Electroosmosis through a Cation-Exchange Membrane: Effect of an ac Perturbation on the Electroosmotic Flow

Electroosmosis experiments through a cation-exchange membrane have been performed using NaCl solutions in different experimental situations. The influence of an alternating (ac) sinusoidal perturbation, of known angular frequency and small amplitude, superimposed to the usual applied continuous (dc) signal on the electroosmotic flow has been studied. The experimental results show that the presence of the ac perturbation affects the electroosmotic flow value, depending on the frequency of the ac signal and on the solution stirring conditions. In the frequency range studied, two regions have been observed where the electroosmotic flow reaches a maximum value: one at low frequencies (Hz); and another at frequencies of the order of kHz. These regions could be related to membrane relaxation phenomena.     

Electroosmotic Transport through a Cation-Exchange Membrane: Effect of the Stirring on the Dependence of the Electroosmotic Permeability on the Temperature

The electroosmotic flux through a cation-exchange membrane has been obtained in different situations. From these measurements, the apparent electroosmotic permeability, W, of a cation-exchange membrane has been determined as a function of the temperature, T, and the stirring rate, v, of the solutions. In all the experimental situations studied, W decreases when v increases, while it can increase or decrease with T depending on the temperature range considered. For this last reason, the (T,W) curves show a minimum whose value and position depend on the experimental conditions established. The influence of the concentration polarization effect in the value of W and in its dependence with v and T is studied and quantified. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Electroosmotic Flow through an Annulus

The electro-osmosis through an annulus is investigated. The electric potential and flow velocity profile are obtained by solving the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation and the Stokes equation. Both the thin and thick double layer limits are analyzed. Under the condition of thin double layer, the electro-osmotic mobility can be described by the Helmholtz-Smoluchowski equation with a geometry-dependent correction factor. There exist net flows even for zero area-averaged surface charge density due to the curvature differences between the inner and outer walls. The flow direction is determined by the sign of the charge on the inner cylinder. We also found that under certain circumstances the flow direction in an annulus is opposite to that in a capillary with the same sign of the net charge. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Electroosmotic Flow of a General Electrolyte Solution through a Fibrous Medium

Although hydrotropy is extensively used in industry, the molecular mechanism of hydrotropic solubilization has not been completely elucidated yet. In this paper the interaction between a nonionic surfactant (ethoxylated fatty alcohol containing between five and six oxyethylenic units) and sodium p-toluene sulfonate is examined. Surface tension measurements confirm that the hydrotropic effect occurs at a concentration in which the hydrotropes self-associate. Photon correlation spectroscopy studies show that for this concentration of hydrotropes a drastic reduction in the surfactant micellar radius occurs. Furthermore the luminescence of the hydrotrope used as a fluorescence probe indicates that at low concentrations p-toluene sulfonate dissolves in the surfactant micelles but beyond the minimum concentration for hydrotropic solubilization the hydrotrope is present in the aqueous phase. These results suggest that the hydrotropic effect is related to alterations in the water structure induced by the hydrotrope molecules and to the presence of hydrotrope aggregates that furnish an appropriate niche for the surfactant amphiphile.     

Effects of Electrolytes on the Transport Phenomena in a Cation-Exchange Membrane

The effect of electrolyte solutions on the characteristics of the current-voltage (I-V) curve in a cation-exchange membrane (CMX membrane, Tokuyama Soda, Inc.) was studied based on the concentration polarization and electroconvection theory. The study includes the limiting current density (LCD), plateau length, and the ratio of resistance of region III to region I of the I-V curve (R(3rd)/R(1st)). Different electrolyte solutions, HCl, LiCl, NaCl, KCl, CaCl(2), MgCl(2), and AlCl(3), were used in this study. The LCD values of the electrolytes were correlated with the diffusion coefficient of the cation (D(+)) and valence of the cation and anion (z(+), z(-)). Except for the HCl solution, the LCD values of the electrolytes increased linearly with D(+)(1-z(+)/z(-)), implying that the current in this region was governed by the concentration polarization phenomena. The deviation of the HCl solution from the linearity is due to a particular transport mechanism of the proton called the Grotthuss-type transport. The differences in the plateau length and the resistance ratio, R(3rd)/R(1st), with the electrolytes were explained by the Péclet number (Pe) representing a transport pattern in the electroconvection theory. The Péclet number is proportional to the Stokes radius of an ion. An electrolyte with a large Stokes radius has a shorter plateau length and a lower ratio of R(3rd)/R(1st) than those of an electrolyte with a small Stokes radius. Water-splitting measurements for the different electrolyte solutions in the CMX membrane revealed that the contribution of water splitting to the overlimting current was insignificant regardless of the electrolytes used in this study. However, when metal hydroxides, such as Al(OH)(3), formed on the surface of the membrane, significant water splitting was observed. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Electrooxidation of Methanol on Platinum–Ruthenium Catalysts Applied to a Cation-Exchange Membrane

