Thixotropic Behavior of Hydrotalcite-Like Compound/Cationic Starch Suspensions: Effects of Mass Ratio of Hydrotalcite-Like Compound to Cationic Starch,Electrolyte, and Temperature

The thixotropic behavior of Mg-Al hydrotalcite-like compound (HTlc)/cationic starch (CS) suspensions was investigated as a function of the mass ratio (> 0.08) of HTlc to CS, the electrolyte and the temperature, respectively. The thixotropy was studied by monitoring viscosity (η) change during the recovery process as a function of time (t) after the cessation of intensive shear. The results showed that the strength of negative thixotropy of the CS solution decreased with the increasing of electrolyte (NaCl, CaCl₂, or AlCl₃) concentration and the temperature. The thixotropic type of the HTlc/CS suspensions could transform from negative to complex, positive, complex, and then to negative thixotropy with the increasing of HTlc content if CS was the main component of the suspensions. In addition, the thixotropic type of the HTlc/CS suspensions transformed from original type to positive thixotropy with the increasing of electrolyte concentration and the temperature.     

类水滑石/蒙脱土体系的特殊粘弹性和触变性研究

本文对由类水滑石（HTlc） /钠质蒙脱土（MT）组成的复杂体系的粘弹性和触变性进行了详细的研究,我们共研究了两种Fe-Mg-Al- HTlc样品,从样品1到样品2,Al 对 Fe的比例保持不变,而Mg2+的含量逐渐增加。研究发现,随着类水滑石中Mg2+的含量增加,HTlc/MT分散体系的结构强度逐渐增加;触变环的实验结果也表明,随着类水滑石中Mg2+的含量增加,HTlc/MT分散体系的触变程度逐渐增加。由此我们可以得到这样的结论,通过调节类水滑石金属的配比我们就可以对类水滑石/蒙脱土体系的流变性进行宏观的调节。     

Influence of Mg2+ Contents on the Thixotropy of HTlc/MT Suspensions

In this article, we found that the variation of Mg²⁺ content in the Fe-Al-Mg hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlc) and the change of R values (R_defined = W_HTlc /W_MT) will influence the thixotropic and viscoelastic properties of HTlc/sodium montmorillonite (MT) suspensions. With increasing the content of Mg²⁺ in the HTlc samples, the storage modulus (G′) and the loss modulus (G″) of the HTlc/MT suspensions will increase gradually, which means the structure strength of the HTlc/MT suspension increases with increasing of Mg²⁺ content in the HTlc samples. In addition, the structure strength of the suspensions will increase with increasing of R values. Special emphasis has been laid on the phenomenon of thixotropy. As the gradual increase of the structure strength in the HTlc/MT suspension, the thixotropic types will change accordingly. The mechanism has been discussed emphatically.     

Influence of Montmorillonite's Concentration on the Thixotropy of Hydrotalcite-like Compounds/Montmorillonite Suspensions

In this paper, we found that the change of sodium montmorillonite's (MT) concentration in the magnesium‐aluminum‐ferrum hydrotalcite‐like compounds (Mg‐Al‐Fe‐HTlc)/MT suspensions would greatly influence the thixotropic type of the suspensions. Specifically, the increase in the MT's concentration increases the viscosities (η) of the HTlc/MT suspensions with the same R value (the mass ratio of HTlc to MT was signed as R, e.g., R=m_HTlc/m_MT), meaning that the structure strength of the HTlc/MT suspensions increases. With the variation of MT's concentration, the thixotropic type of the HTlc/MT suspensions changed accordingly, and the mechanism has been discussed in this paper.     

Removal of Cu(II) from CuSO4 Aqueous Solution by Mg‐Al Hydrotalcite‐like Compounds

