酸性有机磷类萃取剂单分子膜的气-液界面行为:亚相pH和铺展溶剂的影响

液-液两相萃取过程中,有机磷类萃取剂分子的界面行为决定了其以何种形式参与到界面萃取反应中.为了阐明萃取剂分子界面行为的变化特点,采用Langmuir单分子膜技术研究了单分子膜中P507分子在气-液界面的吸附和聚集行为随亚相pH、有机溶剂极性的变化.通过测定表面压-分子面积等温线,并采用界面红外反射吸收光谱（IRRAS）分析表征气-液界面P507分子间相互作用,结果发现,以正己烷作铺展溶剂时,随亚相pH的降低,P507单分子膜质子化程度提高,P507分子极性端水化能力削弱,分子间相互作用增强,单分子膜中形成含有分子间氢键的聚集体.但采用极性有机溶剂（二氯甲烷和氯仿）铺展P507单分子膜,膜内P507分子界面聚集状态发生变化.铺展溶剂极性增强,单分子膜内会含有更多极性端水化能力强的P507分子单体,并且亚相pH降低,单分子膜不会出现类似正己烷条件下的π-A曲线收缩和P-O-H基团峰位红移现象.这证实了有机铺展溶剂极性可以改变P507单分子膜中分子界面存在形式和聚集状态.本工作为深入理解溶剂萃取过程中水油两相界面处酸性有机磷类萃取剂分子的聚集行为变化及其对界面反应活性的影响机制奠定了基础.     

表面活性剂疏水链长对高温下泡沫稳定性的影响

选用不同疏水链长的α-烯烃磺酸盐(AOS)形成泡沫, 分别用泡沫衰减法和泡沫岩芯封堵法测定不同温度下的泡沫稳定性, 并采用动态表面张力、界面流变、分子模拟等方法研究了表面活性剂在气/液界面的吸附行为和界面吸附层的性质, 分析了高温下泡沫的稳定机制. 实验结果表明, 在高温下, 极性头的“锚定作用”减弱, 表面活性剂疏水链难以在气液界面保持以直立状态吸附, 疏水链碳数大于20的表面活性剂分子难以分立吸附, 其疏水链相互交叉缠绕, 增强了泡沫膜的强度, 减缓了气体通过液膜的扩散, 形成的泡沫在高温下具有较好的稳定性.     

碱式碳酸铜微球的表面改性和组装

报道了通过分散聚合反应在碱式碳酸铜微球表面锚接聚苯乙烯纳米粒子, 以调节其亲水/亲油性的方法. 结果表明, 锚接的聚苯乙烯纳米粒子尺寸愈大, 所得的改性碱式碳酸铜微球疏水性愈强. 用对油和水润湿性适中的改性碱式碳酸铜微球为乳化剂, 能够制备出稳定的油包水型Pickering乳液. 改性碱式碳酸铜微球组装在Pickering乳液的分散相液滴表面, 形成一个固体壳层. 将Pickering 乳液的分散相水核凝胶化, 合成出分级结构琼脂糖凝胶微球.     

固体的表面能及其亲水/疏水性

固体表面的亲水/疏水性质与表面分子与水之间的固/液界面相互作用自由能以及水介质中表面分子与空气之间的固/(液)/气界面相互作用自由能密切相关.水介质中固体表面与水之间存在范德华引力或疏水引力,与气泡之间存在范德华斥力、疏水引力以及静电斥力.在Lifshitz-范德华(LW)相互作用自由能、Lewis酸-碱(AB)相互作用自由能以及静电(EL)相互作用自由能3者之中,AB相互作用自由能比其它两者要大2～3个数量级以上.与固体表面能Lewis酸-碱分量相关的亲水指数√r_s~++√r_s~-可以成为衡量固体表面亲水/疏水性质的重要判据,水介质中固体表面疏水的必要条件是√r_s~++√r_s~-＜5mJ~(1/2)/m,指数大于或接近5mJ~(1/2)/m的表面必然是亲水的.     

