Microenvironment Effect on the Location Distribution of Phenothiazine in Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide/<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-Pentanol/H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O W/O and Bi-continuous Microemulsions

In cetyltrimethylammonium/n-pentanol/H₂O W/O (W/O = water in oil microemulsion) mixtures and bi-continuous microemulsions, phenothiazine (PTZ) molecules exist in the membrane phase of the dispersion either with the N atom or with the S atom pointed toward the polar head of cetyltrimethylammonium (CTAB). Cyclic voltammetry has been used to investigate the effects of the compositions and structures of the microemulsions, pH, and the salt on the location distribution of PTZ in the membrane phase of the dispersion in CTAB/n-C₅H₁₁OH/H₂O W/O and bi-continuous microemulsions. The results show that the location distribution of PTZ in the membrane phase of the dispersion in microemulsions is mainly dependent on the hydrogen bond between PTZ and n-C₅H₁₁OH (or the counterion), and on the electrostatic attractive interaction between the N atom in PTZ and the polar head of CTAB.     

吩噻嗪在十二烷基硫酸钠/苯甲醇/水微乳液中的定位

采用循环伏安法和荧光猝灭法研究了吩噻嗪（PTZ）在十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）/苯甲醇（BA ）/ 水（H2O）微乳液中的定位.结果表明,吩噻嗪在十二烷基硫酸钠/苯甲醇/水体系微乳液中位于微乳液膜相中靠近表面活性剂极性头基的一侧,PTZ分子中的S原子和N原子均可朝向表面活性剂的极性头基.     

Fluorescence Quenching of Anthracene by N,N-Diethylaniline and Phenothiazine in CTAB/n-C5H11OH/H2O Microemulsion

Photoinduced electron transfer reactions of anthracene with N,N-diethylaniline (DEA) and phenothiazine (PTZ) occurred in the membrane phase of the CTAB (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide)/n-C₅H₁₁OH (1-pentanol)/H₂O micro-emulsion. DEA and PTZ exist in the membrane phase of the microemulsion because the presence of vitamin-C (Vc) can change the quenching constant. The change of the quenching constant for the DEA–anthracene system with the presence of Vc is more obvious than that for the PTZ–anthracene system. Thus, the DEA molecules are much closer to the polar head of the microemulsion than PTZ. Compared with DEA, the distribution of PTZ in the microemulsion tends to follow Poisson statistics.     

DEA与SDS/n-C5H11OH/H2O微乳液的相互作用

以循环伏安法研究了N,N-二乙基苯胺（DEA）与十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）/正戊醇（n-C5H11OH）/H2O体系O/W和W/O结构微乳液的相互作用.结果表明,DEA在SDS/n-C5H11OH/H2O体系微乳液中有两种定位方式:其一,DEA分子在微乳液液滴膜相中定位于表面活性剂和助表面活性剂的极性基团附近;其二,DEA分子在微乳液液滴膜相中定位于表面活性剂疏水基团一侧.两种定位的分布与微乳液的结构和组成相关.     

Phase behaviour and microstructures of microemulsions(Ⅰ)

By the orthogonal design,the optimal formation conditions for the middle-phase microemulsions in the system dioctadeeyldimethylammornum chloride (DODMAC)/ sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/n-butanol/n-hep-ane/brine were obtained as follows.Investigations have been made on the effects of the concentrations of NaCl and n-butanol(1.0%-14.0%),the rantos of W to Wshs and the kinds of alcohols (n-propanol,n-butanol,and n-pentanol) on the formation,the phase behavtour,the ultralow interfacial tensions,the optimal salinity (S*),and the length of salinity (S).Some rules and data were worked out about the formation and characteristics of the middle-phase microemulsions.The mi-crostruenres of the middle-phase microemulsions were also studied by using FT-IR,ESR,and freeze fracture electron microscopy techmques The results from the three methods show that the microstructures of the middle-phase mi-croemnlsions undergo the change from O/W to bicontinuous(B C.) and to W/O.The distribution rule of the orga-mzed molecule ass     

十二烷基硫酸钠/苯甲醇/水微乳液中吩噻嗪对蒽的荧光猝灭

吩噻嗪与蒽之间可以发生光诱导单电子转移反应. 用荧光光谱仪研究了十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS) / 苯甲醇(BA) / 水微乳液中吩噻嗪对蒽的荧光猝灭.结果表明，在W/O微乳液中，蒽位于苯甲醇连续相，吩噻嗪位于膜相，猝灭反应发生于膜相；而在O/W微乳液中，蒽既可位于油核中，也可位于膜相，吩噻嗪位于膜相，猝灭反应亦发生于膜相.     