Hydrotalcite‐like compound (HTlc) with a Mg/Al molar ratio of 2:1 was synthesized by using a coprecipitation method and the sorption removal of Cu(II) by the Mg‐Al HTlc sample from CuSO₄ solution was investigated. It was found that the Mg‐Al HTlc showed a good sorption ability for Cu(II) from CuSO₄ solution, indicating that the use of hydrotalcite‐like compounds as promising inorganic sorbents for the removal of heavy metal ions from water is possible. The sorption kinetics and the sorption isotherm of Cu(II) on the HTlc obeyed the pseudo‐second order kinetic model and Langmuir equation, respectively. The percent removal of Cu(II) by the HTlc was strongly dependent on the initial pH of bulk solution. It increased sharply with the increase of initial pH value in the range of 5–7, and was relatively small in the initial pH range of 4–5, while it reached about 100% after initial pH was higher than 7. The presence of AlCl₃ might obviously lower the equilibrium sorption amount (q_e) of Cu(II) on the HTlc. However, the presences of NaCl and MgCl₂ might increase the q_e. The presences of ligands (citric acid and EDTA) in the studied concentration range might obviously decrease the q_e of Cu(II) on the HTlc. The removal mechanism of Cu(II) cations by HTlc in the presence of SO₄^2? anions may be attributed to the surface‐induced precipitation of Cu(II) hydroxides and the surface complex adsorption by the linking effect of SO₄^2? between the HTlc and Cu(II) cations, and the removal ability arising from the surface‐induced precipitation is much higher than that from the linking effect of SO₄^2?.     

Effect of Electrolytes and Polymers on the Thixotropy of Mg‐Al‐Layered Double Hydroxides/Kaolinite Dispersions

The effect of electrolytes (NaCl and CaCl₂) and polymers (CPAM and HPAM) on the thixotropy of Mg‐Al‐layered double hydroxide (LDHs)/kaolinite dispersions has been investigated. It was observed that the type of thixotropy in LDH/kaolinite dispersions may be affected by NaCl, but not by CaCl₂ in range of concentration of interest. The type of thixotropy in LDH/kaolinite dispersion with R=0 transformed from positive thixotropy to complex thixotropy and at last positive thixotropy again with the concentration of NaCl in range of 0.00–0.10 mol·L⁻¹; the type of thixotropy in LDHs/kaolinite dispersions with R=0.25 transformed from complex thixotropy to positive thixotropy and then complex thixotropy again with the concentration of NaCl in range of 0.00–0.10 mol·L⁻¹. The type of thixotropy in LDH/kaolinite dispersion with R=0 may be not affected by cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM); but the LDHs/kaolinite dispersions with R=0.25 transformed from complex thixotropy to positive thixotropy with the both polymers concentration in range of interest, which indicated that the microstructure of the dispersion changed from weak folc sediments structure to steric network structure.     

盐酸胍/Ⅰ型胶原分散体系的流变性

采用胃蛋白酶降解法从猪皮中提取了胶原蛋白, 用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)确定为Ⅰ型胶原; 红外及紫外光谱表明胶原分子中存在三螺旋结构. 分别采用小幅振荡剪切法、 恒定剪切速率法及滞后环法研究了盐酸胍浓度及作用时间对Ⅰ型胶原蛋白体系流变性的影响. 研究表明, 随盐酸胍浓度的增大及作用时间的延长, 盐酸胍/胶原分散体系由假塑性流体逐渐接近于牛顿流体. 在所研究的盐酸胍浓度范围(0~6.0 mol/L)内, 盐酸胍/胶原分散体系的触变性类型随盐酸胍浓度的增大发生正触变性-复合触变性-负触变性的转变; 随盐酸胍作用时间的延长(6~48 h), 盐酸胍浓度为1.0 mol/L的胶原分散体系的触变性类型发生复合触变性-负触变性的转变. 本文的研究结果有助于加深对触变性产生机理的认识.     

Mg-Al-MMH-高岭土分散体系触变性研究

触变性是分散体系流变学研究的重要内容之一,在外切力作用下,若体系的粘度随时间下降,静止后又恢复,即具有时间因素的切稀现象,称为正触变性（positive thixotropy);反之,若体系的粘度或切力上升,静止后又恢复,即具有时间因素的切稠现象,称之为负触变性（Negative thixotropy)^[1],若在外切力作用下,某个特定体系的粘度或切力随时间先后呈现出正触变性和负触变性特征,则称之为复合触变性（Complex thixotropy)^[2,3],目前,对各种触变性机理的认识尚不统一。     

Thixotropic properties of aqueous suspensions containing cationic starch and aluminum magnesium hydrotalcite-like compound