马来松香酸和纳米氧化铝颗粒协同稳定具有pH响应性的Pickering乳液

使用有机颗粒稳定Pickering乳液受到越来越多的关注, 润湿性可调的有机颗粒且结合纳米无机颗粒协同稳定不同类型的Pickering乳液却鲜有报道. 系统研究了基于具有多羧酸基团的松香基衍生物马来松香(MPA)与纳米Al₂O₃颗粒在不同pH条件下形成的乳液类型及相关机理. 研究发现, 在单一MPA颗粒体系条件下, pH可以诱导乳液的类型由W/O Pickering乳液到O/W Pickering乳液, 到最后O/W乳液的转变, MPA的亲水性随着pH升高而增强是该乳液转变的原因. 当纳米Al₂O₃颗粒加入到MPA中后, 吸附在MPA颗粒上的亲水性Al₂O₃导致MPA颗粒亲水性增加, 从而可以使W/O Pickering乳液转变为O/W Pickering乳液(pH=1). 当pH=6时, MPA分子与纳米Al₂O₃颗粒同时具有较强的亲水性且分别无法形成稳定的乳液, 但两者的混合体系可以形成稳定的W/O Pickering乳液, 这是因为MPA分子与纳米Al₂O₃颗粒可以在水溶液中形成疏水性较强的络合物. 另外, 研究了MPA浓度及油相体积分数对乳液外观及粒径的影响, 发现随着MPA浓度增加Pickering乳液的粒径逐渐减小, 增加油相的体积分数会引起粒径的增大. 最后, 利用Zeta电势、颗粒在油水界面吸附率、接触角及表/界面张力研究了稳定Pickering乳液的稳定机理, 在油水界面上吸附的类似盔甲状颗粒层及颗粒层之间形成的网状结构是乳液液滴保持稳定的原因. 为Pickering乳液的绿色化制备提供了一种新的途径, 将在化妆品、医药及新材料等领域得到重要应用.     

超声场中高分子乳液稳定性与多孔材料结构的调控机理研究

采用星型聚合物POSS-（PMMA）₈作为乳化剂兼成膜基质,使用超声乳化法制备w/o型聚合物乳液,制备的乳液液滴初始直径受超声功率调控,阐明了超声功率对液滴直径大小的作用规律.结果表明乳液液滴直径呈双峰分布,且随超声功率的增大液滴直径增大.通过改变水相离子浓度制备聚合物乳液,得到的乳液液滴直径10 μm左右且单分散性好,并发现随超声功率增大乳液的絮凝程度增大.探索了超声功率对乳液失稳机制的影响,当超声功率低于750 W时,奥氏熟化是乳液失稳的主要机制.通过浸渍法制备以玻璃纤维为基底的多孔膜材料,发现多孔材料的孔径变化与对应乳液的液滴直径变化基本一致.本研究证实了通过改变超声功率可以调控乳液的液滴直径,然后利用乳液模板法能获得结构和形貌可控的多孔材料.     

肉桂酸改性透明质酸颗粒乳化剂的制备及性能

将具有紫外吸收性能的单体肉桂酸(CA)引入天然大分子透明质酸(HA)中,制得疏水性改性HA(HA-CA),然后在二甲亚砜与水的混合溶剂中自组装制备HA-CA胶体粒子,并以之为颗粒乳化剂稳定油水界面制备Pickering乳液。通过紫外、核磁、纳米粒度仪、透射电镜、光学显微镜等方法对HA-CA、HA-CA胶体粒子及其所稳定的乳液进行表征。结果表明,HA-CA可以在选择性溶剂中自组装形成粒径约为95nm的球形胶体粒子;所得的HA-CA胶体粒子可以有效地稳定油/水界面,制备水包油(O/W)型的Pickering乳液,且所得乳液具有良好的耐盐性和细胞相容性;此外该胶体粒子可稳定多种油/水体系,具有一定普适性。     