Phase behaviour and microstructures of microemulsions (I)

By the orthogonal design, the optimal formation conditions for the middle-phase microemulsions in the system dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride (DODMAC)/ sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/n-butanol/n-hep-tane/brine were obtained as follows: W_DODMAC: W_SDS = 1:4-1:5,C _π-butanol (%) = 11.0-12.0, andC _NaCl (%) = 3.25 Investigations have been made on the effects of the concentrations of NaCl and n-butanol (l.0%-14.0%), the ratios ofWDODMAC: to W_SDS, and the kinds of alcohols (n-propanol, n-butanol, and n-pentanol) on the formation, the phase behaviour, the ultralow interfacial tensions, the optimal salinity (S^*), and the length of salinity (δS). Some rules and data were worked out about the formation and characteristics of the middle-phase microemulsions. The mi-crostructures of the middle-phase microemulsions were also studied by using FT-IR, ESR, and freeze fracture electron microscopy techniques. The results from the three methods show that the microstructures of the middlephase mi-croemulsions undergo the change from O/W to bicontinuous (B.C.) and to W/O. The distribution rule of the orga-nized molecule assemblies in the middle-phase microemulsions is conducible to constructing the model of microemulsion systems, to recognizing the microstructures of the middle-phase microemulsions, and to setting forth the relationship between the microstructures and macro-properties of rnicroemulsions. Project supported by the Niltional Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation.     

Transfer and distribution of L-tryptophan between W/O and O/W, and between W/O and bicontinuous microemulsions through the study of interphase electric properties

The influence of L-tryptophan (L-Trp) on the interphase electric properties of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/n-pentanol (n-C(5)H(11)OH)/water (H(2)O) system was studied by the method of AC impedance, and the distribution of L-Trp between the microemulsion phases with different structures in SDS/n-C(5)H(11)OH/H(2)O system was determined by UV-vis spectroscopy. The results show that L-Trp transfers from the lower phase (O/W or bicontinuous) to the upper phase (W/O), and that a small amount of SDS transfers from the upper phase to the lower phase correspondingly with the increase of the total SDS content at a constant weight ratio of n-C(5)H(11)OH/H(2)O=50/50 and a total L-Trp concentration of 1.0 x 10(-4) mol/L. In addition, the concentrations of L-Trp in both the upper and lower phases increase, but the SDS content decreases slightly in the upper phase and increases appreciably in the lower phase with the increase of the total L-Trp concentration at a constant total content of SDS. The interphase capacitance and the interphase charge-transfer current of the system increase, but the interphase resistivity decreases.     

Fluorescence Quenching of Anthracene by N,N-Diethylaniline and Phenothiazine in Triton X-100/n-C10H21OH/H2O Microemulsion

IntroductionDuring the last decade,microemulsions haveplayed important roles in the development of bio-logical,material,environmental and other relatedfields[1— 4] .Although photo- induced electron trans-fer processes are of considerable interest in biologyand chemistry,up to now,most of the studies ofthe photo- induced electron transfer in micelle andinverse micelle have been limited to one- or two-component water/surfactant systems[5] .As theirextensions to microemulsion,only a very limited…     

The effect of structure of oil phase, surfactant and co-surfactant on the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of bicontinuous microemulsion

Efforts were made to prepare bicontinuous microemulsions with ten different oil phases involving aliphatic, linear, and aromatic hydrocarbons as oil phases, two co-surfactants (n-butanol and n-pentanol) and two surfactants: cationic (CTAB) and anionic (SDS). Different weight percentages were employed for the preparation of cationic and anionic surfactant based microemulsions as reported in the literature. Out of the 40 compositions (10 oil phasesx2 co-surfactantsx2 surfactants) thus selected only 28 systems showed stable bicontinuous microemulsion phase. This behavior is explained on the basis of the structures of various constituents present in the microemulsions. Viscosity variations of stable bicontinuous microemulsions are found to depend mainly on the nature of co-surfactant. Conductivity behavior on the other hand depends mainly on the weight percentage and composition of aqueous phase. The solubility of pyrene in the oil phase determines the excimer formation and fluorescence behavior in microemulsions. The electron transfer property of both the water-soluble and the oil-soluble redox systems does not depend on the oil phase and the co-surfactant. The significance and importance of characterizing well defined bicontinuous microemulsions is thus highlighted.     

The influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate/benzyl alcohol/H2O system on the photoisomerization of trans-stilbene

Photoisomerization of trans-stilbene (TS) was investigated in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/benzyl alcohol (BA)/H(2)O systems in order to establish the relationship between the reaction yields and the compositions and structures of molecular organized assemblies. The results show that, in SDS/BA/H(2)O systems with the structures of oil in water microemulsions, bicontinuous microemulsions, and hexagonal liquid crystals, the reaction yields are much larger than those in benzyl alcohol, both with and without the photosensitizer 9,10-anthracenedicarbonitrile. However, SDS/BA/H(2)O water in oil microemulsion and lamellar liquid crystal can obviously catalyze the photoisomerization of TS only when the photosensitizer is not present. The yield is increased with the increase in H(2)O content or with the decrease in BA content.     

蒽在SDS/BA/H2O体系中的光谱特征

用紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱研究了蒽在不同组成和结构的十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)/苯甲醇(BA)/H20微乳液中的光谱特征,探讨了微乳液组成和结构对蒽光谱特征的影响,阐述了蒽在微乳液中的定位。结果表明,蒽位于O/W微乳液的膜相和油核;在SDS/BA/H2O W/O微乳液中,蒽定位于油连续相。     

Microemulsion breakdown by pervaporation technique: effect of the alkyl chain length of n-alkanol, a cosurfactant of the microemulsion

Two sets of microemulsions, cyclohexane- and water-rich ones, were prepared with the following n-alkanols as cosurfactants: n-propanol, n-butanol, n-pentanol, and n-hexanol. The results showed the influence of the alkyl chain length of the n-alkanol on the permselectivity properties of the pervaporation technique in the breakdown of the microemulsions. The variations of the total flux rate J and the enrichment factor beta were in parallel with the effect of the cosurfactant on the swelling extent of the PDMS membrane.     

Compositional effects on electrophoretic and chromatographic figures of merit in electrokinetic chromatography with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide/sodium octyl sulfate vesicles as the pseudostationary phase. Part 1: effect of the phase ratio

The effect of the phase ratio on the electrophoretic and chromatographic properties of unilamellar vesicles comprised of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium octyl sulfate (SOS) was investigated in EKC. The surfactant concentration of the vesicles was 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, and 1.8% w/v, with a mole ratio of 1:3.66 (CTAB/SOS). Results were compared to those obtained using SDS micelles at concentrations of 1.0% (w/v, 35 mM) and 1.5% (52 mM). The CTAB/SOS vesicles (0.9-1.8% w/v) provided a significantly larger elution range (5.7 < or = t(ves)/t(0) < or = 8.7) and greater hydrophobic (methylene) selectivity (2.8 < or = alpha(CH2) < or = 3.1) than SDS micelles (3.1 < or = t(mc)/t(0) < or = 3.3; alpha(CH2) = 2.2). Whereas the larger elution range can be attributed to the 25% reduction in EOF due to the interaction of unaggregated CTAB cations and the negatively charged capillary wall, the higher methylene selectivity is likely due to the lower concentration of water expected in the CTAB/SOS vesicle bilayer compared to the Palisades layer of SDS micelles. For a given phase ratio, CTAB/SOS vesicles are somewhat less retentive than SDS micelles, although retention factors comparable to those observed in 1.0-1.5% SDS can be obtained with 1.5-1.8% CTAB/SOS. A linear relationship was observed between phase ratio and retention factor, confirming the validity of the phase ratio model for these vesicles. Unique polar group selectivities and positional isomer shape selectivities were obtained with CTAB/SOS vesicles, with both types of selectivities being nearly independent of the phase ratio. For four sets of positional isomers, the elution order was always para < ortho < meta. Finally, the thermodynamics of solute retention was qualitatively similar to that reported for other surfactant aggregates (micelles and microemulsions); the enthalpic contribution to retention was consistently favorable for all compounds, whereas the entropic contribution was favorable only to hydrophobic solutes.     

柴油中相微乳液的制备和相图分析

制备了柴油/复合表面活性剂/正戊醇/MnCl2盐水五元微乳液;研究了MnCl2浓度、表面活性剂浓度及正戊醇浓度对五元微乳液体系中相微乳液的形成和鱼尾相图的影响.结果表明,用MnCl2扫描时形成的中相微乳液范围较窄;在鱼尾相图中,当复合表面活性剂D0821(双(C8-10烷基)二甲基氯化铵)和AEO-3(脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚)的质量比为4∶6时,形成单相微乳液的表面活性剂效率最高,最佳表面活性剂的质量分数为8.3%.     