The rheological properties of aqueous suspensions consisting of cationic starch (CS) and positively charged aluminum magnesium hydrotalcite-like compound (HTlc) were investigated. Special emphasis was placed on the thixotropic phenomena. With the increase of mass ratio (R) of HTlc to CS, the equilibrium viscosity (eta(eq)) and the consistency coefficient (m) values of the suspensions increase in the range of neutral and alkaline pH (higher than 6.5) while decrease in the range of acid pH (lower than 6.5). With the increase of pH value, the eta(eq) and m values of the suspensions in the R range of 0-0.08 studied increase initially and then decrease, appearing a maximum value at about pH 7.41+/-0.25. The CS/HTlc suspensions display viscid character and the yield point of the suspensions was not observed except the suspension with R=0.08 in the pH range of 7.66-9.70, which showed a yield point and viscoelasticity. The CS/HTlc suspensions may display different thixotropic types: negative, complex or positive thixotropy, depending on pH and R value. The thixotropic type of the CS/HTlc suspension may be transformed from negative (pure CS solution), through complex (R=0.02), into positive thixotropy (R=0.05 and 0.08) with the increase of R in the studied R range of 0-0.08, and the thixotropic strength of the suspensions increases initially and then decreases with pH value in the pH range studied. The mechanism of the thixotropic phenomenon is discussed.     

Influence of Electrolytes on the Thixotropy of Ferric Aluminum Magnesium Hydroxide‐Montmorillonite Suspensions

Abstract

The thixotropy of suspensions consisting of ferric aluminum magnesium hydroxide (Fe‐Al‐Mg‐MMH) and Na‐montmorillonite (MT) is examined with special emphasis on the influence of electrolytes. When NaCl or MgCl₂ is added into the Fe‐Al‐Mg‐MMH/MT suspension, the thixotropy of the suspension may change (if positive) from positive and complex into negative, but NaCl or MgCl₂ can't alter the thixotropic type of a negatively thixotropic suspension. When AlCl₃ was added to positive thixotropic system can be transformed to a complex one, whereas a complex and negative thixotropic suspension remains unchanged, for additions less than 0.01 mol/L; when the addition level of AlCl₃ increases, all types of thixotropic systems are changed to non‐thixotropic. In addition, NaCl and MgCl₂ make the initial viscosity measured after cessation of intensive shearing increase, but the value of the viscosity decreased rapidly with time. The equilibrium viscosity of the suspension decreased gradually with increasing concentrations of NaCl and MgCl₂ in the suspension. With increasing concentration of AlCl₃, the equilibrium viscosities of the positive thixotropic suspension and the complex thixotropic suspension increase at first, but decrease later, and the equilibrium viscosity of negative thixotropic suspensions decrease gradually.     

Mg-Fe-MMH-钠质蒙脱土分散体系的触变性研究

触变性是分散体系一种复杂的流变学性质,指流变性质随剪切时间而发生变化的现象。以往研究过程中,先后发现了切稀现象和切稠现象,即正触变性和负触变性。最近,我们又发现了复合触变性,即一个体系可先后呈现正触变性和负触变性特征。研究了Mg-Fe型混合金属氢氧化物(简称MMH)-钠质蒙脱土(简称MT)分散体系的触变性,发现在不同MMH/MT质量比条件下,可分别呈现正触变性、负触变性,另外双观察到了复合触变性。在所研究的MMH/MT质量比范围(0～0.5)内,随MMH/MT质量比增大,体系的触变性发生负触变性-正触变性-复合触变性-负触变性的转化。考察了电解质NaCl对触变性的影响,发现不改变触变性的类型。探讨了各种触变性产生的原因,提出了“分散粒子-空间连续网络结构-密实聚集体”机理,较合理地解释了观察到的复合触变现象。     

盐酸胍/Ⅰ型胶原分散体系的流变性

采用胃蛋白酶降解法从猪皮中提取了胶原蛋白,用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDSPAGE)确定为Ⅰ型胶原;红外及紫外光谱表明胶原分子中存在三螺旋结构.分别采用小幅振荡剪切法、恒定剪切速率法及滞后环法研究了盐酸胍浓度及作用时间对Ⅰ型胶原蛋白体系流变性的影响.研究表明,随盐酸胍浓度的增大及作用时间的延长,盐酸胍/胶原分散体系由假塑性流体逐渐接近于牛顿流体.在所研究的盐酸胍浓度范围(0~6.0 mol/L)内,盐酸胍/胶原分散体系的触变性类型随盐酸胍浓度的增大发生正触变性-复合触变性-负触变性的转变;随盐酸胍作用时间的延长(6~48 h),盐酸胍浓度为1.0 mol/L的胶原分散体系的触变性类型发生复合触变性-负触变性的转变.本文的研究结果有助于加深对触变性产生机理的认识.     

