胶质液体泡沫的微观结构研究

采用冷冻蚀刻电子显微镜技术(FF-TEM)、小角X射线散射(SAXS)、偏光显微镜以及差示扫描量热分析(DSC)等手段对组成为十二烷基醇聚氧乙烯(3)醚(AEO-3)/正癸烷/十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)或Tween 80/水的胶质液体泡沫(CLA)体系的微观结构进行了系统分析. 分析结果表明, CLA是由微米级的油相颗粒(富油相)和包围着它的外层水相液膜(富水相)组成, 且在富油相和富水相区内分别有诸如反胶束和胶束或O/W微乳液等超分子聚集体结构存在. 通过对不同组成和不同相体积比(PVR)的CLA之间, 以及与高内相普通乳状液(HIPRE)在粒径大小、组成、制备方法、结构特征、稳定性等方面的比较, 发现CLA与HIPRE具有相似的结构轮廓. 这一结论在一定程度上支持了Princen等有关CLA结构与本质的论点.     

影响高浓度氧化石墨烯分散液流变行为的重要因素及群体平衡动力学分析

氧化石墨烯(GO)片的基面和边缘上存在大量的含氧官能团,能很好地分散在水中,因而具有很好的加工性和广阔的应用前景。在较高浓度范围下,GO水分散液中存在着强烈的竞争性相互作用,从而对流变行为产生较大影响。在本文中,通过稳态、动态等流变实验以及理论分析,研究了pH值、温度和不同的有机溶剂对GO分散液流变行为的影响。结果表明,降低pH值、适当增加温度以及加入吡啶均可促进GO水分散液从粘弹性液体到凝胶态的转变。利用DLVO (Deryagin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek)理论,探讨了GO片之间的范德华作用力以及双电层排斥作用的相互关系,及其对流变性能的影响。通过群体平衡模型(PBE)分析了GO分散液的屈服应力与体积分数的正相关关系。同时,通过蠕变和松弛实验发现,高浓度的GO分散液中结构变化及流变行为在很多方面与高聚物相似,利用Poyting-Thomson模型能较好地拟合其粘弹性行为。上述研究结果为深入研究复杂的GO分散体系提供理论支撑和实验依据。     

自交联共轭亚油酸囊泡的温敏膨胀行为

采用紫外辐照引发共轭亚油酸(CLA)囊泡内聚合反应,获得自交联CLA囊泡.用动态激光光散射(DLS)和冷冻透射电子显微镜(cryo-TEM)等观察自交联CLA囊泡的粒径和形貌变化,结果表明,自交联CLA囊泡的囊泡结构不仅不随温度变化解体,而且表现出明显的温敏膨胀性.自交联CLA囊泡体外释放5-氟尿嘧啶的实验表明其具有温度响应的缓释和控释特性.     

交联聚丙烯酰胺微球的形状与大小及封堵特性研究

采用流变、扫描电镜(SEM)、动态光散射(DLS)、核孔膜过滤和填充砂管驱替实验,研究了纳米级水溶胀交联聚丙烯酰胺微球的性能.结果表明,在一定的剪切速率范围内,微球浓度为100～900 mg/L的分散体系的黏度随剪切速率增加而增大,表现出较明显的剪切增稠的胀流体特性,微球浓度为50 mg/L的分散体系的黏度随着剪切速率...     

多壁碳纳米管填充聚苯乙烯复合体系的动态流变特性

应用两相模型探讨多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)填充聚苯乙烯(PS)复合体系的动态流变特性.结果表明,体系线性黏弹行为与PS本体的应变放大效应及MWCNTs填料相的弛豫密切相关.在不同温度下,应变放大因子(Af)随MWCNTs体积分数(φ)的变化规律符合扩散控制的粒子串聚集(CCA)模型.φ＜0.020时,MWCNTs分散...     

两性瓜尔胶衍生物溶液的流变特征

借助旋转粘度计研究了一种两性瓜尔胶衍生物(E-AMPHO-S)溶液的流变特征，考察了衍生物浓度、外加盐和温度对E-AMPHO-S溶液流变性能的影响.发现在实验条件下， E-AMPHO-S溶液呈非牛顿流体特征，具有剪切变稀特性；随改性瓜尔胶浓度增大， E-AMPHO-S溶液具有增强的触变性质；在一定浓度盐溶液中， E-AMPHO-S可表现出明显的反聚电解质溶液粘性行为；E-AMPHO-S溶液的零切粘度可由Spencer-Dillon方程外推得出，其与温度的依赖关系服从Arrhenius公式.     

