Investigation of the electrokinetic properties of paraffin suspension. 2. In cationic and anionic surfactant solutions

Electrical phenomena at nonionogenic hydrophobic surfaces (solid or liquid) in water, electrolyte, and/or surfactant solutions still attract research. In part 1 of this paper we described the electrokinetic behavior of paraffin wax suspension in water and electrolyte solutions (NaCl or LaCl3). On the basis of the latest data of water structure near hydrophobic surfaces it was concluded that immobilized water dipoles at the interface can play an essential role in the zeta potential formation. In this paper were investigated the zeta potentials of paraffin wax in cationic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, C16H33(CH3)3NBr, and octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride, C18H37(CH3)3NCl, and anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate, C12H25SO4Na. Also changes in wettability of the paraffin surface due to the surfactant's adsorption were studied via wetting contact angle measurements and calculation of the surface free energy. It was concluded that at a low surfactant concentration (10(-6) M) the water dipole structure still contributes to the zeta potential, but at a higher one the zeta potential is determined by the surfactant molecules' adsorption. A special role of OH- ions is also clearly seen. Moreover, a functional relationship was found between the surface free energy of the surfactant-covered paraffin surface and the zeta potential.     

On the aronszajn property for a differential equation of fractional order in Banach spaces

In this paper we investigate some topological properties of solution sets of a differential equation of fractional order in Banach spaces. Our assumptions and proofs are expressed in terms of measures of noncompactness.     

Intermolecular interactions in mixtures of dichroic dyes with n-alkyl-4-(4-isothiocyanatophenyl)bicyclo[2,2,2]octanes

On the basis of the polarized absorption spectra, the guest order parameter as a function of temperature for five dichroic azo dyes dissolved in four members (pentyl to octyl) of the homologous series of n-alkyl-4-(4-isothiocyanatophenyl)bicyclo[2,2,2]octanes has been evaluated. Moreover, the influence of the dichroic dye addition on the nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature has been examined. The relation between the molecular geometry of the guest, its orientation efficiency in the nematic host and the clearing temperature of the azo dye-liquid crystal mixtures has been determined. The experimental results have been compared in some detail with calculations performed on the basis of the mean field theory for binary mixtures.     

EPR spectra of gamma-irradiated DL-alpha-alanine supported on molecular sieves

The aim of the work was to collect information concerning boundary effects which are suspected in alpha-alanine dosimeters consisted of powdered microcrystalline alpha-alanine and binders. In our experiments the conventional binders were replaced by molecular sieves (MS). MS are inorganic porous materials (host structures) with well organized and uniform intra-crystalline pore systems of nano-scale size. The guest molecules can be either physically adsorbed on very large inner MS surface, or chemically bound to the active sites. They can be also encapsulated inside the intracrystalline cavities. The EPR spectra of gamma irradiated DL-alpha-alanine supported on NaY, CeY, SOD, mordenite, ZSM-5 and ALPO(4)-5 were very similar to that one observed for irradiated microcrystalline DL-alpha-alanine. In the case of alanine supported on HY an initial EPR spectrum was different and only after some weeks it made resemble to the well known quintet observed in microcrystalline samples. In sodalites synthesized in the presence of DL-alpha-alanine EPR signal appeared in non-irradiated sample was very low and structureless. The irradiated sample showed a distinct spectrum which was quite different from that one observed for crystalline DL-alpha-alanine.     

Effect of temperature on n-tetradecane emulsion in the presence of phospholipid DPPC and enzyme lipase or phospholipase A2

Zeta potentials and effective diameters of n-tetradecane emulsions in 1 M ethanol were investigated in the presence of 1,2-dipalmitoyl- sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) (1 mg/100 mL), Candida cylindracea lipase (CCL), and phospholipase PLA2 (1 mg/100 mL) at 20, 37, and 45 degrees C. The enzyme was added at the beginning of mechanical emulsion homogenization or 1 min before the end of stirring for 10 min at 10,000 rpm. It was found that DPPC decreases the negative zeta potentials at all three temperatures. The decrease was largest at 20 degrees C and smallest at 45 degrees C. The influence of the enzymes on the zeta potentials depended on the enzyme kind, time of its injection, and temperature. More negative values of the zeta potentials relative to n-C14H30/DPPC droplets were obtained if the lipase was present. Generally, the effective diameters correlate with the zeta potentials, i.e., lower zeta potential corresponds with bigger effective diameter. Possible reasons for the observed changes of the measured parameters are discussed.     

Sulfur radicals embedded in various cages of ultramarine analogs prepared from zeolites

The colored (greenish) products analogous to ultramarine obtained from zeolite A, cancrinite and erionite by means of high-temperature (500-800 °C) treatment of zeolites mixed with elemental sulfur and alkalis can maintain the original structure of the parent zeolite under certain preparation conditions. The ESR spectra of samples recorded at room temperature always indicate the presence of radicals S₃⁻ (the blue chromophore). The spectra of samples prepared from zeolites recorded at 77 K exhibit additional signals that could be assigned to the yellow chromophore (the radical S₂⁻) encapsulated inside the β or ε-cages. It is remarkable that in the case of products with preserved cancrinite structure, where the S₂⁻ radicals are encapsulated inside the ε-cages, the above signals are visible already at room temperature. It may result from retarded mobility of these species in small cancrinite cages.     

Study of the role of ceramic filler in composite gel electrolytes based on microporous polymer membranes

The presented contribution aims at reconsidering the role of filler in affecting the ionic transport in composite gel electrolytes for Li-ion cells based on microporous polymer membranes. The gels have been prepared by swelling thin PVdF/HFP membranes either with conventional liquid electrolyte or with pure propylene carbonate solvent. The membranes contained dispersed submicron-size modified silica filler added in a wide range of weight ratios. The effect of filler content on the kinetics of liquid phase absorption and evaporation from the composite membranes, as well as on the conductivity of the corresponding gel electrolytes, has been studied and discussed in terms of the “colloidal” and “soggy sand” electrolyte concepts. It has been found that conductivity increase of composite gels is not directly correlated with the liquid electrolyte uptake. On this basis it is concluded that important part of ionic transport in this type of composite gel polymer electrolytes is realized on the filler grain boundaries, through overlapping space charge layers of the silica grains.     

α-Alkyl(aryl)sulfenyl substituted β-ketophosphonates: synthesis, properties and reactivity

A new synthesis of the title compounds via acylation of α-lithio-α-phosphorylalkyl sulfides is described. Two additional approaches to these compounds, although less efficient, involve: (a) sulfenylation of O-silylated dialkyl β-ketophosphonates and (b) the Arbuzov reaction of triethyl phosphite with α-chloro-α-methylthiomethyl phenyl ketone. The keto-enol tautomerism of the title compounds and reactivity of the anions derived from them with electrophilic reagents were investigated. The P(O)-olefination products obtained from electron rich aromatic aldehydes were found to undergo the acid-catalyzed desulfenylation reaction affording α,β-unsaturated ketones.     

The unusual course of the high-pressure reaction of 1,10-diaza-[18]-crown-6 with α,ω-diiodo ethers

Simple 1,10-diaza-[18]-crown-6 reacts smoothly with di(2-indoethyl)ether under high-pressure (10 kbar) to give a bis-quaternary spiro salt as a major product, whereas the analogous reaction with 1,8-diiodo-3,6-dioxaoctane leads to the expected precursor of a [2.2.2] cryptand.