Thermodynamics of non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100-cationic surfactants mixtures at the cloud point

This study investigates the effects of gemini and conventional cationic surfactants on the cloud point (CP) of the non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX-100) in aqueous solutions. Instead of visual observation, a spectrophotometer was used for measurement of the cloud point temperatures. The thermodynamic parameters of these mixtures were calculated at different cationic surfactant concentrations. The gemini surfactants of the alkanediyl-α-ω-bis (alkyldimethylammonium) dibromide type, on the one hand, with different alkyl groups containing m carbon atoms and an ethanediyl spacer, referred to as “m-2-m” (m = 10, 12, and 16) and, on the other hand, with –C₁₆ alkyl groups and different spacers containing s carbon atoms, referred to as “16-s-16” (s = 6 and 10) were synthesized, purified and characterized. Additions of the cationic surfactants to the TX-100 solution increased the cloud point temperature of the TX-100 solution. It was accepted that the solubility of non-ionic surfactant containing polyoxyethylene (POE) hydrophilic chain was a maximum at the cloud point so that the thermodynamic parameters were calculated at this temperature. The results showed that the standard Gibbs free energy , the enthalpy and the entropy of the clouding phenomenon were found positive in all cases. The standard free energy increased with increasing hydrophobic alkyl chain for both gemini and conventional cationic surfactants; however, it decreased with increasing surfactant concentration.     

Micelle-mediated cloud point extraction and spectrophotometric determination of rhodamine B using Triton X-100

A new micelle-mediated cloud point extraction method is described for sensitive and selective determination of trace amounts of rhodamine B by spectrophotometry. The method is based on the cloud point extraction of rhodamine B from aqueous solution using Triton X-100 in acidic media. The extracted surfactant rich phase is diluted with water and its absorbance is measured at 563 nm by a spectophotometer. The effects of different operating parameters such as concentration of surfactant and salt, temperature and pH on the cloud point extraction of rhodamine B were studied in details and a set of optimum conditions were obtained. Under optimum conditions a linear calibration graph in the range of 5-550 ng mL⁻¹ of rhodamine B in the initial solution with r = 0.9991 (n = 15) was obtained. Detection limit based on three times the standard deviation of the blank (3S_b) was 1.3 ng mL⁻¹ (n = 10) and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for 50 and 350 ng mL⁻¹ of rhodamine B was 2.40 and 0.87% (n = 10), respectively. The method was applied for the determination of rhodamine B in soft pastel, hand washing liquid soap, matches tip and textile dyes mixture samples.     

Kinetics,mechanism and cloud point measurements in the oxidative degradation of non-ionic Triton X-100 surfactant in acidic permanganate solutions

The polyoxyethylene chain of non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 [4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenyl polyethylene glycol,TX-100] was degraded by permanganate in the presence of HClO₄. The oxidative degradation rate and cloud point have been obtained as a function of [surfactant], [permanganate], [HClO₄], and temperature. Dependence of the reaction rate on adding inorganic salts (Na₄P₂O₇, NaF and MnCl₂) was also examined. The oxidation rate increased with increase in [TX-100] and [H⁺]. The higher order kinetics with respect to [TX-100] at lower [H⁺] shifted to lower order at higher [H⁺]. The cloud point of TX-100 (67°C) shifted to lower temperature (23±0.5°C) after oxidative degradation of the polyoxyethylene chain. Evidence of complex formation between TX-100 and MnO ₄ ⁻ was obtained spectrophotometrically. Presence of the primary alcoholic (–OH) group in the TX-100 skeleton is responsible for the degradation of oxyethylene chain. Both monomeric and aggregated TX-100 molecules are oxidized by permanganate. A catalytic oxidation mechanism is proposed on the basis of the experimental findings.     