Possibilities for production of active Pt–Ru electrodes for the direct methanol fuel cell with a decreased content of platinum-group metals in them are studied. Platinum and ruthenium are electrodeposited on a thin layer of carbon black applied to a Nafion 117 membrane. The deposition potential effect on the specific surface area of the catalyst and its electrochemical activity in the methanol oxidation is studied. The oxidation currents are related to unit true surface area or unit catalyst mass. The dependence of activity on the Pt : Ru ratio in the plating solution and in the deposit is studied. The effect of the catalyst amount deposited and the particle size on the activity is studied. It is shown that the catalytic activity decreases at the average diameter of Pt–Ru particles less than 4 nm. The results are compared with the size effects observed earlier.     

Space and Time Correlations in a Dissipative Structure Emerging in an Electrochemical System with a Cation-Exchange Membrane

The mechanism of electromasstransfer in a system containing a cation-exchange membrane at a current density exceeding the limiting diffusion current is studied by analyzing the electric potential fluctuations. An experimental setup is designed for measuring fluctuations simultaneously at 16 points in a galvanostatic mode. The fluctuations are found to form in a near-membrane diffusion layer of electrolyte depleted of carriers. As the current density increases, spectra of resonance fluctuations turn into flicker-noise spectra; this process is studied in great detail. Use of space and time difference moments for processing noise signals allowed us to estimate such parameters as the correlation time, space correlation length, and components of the propagation velocity for perturbations in the dissipative structure forming in the membrane system. The data point to the formation of convective flows thermally induced in a diffusion layer of electrolyte under the action of Joule heating at a current density approaching a limiting value.     

微电渗流毛细管原位柱中流动相组成对电渗流的影响

采用原位聚合的方法合成了一种新型微电渗流毛细管电泳原位柱。考察了不同有机调节剂种类和浓度 ,pH对电渗流的影响 ,在 pH值 2 .3～ 9.8范围内 ,电渗流小于 19.6× 10 -10 m2 V-1s-1。当有机调节剂浓度从 6 0 %增加到 90 %时 ,电渗流仅从 6 .6× 10 -10 m2 V-1s-1增大到 4 8.9× 10 -10 m2 V-1s-1。结果表明 ,此类微电渗流柱在电色谱分离模式下电渗流保持在较低水平     

Application of a Cation-Exchange Membrane to Determine Cations of Trace Metals in River Water

Donnan-membrane-equilibrium graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrophotometry (DME-GFAAS) has been developed to determine cations of trace metals in river water. The method employs a cation-exchange membrane to separate metal cations from their complexes; both total and cationic forms of metals were determined by means of GFAAS. The sensitivity of the method for the measurement of trace metal cations is determined by the detection limits of GFAAS for the metals of interest. Comparable concentrations of metal cations in water from NBS and from the Erhjen river were obtained between the DME-GFAAS and calculated (WATEQ4F) methods, indicating that the developed method is promising for natural fresh waters. The effect of pH on the distribution of metal cation in the NBS river water is significant for Cu and Pb; concentrations of these cations increase with decreasing pH. However, the concentrations of Cd and Zn cations do not vary with pH except that the concentration of the Zn cation decreases significantly as the pH value increases beyond 9. The method was applied to measure the capacity of complexing Cu in Chung-Lu river water, which was estimated to be 2.3 μM.     