Fe-Al-Mg-MMH/钠质蒙脱土分散体系触变性研究

研究了Fe-Al-Mg型混合金属氢氧化物(简称MMH)/钠质蒙脱土(简称MT)分散体系的触变性,发现在不同MMH/MT质量比(R)条件下,分散体系可分别呈现正触变性和负触变性.在所研究的R范围(0～0.091)内,随R增大,体系的触变性发生正触变性-复合触变性-负触变性的转化.考察了高速剪切分散后,测定粘度变化前的静置时间(ts)和测定粘度时的剪切速率(DL)对触变性的影响.探讨了各种触变性产生的原因,提出了“分散粒子-空间连续网络结构-密实聚集体”和“分散粒子-密实聚集体-密实聚集体簇”机理,较合理地解释了观察到的复合触变现象.     

Aqueous polysaccharide blends based on hydroxypropyl guar gum and carboxymethyl cellulose: synergistic viscosity and thixotropic properties

Aqueous polysaccharide blends, formed from 2.5% (w/v) solution of hydroxypropyl guar gum (HPG) and 2.5% (w/v) solution of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) according to different blending ratios, were investigated at 20 °C in terms of their shear-dependent viscosity and thixotropic properties. The Cross viscosity equation was found to fit the shear-dependent viscosity data with reasonable accuracy. When the HPG solution with the mass fraction (f _HPG) of 0.87 was mixed, the zero shear viscosity (η _o) of the corresponding blend was found to be 168.5753 Pa s, while the η _o values of component HPG and CMC solutions were found to be 3.3859 and 98.6525 Pa s, respectively. For the aqueous HPG/CMC blends investigated, the resulting zero shear viscosity was observed to be much greater than the combined zero shear viscosity of the component polysaccharide solutions, showing a synergistic viscosity property. The quantitative determination of the hysteresis loop area, developed during viscometer tests on shear rate–shear stress reverse paths, was used to describe the thixotropic behavior. When compared with aqueous solutions of the component polysaccharides, these polysaccharide blends could afford enhanced thixotropic property. Maximum thixotropy synergism was observed for the HPG/CMC blend with the f _HPG of 0.67.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by silica‐supported chitosan‐iron‐nickel complex

A new silica‐supported biopolymer‐metal complex, silica‐supported chitosan‐iron‐nickel complex was prepared by a very simple method. This complex catalyst can be used as a catalyst in the asymmetric hydrogenation of propiophenone to (R)‐(+)‐1‐phenyl‐1‐propanol and acetophenone to (R)‐(+)‐1‐phenyl ethanol in 91.7 and 77.7% optical yields, respectively, at 110°C and under 70 kg/cm² pressure. The catalyst could be reused several times without any remarkable change in the catalytic activity. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

