Middle-phase microemulsions of green surfactant alkyl polyglucosides

Microemulsions are important organized molecular assembles in surfactant solutions and are used in various fields such as tertiary oil recovery, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, nanoparticle synthe-sis and chemical engineering. The more commonly used nonionic surfactants to produce micro- emulsions are the ethylene oxide-based compounds (CiEj). In recent years alkyl polyglucosides have been received considerable attention in producing microemulsions[17]. Alkyl polyglucosides (APG), which are widely…     

The effect of polymers on the phase behavior of balanced microemulsions: diblock-copolymer and comb-polymers

The effect of some amphipilic diblock-copolymers and comb-polymers on a balanced Winsor III microemulsion system is investigated with the quaternary system n-octyl-β-d-glucoside/1-octanol/n-octane/D₂O as basis system. The diblock-copolymers are polyethyleneoxide-co-polydodecenoxide (PEO _x PEDODO _y ) and polyethyleneoxide-co-polybutyleneoxide (PEO _x PEBU _y ), constituted of a straight chain hydrophilic part and a bulky hydrophobic part. Addition of the diblock-copolymer leads to an enhancement of the swelling of the middle phase by uptake of water and oil; a maximum boosting factor of 6 was obtained for PEO₁₁₁PEDODO₂₅. Nuclear magnetic resonance diffusometry yields the self-diffusion coefficients of all the components in the system. The diffusion experiments provide information on how the microstructure of the bicontinuous microemulsion changes upon addition of the polymers. The reduced self-diffusion coefficients of water and oil are sensitive to the type of polymer that is incorporated in the film. For the diblock-copolymers, as mainly used here, the reduced self-diffusion coefficient of oil and water will respond to how the polymer bends the film. When the film bends away from water, the reduced self-diffusion of the water will increase, whereas the oil diffusion will decrease due to the film acting as a barrier, hindering free diffusion. The self-diffusion coefficient of the polymer and surfactant are similar in magnitude and both decrease slightly with increasing polymer concentration.     

微乳液中球形及棒状SrTiO3纳米粒子的控制合成

以氢氧化锶和钛酸四丁酯为原料, 在水溶液/Triton X-100/环己烷/正己醇反相微乳液体系中制备了直径约为20～80 nm的钛酸锶球形纳米粒子和长约300～1200 nm、直径约为30～150 nm的钛酸锶纳米棒. 用XRD, ICP, TEM, SAED和SEM对样品的结构、成分和形貌进行了表征; 用DLS分析了样品的粒度分布. 结果显示, 水与表面活性剂的物质的量比(ω₀)、反应物浓度、陈化时间等因素都能影响钛酸锶纳米粒子的形貌和尺寸. 所得钛酸锶的锶钛物质的量比约为1.0, 粒度分布较窄, 为立方相单晶结构.     

Esterification of Octanoic Acid with Octanol in Microemulsion and Emulsion System

The esterification of octanoic acid with octanol in microemulsion and emulsion system is studied. In the presence of 5–10% dodecylbenzene-sulfonic acid (DBSA), which is a surfactant-type catalyst, high conversion of esterification can be given both in microemulsion and in emulsion system. Compared with emulsion system, single-phase microemulsion is a more effective reaction system for esterification, with the advantages of comparatively little influence by the amount of water, no need of hard stirring, and stable state when laid long. The esterification of other fatty acids and alcohols in this reaction system were also accomplished in favorable conversion.     

THE STAUDINGER REACTION BETWEEN 2-H-1,2,3-DIAZAPHOSPHOLENES AND AROMATIC AZIDES

Abstract

The title reaction between substituted phenyl azides 2 and diastereomeric diazaphospholenes 1 gives the corresponding cyclic phosphazenes 3 with different stereochemical results. Hydrolysis of some phosphazenes 3 yield the corresponding ring-opened compounds Z-4I together with small amounts of diazaphospholene-oxide 5 and anilines 6. The configuration of the compounds obtained are established by ¹H n.m.r. spectroscopy. The results are explained invoking the formation of pentacoordinate phosphorus intermediates.     

The Relationship of Reaction Temperature,Tg and Rich‐Syndiotacticity of Poly(alkyl methacrylate)s in Modified Microemulsion Polymerization

Nanoscale poly(alkyl methacrylate)s including poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(ethyl methacrylate), poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate), poly(iso‐butyl methacrylate) and poly(benzyl methacrylate) were prepared by a modified microemulsion polymerization procedure. NMR analysis suggested that these poly(methacrylate)s samples were higher in syndiotactic content, lower in isotactic content and the glass transition temperatures (T_gs) of them were also higher than those reported in the literature. The tacticities of the poly(methacrylate)s, beside the restricted volume effect of nanoparticles during the modified microemulsion polymerization, were mainly influenced by the reaction temperature, the lower the reaction temperature, the higher the syndiotacticity of the products. The syndiotacticity of the product decreased obviously when the polymerization was carried out at a temperature far above the T_g of the resulting polymer. It was also shown that the tacticity of the polymer was affected by the monomer structure, a monomer with the bulkier alkyl side group would liable to result in a polymer with richer syndiotacticity. Possible mechanism of rich‐syndiotacticity was also discussed.     