不对称Gemini表面活性剂在气/液界面的吸附动力学

合成出由1个亚甲基联接羟基和季铵基头基, 且带两根不同长度烷烃链的不对称Gemini表面活性剂CmH2m+1OCH2CH(OH)CH2N+(CH3)2C8H17Br(记为CmOhpNC8, m=10, 12, 14). 用最大泡压法研究了浓度低于临界胶团浓度时, CmOhpNC8在气/液界面上的吸附动力学. 结果表明, CmOhpNC8表现出很明显的吸附动力学效应. CmOhpNC8向新鲜气/液界面吸附时由扩散过程控制; 当界面上已具有一定吸附量时, 显示出吸附能垒Ea. 随着烷烃链的增长而明显降低, 表明长烷烃链的分子到达亚层后更容易插入表面层,这被归结为分子烷烃链间的疏水相互作用随着链增长而增强所致.     

苄基取代甜菜碱对聚四氟乙烯表面润湿性的影响

利用座滴法研究了两性离子表面活性剂苄基取代烷基羧基甜菜碱(BCB)和苄基取代烷基磺基甜菜碱(BSB)在聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)表面上的润湿性质,考察了表面活性剂浓度对接触角的影响趋势,并讨论了粘附张力、固-液界面张力和粘附功的变化规律.研究发现,在低浓度时,表面活性剂通过疏水作用吸附到PTFE表面,疏水链苄基取代支链化使其在固-液界面上的吸附明显低于气-液界面,接触角在很大的范围内保持不变.当体相浓度增加到大于临界胶束浓度(cmc)时, BCB和BSB分子在固-液界面上继续吸附,分子逐渐直立,造成PTFE-液体之间的界面张力(γ_SL)进一步降低,表面亲水性增加,接触角随浓度增加明显降低;另一方面, BSB由于具有较大的极性头,在高浓度时空间阻碍作用明显,导致其对PTFE表面润湿性改变程度小于BCB.     

非离子表面活性剂Triton X-100溶液在不同生长期小麦叶片表面的润湿行为

选择不同生长期小麦叶片,利用座滴法研究了非离子表面活性剂Triton X-100在小麦叶片表面接触角,考察浓度对接触角、粘附张力、固-液界面张力及润湿状态的影响。研究表明,在低浓度下,表面活性剂分子在气-液界面吸附量(ΓLV)和固-液界面吸附量(Γ'SL)相似,但吸附量较少形成了不饱和吸附层,接触角保持不变,其润湿状态为Cassie-Baxter状态;当浓度进一步增加,液滴突破叶片表面三维立体结构中存在的钉扎效应,取代空气层而处于Wenzel状态,接触角陡降,同时Γ'SL/ΓLV远大于1;当浓度超过临界胶束浓度(CMC)时,表面活性剂分子在气-液界面和固-液界面形成饱和吸附层,并产生毛细管效应,使溶液在小麦叶片三维立体结构中产生半渗透过程,此时接触角保持不变。     

Adsorption and structural change of beta-lactoglobulin at the diacylglycerol-water interface