弯管电渗流场的数值模拟及研究

给出了管道中电渗流的物理模型和数学方程 ,采用坐标变换和有限差分法对电渗流场进行了数值模拟 ,对直管和 1 80°弯管数值模拟的结果与现有的结果符合较好。在此基础上 ,对 1 80°弯管的内壁形状进行改进 ,弯道内壁的弧半径增加了 1 2 .5 % ,使内外壁弧长更接近并对其进行了数值模拟 ,结果发现这种改进能提高弯道电渗流场内外壁之间速度分布的均匀度 ,因而提高电泳分离的分辨率     

Ionic Composition of the MK-40 Cation-Exchange Membrane in Amino Acid Solutions: A Conductimetric Study

The ionic composition of a cation-exchange membrane in solutions of amino acids of three types is studied by measuring its conductivity. The concentration constants of equilibrium of the protonation of zwitterions of these acids in the membrane are estimated. The membrane's ionic composition substantially depends on the type of amino acid.     

Computer Simulation of Cation-Exchange Membrane Structure: An Elementary Act of Hydrated Ion Transport

A fragment of the structure of a sulfo cation exchanger, which is the basis of most cation-exchange membranes, is calculated by an ab initio method. An analysis of interatomic bonds in the structure shows that, to detach a mobile ion from a fixed ion, it is necessary to break the hydrogen bond between hydration water molecules of the counterion in addition to overcoming the electrostatic attraction. As the hydrogen bond cleavage work for simple hydrated ions is ten times the electrostatic attraction energy, an elementary act of ion transport in a cation-exchange membrane is considered mostly as the hydrogen bond transfer reaction.     

Experimental Verification of the Electroosmotic Mechanism of Overlimiting Conductance Through a Cation Exchange Electrodialysis Membrane

The paper is concerned with convection at an ion-exchange electrodialysis membrane induced by nonequilibrium electroosmosis as a source of overlimiting conductance current through the membrane. Derivation of nonequilibrium electroosmotic slip condition is recapitulated along with the results of linear stability analysis of quiescent electrodiffusion through a flat ion-exchange membrane. Results of numerical calculation pertaining to nonlinear convection, developing from the respective instability, are reported along with those of recent experiments with modified membranes. These latter rule in favor of electroosmotic versus bulk electroconvective origin of overlimiting conductance through ion-exchange membranes.     

Modulation of Electroosmotic Flow Using Polyelectrolyte Brushes: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Polyelectrolyte brushes grafted on a pair of parallel nanochannel walls can affect the electroosmotic flow (EOF) significantly. A molecular dynamics simulation method is used to investigate the relationship between charge distribution on polyelectrolyte brushes and EOF parameters such as flux, velocity, and density of particles. The EOF can be modulated by changing the step between two charged beads on the same chain, S_c, and the valence of a bead, N_c. Simulation results indicate that the flux increases as the total number of charges on the brushes increases. The decrease of S_c and N_c can lead to a maximum average velocity in the center region. The influence on density of particles is also analyzed.

     

十二烷基硫酸钠微乳色谱体系中pH值对其电渗流行为与微结构的影响

以十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)/正己烷/正丁醇/硼砂微乳液为毛细管电色谱运行研究体系,以甲醇峰为微乳体系电渗流峰(EOF),考察不同pH值条件下微乳体系电渗流出峰时间(tEOF)和变化趋势.以微乳液滴粒径和ξ电位考察pH值对SDS缓冲溶液微乳体系微结构的影响,用微乳体系的电导值分析pH值条件下微乳液滴与氢氧根离子之间的相互...     

