m_S up to about the cmc beyond which it decreases to a constant value at high m_S, the opposite is observed for C_,CD. With NaDS, a jump in the C_,CD vs, m_S trend was detected and ascribed to a structural NaDS micellar transition. The apparent molar volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of NaDS and DTAB in the water--CD mixture 0.017 m were also obtained. From these properties and those in pure water, the volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of transfer of the surfactant from water to water+-CD mixture as functions of m_S were calculated. For both surfactants, the V_S vs. m_S trends increase to the cmc and then decrease in a monotonic manner, whereas C_S increases regularly with m_S in the pre-micellar region and is essentially constant in the post-micellar region. The V_S vs. m_S trends were qualitatively explained in terms of dispersed, complexed and micellized surfactant contributions.     

Synthesis and properties of nonylphenol-substituted dodecyl sulfonate

Nonylphenol-substituted dodecyl sulfonate (C₁₂-NPAS) was synthesized via sulfonation-alkylation-neutralization using 1-dodecene, SO₃, and nonylphenol as raw materials. The properties such as surface tension, interfacial tension (IFT), wettability, foam properties, and salinity tolerance of C₁₂-NPAS were systematically investigated. The results show that the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of C₁₂-NPAS was 0.22?mmol?·?L^?1 and the surface tension at the CMC (γ_CMC) of C₁₂-NPAS was 29.4 mN/m. When compared with the traditional surfactants sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), the surface properties of C₁₂-NPAS were found to be superior. The IFT between Daqing crude oil and a weak-base alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP) oil flooding system containing 0.1?wt% of C₁₂-NPAS can reach an ultralow level of 2.79?×?10^?3 mN/m, which was lower than that found for the traditional surfactant heavy alkylbenzene sulfonate (HABS). The salinity and hardness tolerance of C₁₂-NPAS were much stronger than those found for conventional surfactants, petroleum sulfonate, and LAS. C₁₂-NPAS also shows improved wetting performance, foamability, and foam stability.     

Adsorption kinetics measurements of some nonionic surfactants

Dynamic surface tension values of aqueous surfactant solutions were measured by using the ring and plate method. The mean diffusion coefficients calculated on the basis of the purely diffusion controlled adsorption model vary between 2 · 10^–6 to 7 · 10^–6 cm²/s for all surfactants studied:n-alkanols,n-alkanoic acids, dimethyl and diethyln-alkyl phosphine oxides. That means the surfactants investigated adsorb with a purely diffusion controlled adsorption mechanism and no barriers excist to hinder sorption processes.Nomenclature c ₀ surfactant bulk concentration - D diffusion coefficient - surface concentration - ₀ equilibrium surface concentration - ¯ (t)/ ₀ reduced surface concentration - maximum surface concentration - K ₀/c₀ - surface tension - t time - Dt/K ² reduced time - a _L coefficient of the Langmuir isotherm     

The Effect of Anomeric Head Groups, Surfactant Hydrophilicity, and Electrolytes onn-Alkyl Monoglucoside Microemulsions

The effects of the variables of head group structure and salt concentration on microemulsions formed in mixtures of water, alkyl ethylene glycol ethers (C_kOC₂OC_k), andn-alkyl β- -glucopyranosides (C_mβG₁) are explored. Phase behavior of mixtures containing an anomer of the surfactant (n-alkyl α- -glucopyranoside, C_mαG₁), or surfactants with long head groups (n-alkyl maltopyranosides, C_mG₂), or NaCl or NaClO₄as electrolyte are systematically reported as a function of temperature and composition. The substitution ofn-alkyl α- -glucopyranosides forn-alkyl β- -glucopyranosides causes precipitation under some conditions in all mixtures studied. These solubility boundaries begin in the water–surfactant binary mixture at the Krafft boundary, then extend to high concentrations of both surfactant and oil. Increasing the effective length of the surfactant head group by adding C_mG₂to water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mβG₁mixtures moves the phase behavior dramatically up in temperature when even small amounts of C_mG₂are used. Adding a lyotropic electrolyte, NaCl, to water–C_kOC₂OC_k–C_mβG₁mixtures moves the phase behavior down in temperature, while the hydrotropic electrolyte NaClO₄moves the phase behavior up in temperature.     

The interactions of surfactant viologens with cyclodextrins

N-ethyl-N-hexadecyl-4,4-bipyridinium bromide (C₁₆VBr₂) andN-ethyl-N-octadecyl-4,4-bipyridinium bromide (C₁₈VBr₂) were used as electroactive probes to assess the interactions between surfactants and cyclodextrins. Cyclic voltammetry, visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and surface tension techniques were used to detect the formation of complexes between the surfactant viologen probes and- and-cyclodextrins. The voltammetric results suggest the formation of inclusion compounds in which the hydrophobic tail of the surfactant viologens penetrate the cyclodextrin cavity. The dimerization of the viologen cation radicals is essentially suppressed by the presence of-cyclodextrin (ACD) while no effects are observed in the presence of-cyclodextrin (BCD). The observed results are best explained by the relative solubility in aqueous media of each of the inclusion complexes in the several accessible viologen oxidation states.     

Steric repulsion of polyoxyethylene groups for emulsion stability

Rapid coalescence was studied on liquid paraffin emulsion stabilized with a series of poly(oxyethylene) dodecyl ethers [C₁₂H₂₅ (EO),n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] and of poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ethers [C₉H₁₉(EO) _n ,n=2, 4, 5, 6, 12]. The turbidity of emulsion was measured as a function of the solution pHs at constant ionic strength of 0.1 mol dm^–3.As a result, it was found that the emulsions (which were formed with C₁₂H₂₅(EO) _n surfactants having less than four oxyethylene groups, or with C₉H₁₉ (EO) _n surfactants having less than six oxyethylene groups) brought about rapid coalescence in the bulk pH between 2.03.5, which corresponded to the zero point of charges for the emulsions of the present systems. According to the Tadros treatment for emulsion flocculation, the total flocculation potennual was estimated as a function of the distance relative to the number of oxyethelene groups in the surfactants. The critical coalescence energy was obtained as –343 ×10^–19 J for the C₁₂H₂₅(EO) _n surfactants and –2.14×10^–19) J for the C₉H₁₉ (EO) _n surfactants. Furthermore, the formation of a hole for coalescence was estimated under the simple assumption that the coalescence was caused only by the energy dissipation.     

Thermodynamics of surfactant-dye complex formation in aqueous solutions II. Sodium dodecyl sulfate and some azo oil dye systems

Spectrophotometric and thermodynamic investigations are reported of the interactions between anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate) and six azo oil dyes (benzene azo naphthalene type) which have an amino group at 4-position of naphthalene. A pronounced spectral change in the dye solution occurs on addition of surfactant. For increasingly surfactant concentrations (below the CMC), the interaction between dye and surfactant is so sharp that the systems may be said to exhibit an isosbestic point; then a new absorption band appears at longer wavelengths. The spectral data can be quantitatively interpreted in terms of a complex formation. The equilibrium coefficients of the complex formation are determined at different temperatures. The thermodynamic parameters of the complex formations (the free energy change (G), enthalpy change (H) and change in entropy (S) are also calculated. The reaction of complex formation is exothermic (H negative).G is dependent on the hydrophobic nature andpKa of the dye. These complexes will form due to hydrophilic-hydrophilic interaction and will become more stable due to hydrophobic-hydrophobic interaction.With increasing amounts of complex, the infinite adsorption, the exhaustion and the rate constant of dyeing for nylon decrease.