微乳液法合成白光LED NaLu(MO4)2:Eu3+/Eu3+,Tb3+(M=W, Mo)荧光粉

采用微乳液法制备NaLu(WO₄)_2-x(MoO₄)x:8%Eu³⁺(x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)/y%Eu³⁺,5%Tb³⁺(y=1, 3, 5, 7, 9)系列荧光粉.通过X射线衍射(XRD)表征,所制样品的X射线衍射峰与标准卡片PDF#27-0729基本吻合,表明所制的样品为白钨矿结构,属于四方晶系.扫描电镜SEM显示制备的纳米粒子是梭子状的,粒径大约是110 nm.激发发射光谱显示,在Eu³⁺离子掺杂浓度为8%时,NaLu(WO₄)(MoO₄):Eu³⁺发光强度最大.NaLu(WO₄)_2-x(MoO)x :8%Eu³⁺(x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0)荧光粉在Mo/W比达到1:1(x=1)时发光强度最大,强烈的红光发射表明该材料可用于白光LED材料.该荧光粉在268、394和466 nm波长光激发下分别发出橙红色、黄色和淡黄色光,可以满足不同光色需要.NaLu(WO)(MoO):y%Eu³⁺,5%Tb³⁺(y=1, 3, 5, 7, 9)荧光粉,随着y值增大,从绿光区(x=0.278, y=0.514)进入白光区(x=0.356, y=0.373), (x=0.278, y=0.313),同时观察到Tb³⁺到Eu³⁺有效能量传递.     

4-十二烷氧基苄胺在纳米金微粒合成中的应用

以新型表面活性剂4-十二烷氧基苄胺(C12OBA)构成的C12OBA/正丁醇/正庚烷/丙醛/HAuCl4(aq)反相微乳液作为微反应器,利用微波辐射加热-丙醛还原法制备了C12OBA包覆金纳米微粒;利用透射电镜、傅立叶变换红外光谱仪及X射线衍射仪分析了产物的微观形貌、化学键合特征、晶体结构;并测定了其紫外-可见吸收光谱.结果显示,表面活性剂C12OBA既可参与形成稳定的反相微乳液,又可作为金纳米微粒的良好保护剂.反相微乳液液滴的微小水核以及C12OBA/金的物质的量之比对纳米金微粒的尺寸和形貌起到良好的控制作用.     

Study and Modeling of Metal Oxide Solubilization in (w/o) Microemulsions

Water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions are very appealing reaction media due to their ability to provide huge surface of contact between water-soluble and oil-soluble reactants. Their application as reaction media, including the preparation of nanoparticles, is, however, limited to water soluble precursors. In this study, we present a first step scheme in a two-step process for the preparation of metal oxide nanoparticles starting from their water-insoluble metal oxide bulk powder. This step involves solubilizing the metal oxide in the water pools of the microemulsion with the aid of a solubilizing agent. The variables affecting the solubilizing capacity of iron and copper oxides, as examples of important metal oxides, in single HCl-containing AOT/water/isooctane microemulsions were investigated. The effect of the following variables on the solubilization capacity is reported, namely, mixing time, surfactant concentration, water to surfactant mole ratio (R), and the nominal concentration of HCl in the water pool. At 300-rpm, time-invariant concentration of the metals in the microemulsions was achieved in about 6 hours. These values were quoted as the solubilization capacity of the metal oxide at the corresponding conditions. Solubilization capacity increased linearly with the surfactant concentration and R, and portrait a power function with the nominal concentration of HCl in the water pool. A mathematical model previously derived to describe nanoparticle uptake by single microemulsion accurately accounted for the effect of the aforementioned variables on the solubilization capacity.     

Regioselective Nitration of Phenols by NaNO3 in Microemulsion

Highly regiospecific mononitration of phenols and substituted phenols was carried out in TX100-based microemulsion. The use of inexpensive and relatively nontoxic acidic reagent is an advantage of this method. The effect of various parameters such as concentration of NaNO₃, temperature, and agitation speed on reaction system have been investigated. Exclusive ortho-selectivity was observed for all the phenols subjected to this protocol.