气相白炭黑/低分子量聚乙二醇悬浮体系的分子弛豫与流变行为

采用亲水气相二氧化硅(FS)、非缠结聚乙二醇(PEG,重均分子量400)制备悬浮体系,考察FS体积分数(φ)对PEG本体相α-松弛、结晶行为及悬浮体系流变行为的影响.结果表明,FS可延缓PEG本体相α-松弛,提高玻璃化转变温度,并显著增加浮体系黏度,降低本体PEG相结晶与熔融焓.低填充时,FS起成核作用;高填充时,FS延迟PEG分子扩散,并降低结晶温度.FS对PEG结晶的不同作用发生在悬浮体系溶胶-凝胶转变附近,此时悬浮液非线性动态流变行为呈现显著的硬化软化特性,线性动态流变行为呈现最为显著的频率依赖性.通过建立线性动态流变行为叠加曲线,揭示了FS对PEG分子链扩散行为的显著推迟作用.     

氢键作用对端羟基超支化聚酯熔体流变性能的影响

以三羟甲基丙烷(TMP)为核,二羟甲基丙酸(DMPA)为支化单体,通过熔融缩聚法合成了第一至五代端羟基脂肪族超支化聚酯,采用旋转流变仪系统地研究了氢键作用对端羟基超支化聚酯熔体流变性能的影响.结果表明,与高代数超支化聚酯相比,低代数超支化聚酯的线性黏弹区较窄,松弛时间更长.无论是稳态剪切测试还是振荡测试,第一、二代端羟基超支化聚酯熔体均表现出假塑性流体的剪切变稀行为,而第三至五代端羟基超支化聚酯熔体则表现为牛顿流体的流变行为.端羟基超支化聚酯的流变行为均不遵循Cox-Merz方程.温度谱的测定发现,低代数超支化聚酯相对于高代数的结晶度更高.流变测试中所出现的现象都与分子间的氢键作用密切相关.     

用Wagner型本构方程表征低密度聚乙烯熔体的粘弹性及其非线性依时特性的预测

通过实验研究了一种低密度聚乙烯 (LDPE ,PE FSB 2 3D0 2 2 /Q2 0 0 )熔体的粘弹性 ,并用KBKZ类本构方程中的Wagner模型进行了表征 .用Wagner模型预测了LDPE的非线性依时粘弹特性 ,并同已报道的变型Huang方程的结果进行了比较 .在最大剪切速率 5s- 1 下 ,KBKZ方程预测的短剪切时间下的触变环与实验结果吻合较好 ,当剪切时间加长时 ,KBKZ方程的预测结果比实验值偏高 .KBKZ方程能够较好地预测应力增长和应力松弛特性 ,即能够真实地反映出实验中的应力过冲以及应力松弛的过程 ,而变型Huang方程则不能 .变型Huang方程中的参数是孤立地、片面地反映材料在特定条件下的流变特性 ,而KBKZ方程中描述材料流变性质的参数能基本上反映出该LDPE的粘弹性 .因此 ,KBKZ方程描述和预测依时性粘弹特性的综合能力强于变型的Huang方程 .结果还表明KBKZ方程仍不能准确、完整地描述LDPE Q2 0 0的依时性粘弹性 .     