Recovery of nanoparticles produced in phosphatidylcholine-based template phases

This paper focuses on the characterization and use of polymer-modified phosphatidylcholine (PC)/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-based inverse microemulsions as a template phase for BaSO4 nanoparticle formation. The area of the optically clear inverse microemulsion phase in the isooctane/hexanol/water/PC/SDS system is not significantly changed by adding polyelectrolytes, i.e., poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), or amphoteric copolymers of diallyldimethylammonium chloride and maleamid acid to the SDS-modified inverse microemulsion. Shear experiments show non-Newtonian flow behavior and oscillation experiments show a frequency-dependent viscosity increase (dilatant behavior) of the microemulsions. Small amounts of bulk water were identified by means of differential scanning calorimetry. One can conclude that the macromolecules are incorporated into the individual droplets, and polymer-filled microemulsions are formed. The polymer-filled microemulsions were used as a template phase for the synthesis of BaSO4 nanoparticles. After solvent evaporation the nanoparticles were redispersed in water and isooctane, respectively. The polymers incorporated into the microemulsion are involved in the redispersion process and influence the size and shape of the redispersed BaSO4 particles in a specific way. The crystallization process mainly depends on the type of solvent and the polymer component added. In the presence of the cationic polyelectrolyte PDADMAC the crystallization to larger cubic crystals is inhibited, and layers consisting of polymer-stabilized spherical nanoparticles of BaSO4 (6 nm in size) will be observed.     

Surfactant tail length-dependent lipase activity profile in cationic water-in-oil microemulsions

The catalytic activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase (CV-lipase) was estimated across varying surfactant tail lengths (C-10-C-18) in water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions of cationic surfactants containing four different hydroxyethyl-substituted head groups. An attempt to find a correlation, if any, between the activity of interfacially solubilized lipase and the varying surfactant tails was made for the first time in micellar enzymology. The second-order rate constant, k2, in lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-n-hexanoate at pH 6.0 and 25 degrees C shows an improvement in enzyme activity (approximately 30-140%) across different head groups of amphiphiles with increasing tail lengths in varying solution compositions. Improvement of enzyme activity is prominent in ascending from C-10 to C-14/C-16, depending on the nature of polar head group. The hydrolytic activity of lipase in different surfactant (50 mM)/water/isooctane/n-hexanol with varying z= [alcohol]/[surfactant] (6.4 or 4.8) was amplified by 25-250% with increment in surfactant tail length in comparison with widely used cationic w/o microemulsions having solution compositions (z=16). As a notable outcome of this research, we found w/o microemulsions of 25 mM tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide/water/isooctane/n-hexanol (z=8) producing the highest ever activity of lipase in any w/o microemulsions.     

Multi-phase equilibrium microemulsions and synthesis of hierarchically structured calcium carbonate through microemulsion-based routes

Middle-phase microemulsions (MPMs) in two systems of a cationic surfactant, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTABr)/n-butanol/iso-octane/Na2CO3 or CaCl2 and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/n-butanol/iso-octane/Na2CO3 or CaCl2, were used to synthesize nanostructured calcium carbonates. MPMs provide a simple and versatile reaction media, i.e., upper-phase W/O, BC, and O/W structured equilibrium microemulsions to be used for synthesizing hierarchically structured CaCO3 at the nanometer scale. On the basis of the investigations on the phase behavior of the MPMs, hierarchically structured calcium carbonates with dendrites, ellipsoids, square-schistose cubes, and spheres were synthesized through the MPM-based routes.     

Microemulsion polymerization: phase behavior driven mechanistic changes

We have examined the phase behavior of anionic microemulsions of the general type water/NaCl–hexyl methacrylate (C₆MA)-bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) with respect to temperature and composition. Monomer partitioning measurements and kinetic experiments show good agreement with the Morgan model (de Vries et al. in Macromolecules 34:3233, 2001) for droplet-type microemulsions that do not phase separate as monomer is consumed. In contrast, balanced microemulsions, which efficiently solubilize large amounts of monomer, exhibit dramatic effects on the polymerization kinetics as the phase behavior changes. Our findings suggest that the appearance of a liquid crystalline mesophase in the binary water–surfactant system of the respective microemulsion causes a phase separation during polymerization and, thus, a severe deviation from previous mechanistic models.     

Spectroscopy characterization of anthracene in SDS/BA/H2O system

Spectroscopy characterization of anthracene in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/benzyl alcohol (BA)/water (H(2)O) microemulsion was studied by UV-visible absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy. The impact of the composition and structure of the microemulsion on spectroscopy characterization of anthracene were discussed. At the same time, we indicated the location of anthracene in microemulsion. The results indicated that in O/W microemulsion in SDS/BA/H(2)O system, anthracene exists both in the membrane phase and oil core, while in W/O microemulsion, anthracene exists in the oil continuous phase.