Diacylglycerol (DAG)/water and triacylglycerol (TAG)/water emulsions were prepared using beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) as an emulsifier. The oil phase (20% in emulsion) was mixed with beta-LG solution (1% beta-LG in water, pH 7) to prepare the emulsions. A fine oil-in-water emulsion was produced from both DAG and TAG oils. The interfacial protein concentration of the TAG emulsion was higher than that of the DAG emulsion. The zeta potential of the DAG oil droplet was higher than that of the TAG oil droplet. The front-surface fluorescence spectroscopy results revealed that tryptophan residues in beta-LG moved to the more hydrophobic environment during the adsorption of protein on the oil droplet surfaces. Changes in secondary structure of beta-LG during the adsorption were determined by FT-IR spectroscopy. Decreases in the beta-sheet content concomitant with increases in the alpha-helix content were observed during the adsorption to the oil droplets, and the degree of structural change was greater for beta-LG in the TAG emulsion than in the DAG emulsion, indicating the increased unfolding of adsorbed beta-LG on the TAG oil droplet surface. Results of interfacial tension measurement supported this speculation, that is, the increased unfolding of the protein at the TAG-water interface. Trypsin- and proteinase K-catalyzed proteolysis was used to probe the topography of the adsorbed beta-LG on the oil droplet surface. SDS-PAGE analyses of liberated peptides after the proteolysis indicated the higher susceptibility of beta-LG adsorbed on the DAG oil droplet surface than on the TAG oil droplet surface. On the basis of all the results, we discussed the conformation of the adsorbed beta-LG on the two oil droplet surfaces.     

Effect of the type of the oil phase on stability of highly concentrated water-in-oil emulsions

The water-in-oil high internal phase emulsions were the subject of the study. The emulsions consisted of a super-cooled aqueous solution of inorganic salt as a dispersed phase and industrial grade oil as a continuous phase. The influence of the industrial grade oil type on a water-in-oil high internal phase emulsion stability was investigated. The stability of emulsions was considered in terms of the crystallization of the dispersed phase droplets (that are super-cooled aqueous salt solution) during ageing. The oils were divided into groups: one that highlighted the effect of oil/aqueous phase interfacial tension and another that investigated the effect of oil viscosity on the emulsion rheological properties and shelf-life. For a given set of experimental conditions the influence of oil viscosity for the emulsion stability as well as the oil/aqueous interfacial tension plays an important role. Within the frames of our experiment it was found that there are oil types characterized by optimal parameters: oil/aqueous phase interfacial tension being in the region of 19–24 mN/m and viscosity close to 3 mPa s; such oils produced the most stable high internal phase emulsions. It was assumed that the oil with optimal parameters kept the critical micelle concentration and surfactant diffusion rate at optimal levels allowing the formation of a strong emulsifier layer at the interface and at the same time creating enough emulsifier micelles in the inter-droplet layer to prevent the droplet crystallization.     

八甲基环四硅氧烷正离子细乳液开环聚合动力学

以十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)为乳化剂,硫酸或盐酸为催化剂,八甲基环四硅氧烷(D4)为单体,十六烷为共稳定剂,超声预乳化,制备了聚硅氧烷细乳液,研究了超声时间、催化剂用量、乳化剂用量和温度对聚合动力学的影响.结果表明,在一定酸度范围内,聚合速度与硫酸浓度0.81次方、与盐酸浓度1.02次方、与乳化剂浓度-0.66次方成正比,反应的表观活化能为40.56kJ/mol.     

Surface activity and emulsification properties of hydrophobically modified dextrans

Neutral polymeric surfactants were synthesized by covalent attachment of hydrophobic groups (aromatic rings) onto a polysaccharide backbone (dextran). By changing the conditions of the modification reaction, the number of grafted hydrophobic groups per 100 glucopyranose units (substitution ratio) was varied between 7 and 22. In aqueous solution, these polymers behaved like classical associative polymers as demonstrated by viscometric measurements. The associative behavior was more pronounced when the substitution ratio increased. The surface-active properties of the modified dextrans were evidenced by surface tension (air/water) and interfacial tension (dodecane/water) measurements. In each case the surface or interfacial tension leveled down above a critical polymer concentration, which was attributed to the formation of a dense polymer layer at the liquid-air or liquid-liquid interface. Dodecane-in-water emulsions were prepared using the polymeric surfactants as stabilizers, with oil volume fractions ranging between 5 and 20%. The oil droplet size (measured by dynamic light scattering) was correlated to the amount of polymer in the aqueous phase and to the volume of emulsified oil. The thickness of the adsorbed polymer layer was estimated thanks to zeta potential measurements coupled with size measurements. This thickness increased with the amount of polymer available for adsorption at the interface. The dextran-based surfactants were also applied to emulsion polymerization of styrene and stable polystyrene particles were obtained with a permanent adsorbed dextran layer at their surface. The comparison with the use of an unmodified dextran indicated that the polymeric surfactants were densely packed at the surface of the particles. The colloidal stability of the suspensions of polystyrene particles as well as their protection against protein adsorption (bovine serum albumin, BSA, used as a test protein) were also examined.     