Spectrophtometric determination of malachite green in fish farming water samples after cloud point extraction using nonionic surfactant Triton X-100

A novel and sensitive cloud point extraction procedure for the determination of trace amounts of malachite green by spectrophotometry was developed. Malachite green was extracted at pH 2.5 mediated by micelles of nonionic surfactant Triton X-100. The extracted surfactant-rich phase was diluted with ethanol and its absorbance was measured at 630 nm. The effect of different variables such as pH, Triton X-100 concentration, cloud point temperature and time and diverse ions was investigated and optimum conditions were established. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 4-500 ng mL⁻¹ of malachite green in the initial solution with r = 0.9996 (n = 10). Detection limit based on three times the standard deviation of the blank (3S_b) was 1.2 ng mL⁻¹ and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for 20 and 300 ng mL⁻¹ of malachite green was 1.48 and 1.13% (n = 8), respectively. The method was applied to the determination of malachite green in different fish farming and river water samples.     

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Triton X 100 Capped Silver Nanospheres

In this article, we report the synthesis of silver nanospheres (Ag NS) by a simple microwave irradiation method using Triton X 100 (TX 100) as a capping agent. TX 100 was also observed to act as a reducing agent in the presence of microwave radiation. From the ultraviolet-visible spectrum, the formation of Ag NS was confirmed by observing surface plasmon resonance band at 414 nm. The emission band of Ag NS was observed at 482 nm from the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR TEM) was used to investigate the morphology of the synthesized sample. It shows that the synthesized sample has sphere-like morphology with an average diameter of 5 nm. Further, the elemental composition of the Ag NS was determined by energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX). Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) was used to find the crystalline nature of the Ag NS. The interaction between Ag NS and TX 100 was established by Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical behaviour of the synthesized Ag NS was analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV).     

聚乙二醇在Triton X-114/正辛烷/正丁醇/水反相微乳液中的增 溶研究

研究了加入聚合物对TritonX-114/正辛烷/正丁醇/水组分体系相态的影响。利用次甲基蓝(MB)作为吸附探针,而以恶唑烷氮氧自由基(5-doxylstearicacid,5-DNS)作为自旋探针,研究了加入聚合物对TX-114/正辛烷/正丁醇/水反相微乳液的微结构影响。结果表明:聚合添加使W/O微乳液区缩小,而液晶区则更靠近水一端(增溶更多水)。该反相微乳液中存在三种状态水:结合水、束缚水、体相水。加入聚合物可以替代先前存在于TX-114聚氧乙烯链上的一些水分子,使其微极性减小,而且使表面活性剂分子在界面上的排列更为松散,本研究结果对探讨聚合物对W/O微乳液微结构的影响及此类体系在其它方面应用有重要意义。     

Triton X—100—DPSA法测定血铅

着重研究了在微分电位溶出法测定血铅中加入ＴｒｉｔｉｏｎＸ－１００非离子型表面活性剂的效果，发现它能改善溶出峰形，减少误差，明显地提高分析的灵敏度，铅溶出峰与浓度在０．００２～０．０１ｍｇ／Ｌ范围呈线性关系，回归方程式和相关系数为ｙ＝１４．５７＋７５７．１４ｘ，ｒ＝１，其相关系数比原法稍有提高，变异系数７．１％，回收率９６．８％～１０３．９％，本法取血量少，血样经微汉消解即可测定，简便快速准确，便基     

Influence of alcohols on the lower consolute behavior and thermodynamic approach of Triton X-114 aqueous two-phase systems

The addition of foreign material to surfactants shows the change in temperature at which the clouding process occurs. This work evaluates the impact of n-alcohols on Cloud Point (CP) of nonionic surfactant Triton X-114 at variable concentrations. It was found that the CP of pure Triton X-114 shows concentration-dependent variation. The presence of lower alcohols improves CP value whereas the addition of higher alcohols brings down CP with variation as concentration increases. These effects can be clarified in view of the site of the impact of molecular design of added substances on the stability of micelle organization. The foaming ability and foam stability data are also used to discuss the stability of micellar accumulation. Considering CP as a threshold temperature of the solubility, the thermodynamic parameters of the clouding process ΔG⁰_cl, ΔH⁰_cl, and ΔS⁰_cl, have been assessed, using the “Phase Separation Model”. The outcomes of the work demonstrate that the clouding phenomenon of Triton X-114 is an exothermic and non-spontaneous process.     