十六烷基三甲基溴化铵/油酸钠混合体系蠕虫状胶束流变性研究

阴、阳离子表面活性剂之间强烈的相互作用利于形成自由弯曲的蠕虫状胶束。本文利用阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和阴离子表面活性剂油酸钠(Na OA)制备了CTAB/Na OA蠕虫状胶束,研究了两表面活性剂的混合比和表面活性剂总浓度的变化对蠕虫状胶束体系稳态流变性及动态粘弹性的影响。结果表明,蠕虫状胶束在剪切过程中的解缠、拟网状结构的破坏以及最终沿剪切速度方向取向等是蠕虫状胶束产生剪切稀释特性的原因。两表面活性剂的混合比和表面活性剂总浓度的变化导致表面活性剂之间的静电作用、疏水作用发生较大的变化,最终引起体系内部表面活性剂聚集体形态的差异。体系内蠕虫状胶束长度、体系结构复杂程度、蠕虫状胶束形成的网络结构的致密度等都影响着体系的流变行为。在混合比R=3.6、总浓度CT=0.24mol/L时,体系中蠕虫状胶束最长,网络结构最为紧密,体系的零剪切粘度达到最大值。表面活性剂浓度一定时,混合比的提高有助于蠕虫状胶束的定向生长,弛豫时间τR和储能模量高频区平台模量G0提高,R=3.6时两者皆达到极大值,此后由于蠕虫状胶束的分枝化及(或)胶束破裂导致τR及G0下降。在表面活性剂混合比一定(R=3.6)时,表面活性剂浓度的提高利于蠕虫状胶束的增长或者分枝化,增加了胶束网络结构缠绕(融合)点的密度,导致G0逐渐增大。Cole-Cole图证实本文研究的蠕虫状胶束体系是符合Maxwell模型的线性粘弹性流体。     

The effect of polymeric surfactants on the rheological properties of nanoemulsions

We have investigated the rheological properties of submicron emulsions and how they are affected by the structure of polymeric surfactants. We have prepared oil-in-water emulsions stabilized with five steric surfactants, two of them belonging to the Myrj family and three belonging to the Pluronic family, with key differences on their structures. Droplet size and volume fraction have been kept constant to analyze only the influence of the surfactant. The viscoelasticity has been characterized by dynamic oscillatory shear experiments, while the shear viscosity was measured during steady shear flow tests. The results show a qualitatively similar gel-like behavior for all the emulsions, but with remarkable quantitative differences. Surfactants with longer hydrophilic tails produced emulsions with higher viscoelasticity. Pluronics, having a central hydrophobic part between two hydrophilic tails, produced emulsions with notably higher viscoelasticity and yield stress than Myrjs with comparable hydrophilic tails. The reason for this seems to be a more efficient steric barrier at the interface, induced by this central hydrophobic part.     

Rheological Properties of Particle-Stabilized Emulsions

We have studied the rheological properties of fumed silica particle-stabilized emulsions. Two particles of different polarity were considered, the first more hydrophilic “Aerosil R7200,” the second more hydrophobic “Aerosil R972.” These particles flocculate and probably form a network at the investigated concentration. The flow curves of emulsions stabilized by a single type of particles exhibit yield stress, shear-thinning behavior and thixotropy. Moreover they display rheological features typical of gels. These features are attributed to strengthening of the particle network by droplets. Moreover the rheological properties of w/o emulsions stabilized by hydrophobic are similar to the ones of o/w emulsions stabilized by hydrophilic particles. The rheological properties of o/w emulsions stabilized by mixtures of hydrophilic and hydrophobic particles have then been studied by keeping the total particle concentration constant and varying the mass ratio between particles. The results show that when the hydrophobic particle concentration increases, the viscosity and stability of emulsions decrease establishing evidence that the network is weakened due to preferential orientation of hydrophobic particles towards the oil phase.     

Effect of temperature on dynamic rheological behavior of discontinuous cubic liquid crystal

The dynamic rheological properties of discontinuous cubic liquid crystal, formed by nonionic surfactant C(12-14)E(12), were investigated in the discrete and continuous patterns of raising temperature. In the discrete pattern, the discontinuous cubic phase appears in two types of viscoelastic behaviors under the melting points of cubic phase: elastic gel and viscoelastic liquid. When the discontinuous cubic phase begins to melt, it has the weak polymer-like viscoelasticity. Temperature and shear frequency have completely different effects on the ratio of viscous and elastic components of samples in these three states. At low temperature, the samples dominate in elasticity and temperature and shear frequency has hardly any effect on viscoelasticity. At moderate temperature, its ratio of viscous and elastic components increases with increasing temperature and decreasing shear frequency. At the vicinity of the melting point of cubic liquid crystal, the cubic liquid crystal appears to have almost equaled viscous and elastic component; shear has obvious effect on the ratio of viscoelasticity at low frequency. The results from the continuous pattern of raising temperature are consistent with those from the discrete pattern.     