Some aspects of stability of multiple emulsions in personal cleansing systems

The two dominant factors that were found to affect the stability of multiple emulsions in high HLB surfactant systems are the osmotic pressure imbalance between the internal aqueous phase and the external aqueous phase, and the adsorption/desorption characteristics of the emulsifier/surfactant film at the oil/water interface. Synergistic interaction between the low HLB emulsifier and the high HLB surfactant that produces very low interfacial tension of the order of 10(-2) mN/m at the oil/water interface was found to occur in some of the systems investigated. Long term stability was observed in multiple emulsion containing these systems. However, no synergy was observed in systems in which either the oil or the emulsifier, or both, contained unsaturated chains. In fact, desorption of the adsorbed surfactant film was observed in systems containing unsaturated chains. The observed desorption from the interface of the emulsifier in these systems was attributed mainly to the inability of the unsaturated chains to form a close packed, condensed interfacial film. Presence of closely packed, condensed interfacial film is necessary to prevent solubilization of the adsorbed low HLB emulsifier by the high HLB surfactant. Multiple emulsions prepared using systems containing unsaturated hydrocarbons were highly unstable.     

Oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose: adsorption and thickening effect

The preparation and stability of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (HMHEC) were investigated. The rheological measurements of aqueous HMHEC were studied. It was found that HMHEC showed much better thickening ability than the parent (HEC) from which it was derived, which is caused by the association of the hydrophobic alkyl chains, which are absent in HEC. The oscillatory experimental results of the emulsions showed that at higher concentrations, HMHEC could form an elastic gel, which has good thixotropic properties. The stability and droplet size distribution were investigated by visual observation, photomicrograph and a laser-scattering particle size distribution analyzer. The adsorption of HMHEC at the oil-water interface and the surface of emulsion droplets due to the penetration of the alkyl chains in HMHEC into the oil phase were confirmed by visual observation, the interfacial tension method and an in situ environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). The stability of emulsions prepared using HMHEC is based on both an associative thickening mechanism caused by alkyl chains in HMHEC and the adsorption of HMHEC at the oil-water interface, which can form a solid film preventing coalescence of the droplets.     

Study on the morphological regulation mechanism of hollow silica microsphere prepared via emulsion droplet template

The morphology regulation of hollow silica microspheres is significant for their properties and applications. In this paper, hollow silica microspheres were formed through the hydrolysis and condensation reaction of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) at the interface of the emulsion droplet templates composed of liquid paraffin and TEOS, followed by dissolving paraffin with ethanol. The effects of various factors including the emulsifier structure and content, TEOS content, catalyst type, and the ethanol content in the continuous water phase on the particle size, shell thickness and morphology of the prepared hollow silica microspheres were studied in detail. The results show that the diffusion and contact of TEOS and water molecules as well as the hydrolysis condensation reaction of TEOS at the oil-water interface are two critical processes for the synthesis and morphological regulation of hollow silica microspheres. Cationic emulsifier with a hydrophobic chain of appropriate length is the prerequisite for the successful synthesis of hollow silica microspheres. The ethanol content in water phase is the dominant factor to determine the average diameter of hollow microspheres, which can vary from 96 nm to 660 nm with the increase of the volume ratio of alcohol-water from 0 to 0.7. The silica wall thickness varies with the content and the hydrophobic chain length of the emulsifier, TEOS content, and the activity of the catalyst. The component of the soft template will affect the morphology of the silica wall. When the liquid paraffin is replaced by cyclohexane, hollow microspheres with fibrous mesoporous silica wall are fabricated. This work not only enriches the basic theory of interfacial polymerization in the emulsion system, but also provides ideas and methods for expanding the morphology and application of hollow silica microspheres.     

