特殊形貌SrCO_3粒子的简易合成

在纯水介质中通过简单调节SrCO3浓度合成出了均一的橄榄状SrCO3粒子和由针状SrCO3粒子向两端辐射而成的束状聚集体.聚甲基丙烯酸钠(PMAA)的存在有着使SrCO3粒子形貌由束状聚集体逐渐变得两端钝化且膨胀的趋势,在适当条件下可得到较为均一的花生状、球状和树枝状SrCO3粒子     

TiOCl2溶液合成异形TiO2纳米粉及形成机理研究

以TiOCl2溶液为前驱物,由室温至180℃直接反应均可获得TiO2纳米晶。当反应温度低于70℃,100℃和160℃时,沉淀粒子形貌分别为针形聚集体、球型和针形单晶。相应反应温度下所得沉淀的晶型分别为金红石型、混晶和金红石型。晶体的形貌和粒子的均一性强烈依赖于反应温度和成核与成长速率。详细讨论了TiOCl2溶液在各个温区的水解及TiO2粒子的形成机理。     

Y_2(CO_3)_3的沉淀结晶过程与晶粒大小控制

研究了NH_4HCO_3与Y(NO3)3反应形成的Y_2(CO_3)_3沉淀在陈化过程中的结晶生长机制及其晶粒大小控制方法。结果表明:在陈化过程中发生了由无定型沉淀向水菱钇型结晶Y_2(CO_3)_3的相态转变,其外观形貌也相应地由纳米球形颗粒转变为哑铃状、鸟巢状和球状结晶聚集体。首先是晶型核在颗粒表面的形成,随即进入晶体生长阶段,促进无定型沉淀的快速溶解并在晶核表面生长,表现出以沿晶胞c轴方向的一维生长特征,形成针状细小结晶;由于结晶速度快,针状结晶演变为枝状,并相互连生聚集成哑铃型、巢型和球形聚集体。提高陈化温度可以加速相态转变和形貌演变过程,在短时间内获得大颗粒结晶聚集体。据此,提出了通过沉淀结晶过程和条件的控制来合成不同大小和形貌的Y_2(CO_3)_3和Y_2O_3粒子的基本方法,并分别制备了中心粒径D50在600 nm左右和35μm左右的Y_2O_3产品。     

稀溶液中Rod-Coil-Rod三嵌段共聚物组装结构的耗散粒子动力学模拟（英文）

采用耗散粒子动力学方法模拟研究了rod-coil-rod三嵌段共聚物在稀溶液中的聚集行为.分别考察了rod-coil嵌段的相互作用、溶剂性质、共聚物浓度以及coil嵌段长度对聚集体形貌的影响.模拟结果发现,随着rod-coil相互排斥作用的增加,共聚物由球形转变成洋葱状、笼形和柱状结构.随着coil嵌段疏水性的增加,笼形转变成洋葱状和补丁状结构.给出了聚集体形貌随共聚物浓度和coil长度变化的相图.当浓度较小和coil嵌段较长时,共聚物形成笼状聚集体,反之,则有利于洋葱状结构的形成.     

稀溶液中Rod-Coil-Rod三嵌段共聚物组装结构的耗散粒子动力学模拟

采用耗散粒子动力学方法模拟研究了rod-coil-rod 三嵌段共聚物在稀溶液中的聚集行为. 分别考察了rod-coil 嵌段的相互作用、溶剂性质、共聚物浓度以及coil 嵌段长度对聚集体形貌的影响. 模拟结果发现,随着rod-coil 相互排斥作用的增加,共聚物由球形转变成洋葱状、笼形和柱状结构. 随着coil 嵌段疏水性的增加,笼形转变成洋葱状和补丁状结构. 给出了聚集体形貌随共聚物浓度和coil 长度变化的相图. 当浓度较小和coil 嵌段较长时,共聚物形成笼状聚集体,反之,则有利于洋葱状结构的形成.     

水溶液中P123对CaCO3微粒形貌的调控

在三嵌段共聚物P123水溶液体系中,合成了特殊形貌的层面光滑的碳酸钙层状聚集体、具有多级结构的碳酸钙层状聚集体和仙人球状的碳酸钙粒子.探讨了反应时间、聚合物浓度和反应温度对碳酸钙粒子形貌和晶型的影响,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)及红外吸收光谱对合成样品的形貌、结构进行了表征.结果表明,聚合物浓度和反应温度对碳酸钙粒子形貌和晶型具有重要的影响.利用周期键链(PBC)理论模型解释了层状结构碳酸钙聚集体的形成过程.     