Impact of Tween 60 on physicochemical properties and stability of Pistacia lentiscus fruit oil-in-water emulsion at a semi-low temperature

This study shows the effects of the Tween 60 emulsifier at different concentrations on the aqueous emulsion containing 5% of Pistacia lentiscus fruit oil. The rheological behavior and the droplet size distribution of cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions were investigated. This investigation was carried out by analyzing the shear flow and dynamic oscillatory followed by microscopic analysis and physical stability study for 24?hours and 4 months. During the period of 4 months, the emulsions were stored in a refrigerator at a semi-low temperature 12?°C. The physical stability test showed that the sample not emulsified yielded a creaming process after a short aging time. Flow curves of emulsions prepared with TW 60 exhibited a non-linear relationship between the shear stress σ and shear rate γ ?, which implies that the Herschel–Bulkley rheological model was the appropriate model for the shear flow. The increase of emulsifier quantities leading to an increase in the internal structure coherence, whereas the excess quantity affects the structure. Therefore, the optimal quantity proposed was 3.47%. Furthermore, the storage time at a semi-low temperature performed the stability and maintain the structure of emulsions.     

Peculiarities of rheological properties and flow of highly concentrated emulsions: The role of concentration and droplet size

Results of a complete study of the rheological properties of highly concentrated emulsions of the w/o type with the content of the dispersed phase up to 96% are reported. The aqueous phase is a supersaturated solution of nitrates, where the water content does not exceed 20%. Dispersed droplets are characterized by a polyhedral shape and a broad size distribution. Highly concentrated emulsions exhibit the properties of rheopectic media. In steady-state regimes of shearing, these emulsions behave as viscoplastic materials with a clearly expressed yield stress. Highly concentrated emulsions are characterized by elasticity due to the compressed state of droplets. Shear storage modulus is constant in a wide range of frequencies that reflect solid-like behavior of such emulsions at small deformations. The storage (dynamic) modulus coincides with the elastic modulus measured in terms of the reversible deformations after the cessation of creep. Normal stresses appear in the shearing. In the low shear rate domain, normal stresses do not depend on shear rate, so that it can be assumed that they have nothing in common with normal stresses arising owing to the Weissenberg effect. These normal stresses can be attributed to Reynolds’ dilatancy (elastic dilatancy). Normal stresses sharply decrease beyond some threshold value of the shear rate and slightly increase only in a high shear rate domain. Observed anomalous flow curves and unusual changes of normal stresses with shear rate are explained by the two-step model of emulsion flow. Direct optical observations show that emulsions move by the mechanism of the rolling of larger droplets over smaller ones without noticeable changes of their shape at low shear rates, while strong distortions of the droplet shape is evident at high shear rates. The transition from one mechanism to the other is attributed to a certain critical value of the capillary number. The concentration dependence of the elastic modulus (as well as the yield stress) can be described by the Princen-Kiss model, but this model fails to predict the droplet size dependence of the elastic modulus. Numerous experiments demonstrated that the modulus and yield stress are proportional to the squared reciprocal size, while the Princen-Kiss model predicts their linear dependence on the reciprocal size. A new model based on dimensional arguments is proposed. This model correctly describes the influence of the main structural parameters on the rheological properties of highly concentrated emulsions. The boundaries of the domain of highly concentrated emulsions are estimated on the basis of the measurement of their elasticity and yield stress.     

Structural rationale of a non-Newtonian flow

The complex rheological behavior of structured systems, namely, suspensions, emulsions, polymer melts and solutions, micellar fluids, and liquid crystalline systems is analyzed. The behavior of such systems is characterized by the coexistence of different flow regimes in a wide range of shear rates. It is shown that the generalized flow equation (GFE) effectively describes plastic and pseudoplastic flow systems. The Newtonian and non-Newtonian behavior of structured flowable systems is explained within the structural microrheological model.     