Clouding Behavior and Thermodynamic Study of Nonionic Surfactants in Presence of Additives

The present study investigates the effect of different additives on the cloud point (CP) of nonionic surfactants Triton X-100 (TX-100) and Triton X-114 (TX-114) in aqueous solutions. The thermodynamic parameters of these mixtures were calculated at different additive concentrations. The cloud point of nonionic surfactants TX-100 and TX-114 decreased with the increment of electrolyte concentrations and increased with alcohol concentrations. The standard Gibbs free energy was found to be positive for both the surfactants, whereas the enthalpy and the entropy of the clouding phenomenon were found to be positive with alcohols and negative with electrolytes. The overall clouding process was endothermic for alcohols and exothermic for electrolytes.     

利用Triton X-100合成介孔二氧化硅及其形貌研究

以非离子型表面活性剂Triton X-100为模板剂,正硅酸乙酯为硅源,合成了介孔二氧化硅分子筛.利用XRD、N2吸附—脱附、SEM、以及TG-DTA对样品进行了表征,结果表明合成的材料具有有序介孔结构、高比表面积及高孔容。同时比较了不同条件下所得产物的形貌结构,并分析了它们的形成机理。     

有机酸对非离子型表面活性剂浊点的影响

有机酸对非离子表面活性剂TritonX-100浊点的影响与酸的亲水性能、空间效应及其在胶束中的增溶位置有关。直链一元酸的加入均使浊点下降,且酸的碳链越长影响越大。直链二元酸对TritonX-100浊点下降的影响小于直链一元酸,且碳原子数nc<6时,使得浊点略有升高;nc≥6时,使得浊点下降。由于空间位阻作用,支链酸和取代酸使TritonX-100浊点降低幅度较小。     

Determination of trace vanadium in soil by cloud point extraction and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy

This work describes a new analytical procedure for trace vanadium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy coupled to cloud point extraction (CPE) as the separation-preconcentration method. The CPE behavior of vanadium using methylene blue as complex agent and Triton X-100 as a surfactant was investigated systematically. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limit was 0.7 ng · mL⁻¹, and the relative standard deviation was 4.3% for vanadium (c = 50.0 ng · mL⁻¹, n = 5). The recovery of vanadium was in the range of 98.9–102.8%. The method was applied to the analysis of vanadium in certified reference materials and real samples. The results obtained were in good agreement with the certified values. Correspondence: Xiashi Zhu, Key Laboratory of Environmental Material and Environmental Engineering of Jiangsu province/College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P.R. China     

Determination of estrogens in water by HPLC-UV using cloud point extraction

A method based on cloud point extraction was developed to determine four kinds of estrogens: estriol (E3), estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), and progesterone (P) in water by high performance liquid chromatography separation and ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV). The non-ionic surfactant Triton X-114 was chosen as extractant solvent. The parameters affecting extraction efficiency, such as concentrations of Triton X-114 and Na₂SO₄, equilibration temperature, equilibration time and centrifugation time were evaluated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, preconcentration factors of 99 for E3, 73 for E2, 152 for E1 and 86 for P were obtained for 10 mL water sample. The detection of limitation was 0.23 ng mL⁻¹ for E3, 0.32 ng mL⁻¹ for E2, 0.25 ng mL⁻¹ for E1 and 5.0 ng mL⁻¹ for P. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of trace amount of estrogens in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent water and exposure water with 10 ng mL⁻¹ E2 for toxicological study in our lab. For the case of WWTP effluent water samples, no estrogen was found. The accuracy of the proposed method was tested by recovery measurements of spiked samples and good recoveries of 81.2-99.5% were obtained.     