PS-b-P2VP/Fe_3O_4纳米复合材料的制备与表征

采用油酸表面改性的粒径均一的Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子(OA-Fe3O4)与具有微相分离结构的聚苯乙烯-b-聚2-乙烯基吡啶(PS-b-P2VP)嵌段共聚物通过溶液共混,得到具有超顺磁性的PS-b-P2VP/Fe3O4纳米复合材料.结果表明,在OA-Fe3O4质量分数为1%,3%,5%和10%时,纳米粒子分散在PS相区;但OA-Fe3O4含量为8%时,纳米粒子在嵌段聚合物基体中的分散状态发生突变,形成大尺寸聚集体并分散在整个基体中,此时复合材料的流变行为发生相应变化.     

体积排阻色谱和激光光散射对大豆蛋白热诱导聚集体的研究

采用体积排阻色谱(SEC-HPLC)和激光光散射(LLS)研究了不同浓度和离子强度下大豆蛋白热诱导聚集体的分子量分布和粒径分布。在离子强度为0时,SEC-HPLC的结果表明,热处理后的蛋白溶液主要由3部分组成,即聚集体、中间体和未聚集部分。聚集体部分随着浓度增加而逐渐增加;LLS的结果表明:体系有不均一的粒径分布,且浓度增加时体系的平均粒径增加。上述样品在较高离子强度下加热时,SEC-HPLC和LLS的结果都证明溶液中的中间体部分逐渐消失。因此,控制浓度和离子强度可以制备不同性质的大豆蛋白聚集体。     

梳状-线性共聚物自组装的耗散粒子动力学模拟

梳状-线性共聚物在选择性溶剂中可以自组装形成两种不同类型的聚集体, 其中第I类的自组装发生在亲、疏溶剂链之间, 而第II类发生在线性链和梳状亚结构之间. 本工作利用耗散粒子动力学方法, 分别研究了梳状-线性共聚物在侧链和主链选择性溶剂中形成的这两类聚集体, 探讨了侧链长度和侧链数量等对聚集体类型及形貌的影响. 研究表明, 第II类聚集体在侧链长度较短且侧链数量较多时容易形成. 将模拟结果与文献报道的实验结果相比较, 发现两者能较好地吻合. 此外, 本研究获得了一些在实验中较难得到的信息, 有助于进一步理解梳状-线性共聚物的自组装行为.     

一种新的离子液体表面活性剂软模板法合成碳酸锶纳米棒

在室温下,以SrCl2·6H2O和(NH4)2Co3为原料,采用咪唑季铵盐离子液体表面活性剂1-十六烷基-3-甲基咪唑溴盐[C16 mim]Br软模板法制备了SrCO3纳米棒.利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)对产物进行了表征.初步探讨了SrCO3纳米棒的形成机理.结果表明SrCO3纳米棒长度在200nm左右,由平均直径为1...     

Redispergation of TiO2 particles in aqueous solutions

The colloidal stability of TiO2 dispersions in aqueous solutions was studied. Aqueous solutions of ATLAS G-3300 (1.57 x 10(-3) mol/l), TRITON X-100 (5 x 10(-5) mol/l), and PMAA (4 x 10(-6) and 5.81 x 10(-3) mol/l) have been used as medium for redispergation of TiO2 particles. Stability of dispersions was investigated at different pH values by two different methods. By using analytical centrifuge the sedimentation velocity of TiO2 particles was directly measured and by means of light scattering the particle size of dispersed particles has been monitored. Combination of these two methods allowed determination of the aggregation degree of TiO2 particles as well as structure of the aggregates formed in aqueous phase. It has been found that redispergation process does not provide complete separation of virgin TiO2 particles. Even in the case of stable dispersions some aggregates were found, which consisted of 2-4 virgin TiO2 particles. With increasing colloidal stability of dispersions aggregates appear to be spherically shaped. In the system where TRITON X-100 was used, formation of secondary aggregates by fusion of primary ones was observed.     