微电渗流毛细管原位柱的制备及性能考察

 采用二元致孔剂原位聚合的方法制备了一种新型微电渗流毛细管原位柱。与三元致孔剂制柱方法相比 ,具有制备过程简单、重复性好、能够方便地通过改变致孔剂配比来改变柱床的孔径和孔结构的特点。得到的毛细管柱内部结构均匀 ,通透性好。通过对改变不同致孔剂配比所制备的原位柱的孔结构特征及电渗流情况考察 ,及对柱长和柱径与电渗流的关系的探讨 ,发现制备的原位柱在较高 pH值和较高的有机改性剂浓度条件下 ,电渗流均能保持在较低值 ,可以适应不同电泳分离模式的需要。     

一种直接测定微流控芯片电渗流速度的新方法

随着微芯片技术的成熟,越来越迫切地需要有一个准确而简洁的电渗流速度的检测方法。根据荧光物质罗丹明123（Rh123）在不同pH缓冲溶液中迁移时间的变化,推导出Rh123在pH 9和10条件下分别有中性分子存在,而中性分子的移动速度等于电渗流速度,因此建立了直接以Rh123中性分子为标记物测定电渗流速度的方法。通过直接检测Rh123中性分子的迁移时间,计算得出所用玻璃微流控芯片在pH 9.3和pH 10.1的电渗流速度为3.9×10-4 cm2/(s·V)和4.1×10-4 cm2/(s·V),与经典方法对照无明显差异。     

Effect of Anodic Polarization on the Hydrogen Diffusion through a Steel Membrane in Ethylene Glycol Solutions

Diffusion of hydrogen through a steel membrane from ethylene glycol solutions of HCl containing 0.1–10 wt % H₂O is studied. The effect of the nature of discharging proton, hydrogen ion concentration, and anodic polarization on the process is considered. Kinetic parameters of cathodic reduction of proton donors on the Armco iron under similar experimental conditions are obtained.     

侧链末端为磺酸根基团的磺化改性聚砜的制备及其阳离子交换膜的基本性能

采用两步一锅法,在聚砜(PSF)主链上键联了末端基为磺酸根基团的侧链,获得了疏水主链与磺酸根基团"微相分离"结构的磺化改性PSF。以氯乙基异氰酸酯(CEIC)为亲电试剂,使PSF主链上的苯环发生付-克烷基化反应,制得侧链含有活性基团—NCO的中间产物聚合物PSFeic;通过活性基团—NCO与对羟基苯磺酸钠(HBSAS)生成氨基甲酸酯的较快速的反应,获得了侧链末端为磺酸根基团的磺化改性聚砜PSF-sas。采用FT-IR、1 H-NMR及紫外分光光度法对目标产物聚合物PSF-sas的化学结构进行了表征。以PSF-sas为膜材,采用流延法制备了PSF阳离子交换膜,测定了交换膜的基本性能,包括离子交换容量、吸水率及质子传导率。研究结果表明,在路易斯酸催化剂作用下,CEIC与PSF主链上苯环之间的付-克烷基化反应可顺利进行,生成中间聚合物产物PSF-eic;以强极性的二甲基乙酰胺(DMAC)为溶剂,反应24h,PSF-eic分子链中乙基异氰酸酯(eic)的键合量可达2.43mmol/g。在此基础上进行第2步反应,可得到磺酸根基团含量为2.23mmol/g的目标产物PSF-sas,所制备的阳离子交换膜,具有高的离子交换容量,适当的吸水率与高的质子传导率。     

Effect of double-layer polarization on the forces that act on a nanosized cylindrical particle in an ac electrical field

The polarization of, the forces acting on, and the electroosmotic flow field around a cylindrical particle of radius a* and uniform zeta potential zeta* submerged in an electrolyte solution and subjected to alternating electric fields are computed by solving the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations (the standard model). The dipole coefficient and the electrostatic and hydrodynamic forces are calculated as functions of the electric field's frequency, the solute concentration, and the particle's surface charge. The calculations are not restricted to small Debye screening lengths (lambdaD*). At relatively low frequencies, the polarization coefficient is nearly frequency-independent. As the frequency increases above D*/a*(2), where D* is the effective diffusion coefficient, the polarization coefficient initially increases, attains a maximum, and then decreases to an asymptotic value (when the frequency exceeds (1+Du)D*/lambdaD(*2), where Du is the Dukhin number). At low frequencies, when (lambdaD*/a*)(2)e(|zeta*F*/(2R*T*)|) < 1, the PNP calculations are in excellent agreement with the predictions of the Dukhin-Shilov (DS) low-frequency theory. At high frequencies, when lambda D*/a* < 1, the PNP calculations are in excellent agreement with the Maxwell-Wagner-O'Konski (MWO) theory.