Rheological behavior in the didodecyldimethylammonium bromide/water system

The phase behavior in the dilute region of the didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB)/water system is studied with a battery of techniques. The critical vesicle concentration (cvc), measured by tensiometry, conductimetry, ion-selective-electrode potentiometry and dye solubilization, is similar to the value reported in the literature. Moreover, the combination of surfactant-ion-selective- electrode and bromide-ion-selective-electrode potentiometry indicates that the vesicles are substantially ionized (α ≈ 0.5) in the proximity of the cvc. The transition from small unilamellar vesicles to larger multilamellar liposomes was detected at 0.2 wt% by viscometry, conductimetry and dye solubilization measurements. The rheology of the DDAB/water system was studied as a function of surfactant concentration and temperature. Non- Newtonian behavior, viscoelasticity, yield stresses and time-dependent flow behavior were observed. Maxima and minima in the dynamic moduli and in conductivity are related to structural changes and phase transitions. Moreover, in time-dependent shear flow, the microstructure is modified and the rheological response shifts from thixotropic to antithixotropic or vice versa, depending on the DDAB concentration and the level and duration of the final applied stress. The conductivity behavior in the Lam₁ phase region can be qualitatively explained by the capillary superconductivity theory. This conductivity behavior occurs when the thickness of the aqueous lamella is of the same order of magnitude as the Debye length. Received: 4 January 1999/Accepted in revised form: 1 September 1999     

FLOW PROPERTIES OF WEATHERED CRUDE OILS AND THEIR EMULSIONS

The present paper proposes the emulsification of weathered crude oils in water as a competitive and cost effective method for reducing their viscosities. Weathered crude oil samples were collected from major Kuwaiti oil lakes. Emulsion preparation involved using, either a nonionic surfactant or alkali, as well as both alkali and fatty acid. The obtained emulsions were characterized by measuring the droplet size distribution of the dispersed phase using optical microscopy. Emulsion stability was also examined in terms of the system breakdown. The rheological properties were measured using a concentric cylinder rotary rheometer. The emulsion rheological behavior has been studied as a function of composition, temperature, and shear rate. A constitutive model was developed to characterize the pseudoplastic behavior of the crude oil and the emulsion systems. The model fitted well the experimental results with a correlation coefficient higher than 95%. Associated with the pseudoplastic behavior, viscoelastic behavior has been observed with emulsions and some oils at high shear rates.

The results of this investigation indicated that the examined weathered crude oils can be transported through pipelines as emulsions of up to 80 vol.% oil concentrations. The proposed method of treatment with NaOH and oleic acid offers several advantages over the surfactant treatment. It exhibited comparable rheological behavior at lower cost and less mixing energy. It also provided higher emulsion stability, which favors oil transportation for longer distances.     

Highly Concentrated Emulsions: Physicochemical Principles of Formulation

This review deals with the preparation, stability, rheology and different applications of highly concentrated emulsions. These emulsions, which are known as high internal phase ratio emulsions (HIPRE), gel-emulsions, biliquid foams, etc., containing over 90% internal phase by volume, have a swollen micellar (L₁ or L₂) solution of nonionic or ionic surfactants as a continuous phase. These emulsions have the structure of biliquid foams and behave as gels since they present viscoelastic and plastic properties. The functional macroscopic properties of gel-emulsions are dependent on the structural parameters of the microemulsion continuous phase as well as of the interfacial properties (interfacial tension, bending modules, spontaneous curvature) of surfactant monolayers. The depletion interaction between emulsion droplets due to the non-compensated osmotic pressure of micelles is revealed as a main factor, along with surface forces, which determine the aggregative stability and the rheological properties of these emulsions. The effect of electrolyte and surfactant concentration, temperature, as well as other physicochemical parameters on the fiocculation threshold, stability, and yielding properties of highly concentrated emulsions is explained by the effect of these parameters on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the aggregation number of surfactants, and, consequently, on the depletion interaction. The thermodynamic theory of adhesion of fluid droplets in micellar solution and the suggested model of elasticity of gel-emulsions permit to explain the effect of mentioned physicochemical parameters on the elasticity modulus, the plastic strength and the linear deformation of these emulsions. A novel mechanism for the spontaneous formation of gel-emulsions by the phase inversion temperature (PIT) route is suggested, allows the selection of ternary systems able to yield these emulsions, and explains how the droplet size can be controlled during the PIT process. An original model for liquid film rupture is also suggested, and allows the prediction of the effect of structural parameters of micellar solutions and the interfacial properties of surfactant monolayers on the stability of gel-emulsions.