J Aggregation of meso-Ethylsubstituted Carbocyanine Dyes in Polymer Films

The J-aggregation capability of meso-ethylsubstituted thiacarbocyanine (Dye 1 and Dye 2) and oxacarbocyanine (Dye 3) dyes was studied in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) films and aqueous solutions, as well as in water. In water, Dye 1 and Dye 3 form J aggregates and dimers, whereas Dye 2 occurs mainly in the dimer form. The addition of PVA to an aqueous solution leads to deaggregation of J aggregates of Dye 1 and Dye 3 and dimers of Dye 1, Dye 2, and Dye 3. Unlike PVA, PVP stimulates the J aggregation of Dye 1 in aqueous solution, with the J aggregate yield depending on the ratio between the PVP monomer unit and dye concentrations. The J aggregation of Dye 1 and Dye 3 takes place in PVA films, whereas the J aggregates of only Dye 1 are formed in PVP films. The photostability of Dye 1 J aggregates in aqueous solutions strongly depends on the spectral region of irradiation and the presence of atmospheric oxygen. The photostability is appreciably lower in aerated solutions and substantially increases in PVA films.     

Large-Scale Bundle Ordering in Sterically Stabilized Latices

Time-resolved small-angle light scattering and linear conservative dichroism measurements are presented for concentrated, sterically stabilized, aqueous latices under simple shear flow. At low stress levels, flow causes a mild distortion of the liquid-like structure in colloidally stable dispersions, which is quite well understood. In this paper flow-induced structures are investigated in concentrated dispersions when the system is brought far from equilibrium by means of hydrodynamic forces. At high stress levels various structural changes have been predicted by numerical simulation, among others string phases oriented in the flow direction. Here, experimental results are reported on a bundle-like ordering in very dense systems, which involves a length scale much larger than that of a single string of particles. Two latices, with different particle sizes and different thicknesses of the stabilizing layer, are compared. The occurrence of the bundle-like ordering is related to the rheological behavior: it causes a significant decrease in viscosity. It is shown that the presence of this phase results in a structural hysteresis, which explains a thixotropic behavior that is encountered in some stable colloidal suspensions. Also the relaxation behavior of the bundle-like phases has been studied. Interparticle forces are found to have a very strong effect on the relaxation time scales. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Counterion dependent dye aggregates: nanorods and nanorings of tetra(p-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of porphyrin aggregates formed on silica from acidic aqueous solution is used to investigate the basis for the previously reported counterion dependence of the optical spectra of aggregates of H(2)TCPP(2+), the diacid form of tetra(p-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP). Resonance light scattering confirms the presence of excitonically coupled porphyrin aggregates in solutions of H(2)TCPP(2+) in both aqueous HCl and HNO(3). Aggregates formed in aqueous HNO(3) solutions show resonance light scattering (RLS) at wavelengths within both the H and J aggregate absorption bands and are imaged on the surface of silica as nanorods about 3 to 4 nm in height. H(2)TCPP(2+) aggregates in aqueous HCl solution exhibit RLS when excited within the blue-shifted Soret band (H band) and produce AFM images on silica of ring-shaped structures ranging from about 200 to 2000 nm in diameter. Fluorescence excitation and emission spectra reveal quenching of the Q-band emission in the aggregates at a pH less than 1 and confirm the existence of a single species, assigned to a dimer, at a pH just above 1. The morphology of the nanostructures as revealed by AFM provides insight into the structural basis for the counterion-dependent optical properties of H(2)TCPP(2+) aggregates.     

Experimental Study on Viscosity of Colloidal Silica in Aqueous Electrolytic Solutions

The relative viscosity of colloidal silica dispersion in aqueous electrolytic solutions as the function of volume fraction of dry particles in the solutions has been experimentally determined in this work, in order to study the effects of pH and electrolytes (Na₂SO₄ and AlCl₃) on the hydration of the silica surfaces in the solutions. The results have shown that the maximum relative viscosity of the silica dispersion and the strongest hydration of the silica in aqueous solutions appeared at neutral pH, while the stronger the acidity and the alkalinity of the aqueous solution, the weaker the hydration. In the presence of the electrolytes (Na₂SO₄ and AlCl₃), the relative viscosity of the silica dispersion reduced and the hydration of the silica in aqueous solutions became weak. The higher the concentration of the electrolytes, the weaker the hydration, indicating that the destabilization of the colloidal silica dispersion in aqueous solutions might be realized through adding the high-valence electrolytes to weaken the hydration of the particle surfaces (hydration forces between the particles). Also, it has been shown that the negative zeta potentials of the colloidal silica in aqueous solutions greatly reduced in the presence of the electrolytes. Therefore, the high-valence electrolytes (Na₂SO₄ and AlCl₃) as the coagulant of colloidal silica in aqueous solutions might be originated from that the presence of the electrolytes simultaneously reduces the electrical double layer repulsive force and the hydration repulsive forces between the particles in aqueous solutions.     