Influence of pH on the stability of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by a splittable surfactant

A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pH on the stability of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by a commercial splittable surfactant Triton SP-190 by comparison with the results obtained by a common surfactant Triton X-100. The emulsion stability was explored by measuring the volume of oil phase separated and the size of the dispersed droplets. It was found that the addition of inorganic acids did not significantly affect the stability of emulsions stabilized by Triton X-100, but had a profound influence on the stability of emulsions stabilized by Triton SP-190. Moreover, the droplet size of a Triton X-100-stabilized emulsion and its dynamic interfacial activity were insensitive to acids. However, at lower pH the droplet size of the emulsions stabilized by Triton SP-190 was considerably increased. From the dynamic interfacial tension measurements the dynamic interfacial activity of Triton SP-190 at the oil/water interface was found to be strongly inhibited by the addition of acids, resulting in a slower decreasing rate of dynamic interfacial tension. The results demonstrate that the dramatic destabilization of Triton SP-190-stabilized emulsions could be realized by the use of acids, which evidently changed the interfacial properties of the surfactant and resulted in a higher coalescence rate of oil droplets.     

Oil Base Mud. Part I: Synthesis of Some Local Surfactants Used as Primary Emulsifiers for Oil Base Mud and Evaluation of Their Rheology Properties

Six oil soluble nonionic surfactants with different HLBs have been prepared. Their HLBs situate between 3.9 and 6.7. Transesterification was carried out for glycerol and triethanol amine with oleic acid at different moles to obtain six emusilifiers. They named glycerol momooleate (I), glycerol diooleate (II), glycerol trioleate (III), triethanol amine mono-, di- and tri-oleate (IV), (V,) and (VI). The chemical structure was confirmed using; the elemental analysis, FTIR and ¹HNMR. They were evaluated as a primary emulsifiers (PE) for thdrilling fluids (oil base mud) comparing with a currently used primary emulsifier (Fc). The water in oil base mud (w/o emulsions) was prepared. The concentration of emulsifiers and their HLB exhibited interesting rheology properties including shear-thinning behavior, yield value, viscoelastic effects, thixtropy, gel strength, and filtration loss. The rheology properties of such emulsions strongly depended on the average size distribution of the dispersed droplets that could be varied both with the bulk concentration and HLB value of the emulsifiers. The interfacial and surface properties of these emulsifiers suggest that the droplet size of the dispersed phase and bulk concentration are strongly related to the HLB value of emulsifiers. The w/o emulsion (mud formulation) stability is sensitive to the droplet size of the dispersed phase and HLB value of the used emulsifier. The results were discussed on the light the chemical structure of the primary emulsifiers and the emulsion ingredients.     

A PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODEL FOR THE SURFACTANT INTERFACIAL CONFIGURATION IN A CONCENTRATED PARENTERAL FLUOROCARBON EMULSION

40% V/V Bis(Perfluorobutyl)ethene (F44E) emulsions were manufactured using 1-6% W/V purified egg yolk lecithin (EYL) as emulsifier. Knowing the surfactant molecular cross sectional area, the volume of the discontinuous phase and the amount of surfactant adsorbed at the interface as a function of its concentration in the emulsion, the theoretical surface volume diameter, D, for either a mono or a bilayer for different EYL concentrations in the emulsions were calculated. These were compared with experimentally determined droplet diameters obtained from centrifugal sedimentation followed by densitometry. Within the parameters used in this study, the results suggest the existence of an anisotropic interfacial film around the F44E droplets whose saturation is emulsifier concentration dependant