无机电解质及聚合物对Mg-Al混合金属氢氧化物—高岭土分散体系触变性的影响

类水滑石;流变学;无机电解质及聚合物对Mg-Al混合金属氢氧化物—高岭土分散体系触变性的影响     

Synthesis and Characterization of the Mixed Mg/Al Hydrotalcite‐Like Compounds

A series of mixed MgAl‐HTlc, Mg_1?xAl_x‐NO₃‐HTlc (where X=M(III)/(M(III)+ M(II))=1/3 in the starting solution) were prepared following the coprecipitation method at a constant pH under different synthesis temperatures. Their structural, textual and rheological properties were examined respectively. It is found from the results that the increase of the synthesis temperature will increase the interlayer spacing of the layered compounds, but under the room temperature, the sample shows the best crystallinity. Nitrogen adsorption isotherms were used to determine the surface areas and pore structure of these compounds, and the effect of the synthesis temperature on the surface characteristics is discussed. It is thought that the microporosity was related to the treatment temperature, and most of the samples contain large amount of micropores about 1.5 nm. The results of the hydrated diameters showed that all the samples are polydispersity, but flocculation occurred in the samples, which were prepared under higher temperatures. The flow curve of the suspension showed that the samples, which were prepared under relatively low temperatures, behaved as Newton‐like behavior with a slight shear–thickening, whereas the flow curves of the other samples, which were prepared under higher temperatures, are shear‐thinning, typical behavior of the flocculated system. The result of the rheology is accordant with the results of the hydrated diameters, the coagulation suspension showed the non‐Newton flow behavior, whereas the other suspensions showed the Newton‐like flow.     

Rheological behavior of aqueous suspensions containing cationic starch and aluminum magnesium hydrotalcite-like compound in the presence of different electrolytes

The rheological properties of aqueous suspensions consisting of cationic starch (CS) and positively charged aluminum magnesium hydrotalcite-like compound (HTlc) in the presence of different electrolytes (NaCl, CaCl₂ and AlCl₃) were investigated. It is found that the network-like structure of pure CS solution is formed by the interaction between CS molecules. Both the equilibrium viscosities and the elastic response of CS solution decrease with the addition of NaCl, CaCl₂ and AlCl₃. Small amplitude sinusoidal oscillation tests show that a three-dimensional network of the HTlc/CS suspension can be formed through the bridge effect between CS molecules and HTlc particles due to the hydrogen bonding between the ether groups or hydroxyl groups of CS and the hydroxyl groups of HTlc. Both the equilibrium viscosity and dynamic property of the HTlc/CS suspensions indicate that the network-like structural strength of the suspensions increases firstly and then decreases with increasing HTlc content. The equilibrium viscosity and the elastic response of the HTlc/CS suspensions decrease gradually with the addition of NaCl or CaCl₂, but decrease firstly then increase and then decrease with increasing AlCl₃ concentration, i.e., the structural strength of the HTlc/CS suspensions can be strengthened by the addition of appropriate amount of AlCl₃ content.     

Main‐chain chiral poly(2‐oxazoline)s: Influence of alkyl side‐chain on secondary structure formation in solution

The synthesis and microwave‐assisted polymerization of a series of chiral 2‐oxazolines with varying alkyl pendant groups, namely R‐2‐ethyl‐4‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (R‐EtEtOx), R‐2‐butyl‐4‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (R‐BuEtOx), R‐2‐octyl‐4‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline, 2‐nonyl‐4‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline, and R‐2‐undecyl‐4‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (R‐UndeEtOx), are reported. A kinetic investigation of the polymerization of R‐EtEtOx revealed a living polymerization mechanism. The poly(2‐oxazoline)s containing an ethyl, butyl, and octyl pendant group form similar chiral structures according to circular dichroism measurements. When the pendant group is further elongated, the chiral structure becomes more flexible in trifluoroethanol and the thermal response in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) significantly changes. The short‐range structure of poly‐R‐BuEtOx dissolved in HFIP is thermoresponsive in a complex way, due to HFIP hydrogen bonding to the polymeric amide groups, whereas the long‐range structure determined from small angle neutron scattering is insensitive to temperature demonstrating that only the local secondary structure changes with temperature. In addition, the chiral structure of poly‐R‐UndeEtOx depends on the polarity of the solvent. The short‐range structure becomes more flexible in polar solvents, most likely due to interactions with the amide groups disturbing the secondary structure. In contrast, the long‐range structural transition from an ellipsoid in the apolar n‐hexane to a rod structure in the polar n‐butanol is ascribed to better solvation of the long aliphatic side chains. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

A Novel Synthesis of 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic Acid and Its Complexation with Cu（Ⅱ） in Alkaline Medium

A novel synthesis of the functional carbohydrate 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid was introduced and itscomplex formation with Cu(Ⅱ)was investigated to obtain the stability constant for its further applications to thefood and pharmaceutical industries.The equilibrium was investigated by spectrophotometric measurements andprocessed by dual-series linear regression method.Results:the yield of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid is 70%.The complexation molar ratio is 1:2,the molar apsorptivity of the complex is 39.906 L·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1) at 630 nm,and the stability constant β_n is 6.24×10~5.