Effect of clay aggregation on water diffusivity using low field NMR

Water diffusivity D measured by using NMR techniques in Na-smectite suspensions decreases with increasing smectite fraction (up to 50 wt%), but increases with increasing salinity (NaCl or CaCl(2) aqueous solutions) at a fixed clay fraction. The increase, larger for CaCl(2) solutions, is explained by aggregation of clay particles when high salinities are reached. Macroscopic organisation of dense mixtures of clay and aqueous solutions can be inferred by T(2) transverse NMR relaxation times which are sensitive to the volume to surface ratio. Dispersed suspensions exhibit mono-modal T(2) distributions, whereas bimodal T(2) distributions are observed for flocculated systems. The bimodal T(2) distributions are interpreted as a measurement of the spacing between clay particles within aggregates and between aggregates. Finally, the diffusion data can be gathered in an unique curve using the Debye length and the measured spacing between particles. When the thickness of the electro-diffuse layer (Debye length) is of the same order as the spacing between clay particles, the water diffusivity decreases. Otherwise it is constant at about 2.22+/-0.25x10(-9) m(2)/s. This last result illustrates clearly the effect of electro-chemical properties of smectite on water diffusivity.     

Modeling adsorption of copper (II) onto fly ash and bentonite complex from aqueous solutions

Transportation of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions to a fly ash and bentonite complex amorphous heterogeneous oxides (AHO: CaO-SiO(2)-Al(2)O(3)-MgO-FeO) system was studied. The particles of the fly ash and bentonite complex AHO system were highly porous and composed of platelike grains. They provide the physical basis for establishing a liquid-solid reaction model applicable to mesoporous solids. The main innovation of this model was in simplifying the powder granules to aggregates of close particles, while the particles act in accordance with the model better. The calculated curves from the models were well in line with the experimental results.     

Aggregation behavior of aqueous solutions of ionic liquids

The aggregation behavior in aqueous solutions of three ionic liquids based on the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cation has been investigated by means of surface tension, conductivity, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements. From analysis of the SANS data, models for the shapes and sizes of aggregates have been proposed: the short-chain 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [C4mim] [BF4] system can be best modeled by treating it as a dispersion of polydisperse spherical aggregates that form above a critical aggregation concentration, whereas the 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide, [C8mim] [I], solutions can be modeled as a system of regularly sized near-spherical charged micelles that form above a critical micelle concentration. Solutions of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C8mim]-[Cl], display weak long-range ordering of possibly disklike particles culminating in the formation of structures with distinct long-range order at higher concentrations.     

Molecular mass distribution analysis of ethyl(hydroxyethyl)cellulose by size-exclusion chromatography with dual light-scattering and refractometric detection

Dual low-angle light scattering and refractometric detection coupled to size-exclusion chromatography provided proof for the presence of a low amount of stable aggregates/particles in ethyl(hydroxyethyl)cellulose. Unlike the correct size-exclusion chromatographic behavior of the parent polysaccharide itself, the aggregates exhibit variable size-dependent weak retention as a function of flow-rate and of ionic strength of the aqueous mobile phase. Therefore, determination of the molecular mass of non-aggregated polymer is possible in aqueous mobile phase containing 0.1 M NaCl under conditions at which aggregates are completely adsorbed on the column packing irrespective of the flow-rate used. Flow-rate and ionic strength-dependent variations of aggregate behavior as well as model size-exclusion experiments with latex particles indicate that they partly carry a minute charge and have a compact structure. Their weak retention under the separation conditions used suggests a difference in their surface chemistry when compared with the dissolved polymer coils which exhibit a correct size-exclusion behavior.