HPLC method development and validation of cytotoxic agent phenyl‐heptatriyne in Bidens pilosa with ultrasonic‐assisted cloud point extraction and preconcentration

Extraction and pre‐concentration of a bioactive marker compound, phenyl‐1,3,5‐heptatriyne from Bidens pilosa, prior to HPLC has been demonstrated using both organic and ecofriendly solvents. Non‐ionic surfactants, viz. Triton X‐100, Triton X‐114 and Genapol X‐80, were used for extraction. No back‐extraction or liquid chromatographic steps were required to remove the target phytochemical from the surfactant‐rich extractant phase. The optimized cloud point extraction procedure has been shown to be a potentially useful methodology for the preconcentration of the target analyte, with a preconcentration factor of 4–99. Moreover, the method is simple, sensitive, rapid and consumes lesser solvent than traditional methods. An isocratic chromatographic separation and quantitation was accomplished on a C₁₈ column with acetonitrile–acidified aqueous as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min, UV detection at 254 nm and specificity with photo diode‐array detector (PDA) and MS. Under the optimum experimental conditions recovery was satisfactory (99.18–100.33%) without interference from the surfactant. The method seems to be reliable with intraday precision and interday precision below 2.0%. Good linearity was obtained in the working range from 7.5 to 30 µg/mL with correlation coefficient >0.99. The limits of detection and quantitation were 1.84 and 6.13 µg/mL, respectively. The method was validated following international guidelines and successfully applied for quantitative assays of cytotoxic compound phenyl‐1,3,5‐heptatriyne in Bidens pilosa. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Triton X-100体系层状液晶结构及其润滑性能

用小角X射线衍射和2HNMR方法测定TritonX 100/n C10H21OH/H2O体系层状液晶的结构.用高速环块磨损验机考察了不同组分含量的层状液晶对铝合金 钢磨擦副润滑性能的影响.结果表明:随着水含量的增加,层液晶两亲双层中分子的有序度降低,润滑效果也降低;随着Tri tonX 100含量增加,层状液晶两亲双层中分子有序度增加,其润滑效果提高.     

Influences of Triton X-100 micelle on the microstructure of HSA

The effects of Triton X-100 molecule and micelle on the microstructure and properties of HSA are studied by the some methods of UV spectrum, fluorescence spectrum, fluorescence polarization, circular dichroism, conductivity, and zeta potential. With the increase of Triton X-100 concentration, the UV absorbance, fluorescence intensity of HSA, and the system conductivity all first decrease and then increase. The zeta potential of HSA first goes up and then down. The percents of the β-sheet, random, turn structures, and the polarization of HSA increase but the percent of the α-Helix of HSA decreases. When Triton X-100 concentration is more than 1.0×10⁻³ mol l⁻¹, the structure parameters change obviously especially for the percents of random and turn structures.     

Influences of Triton X-100 on Hemoglobin Behaviors in Hemoglobin/Acyclovir/Triton X-100/H2O System

The influences of Triton X-100 on hemoglobin （Hb） behaviors were studied by the methods of UV-Vis spectrum, fluorescence spectrum, HPLC, conductivity, zeta potential and negative-staining transmission electron microscope in Hb/acyclovir/Triton X-100/H2O system. With the increase of Triton X-100 concentration in the system, the percentage of the free acyclovir increased from 58%--63% to 90%--94%. The static quenching constant and the association number of acyclovir to Hb decreased. The fluorescence spectrum, conductivity, zeta potential, fluorescence polarization and negative-staining morphology of Hb tended to recover to those of the original state of Hb in the same concentration of Hb. The interaction between Triton X-100 and Hb is stronger than that between acyclovir and Hb. Most Triton-X-100 was associated with Hb at low Triton X-100 concentration. But the interaction of Triton X-100 with Hb was apparently dominant in high Triton X-100 concentration. The Hb structure was unfolded and finally denatured.     

亮黄-曲通X-100体系共振瑞利散射法测定蛋白质

基于在TrtionX-100存在下，蛋白质对有机染料亮黄瑞利光散射的增强作用。拟定了测定蛋白质的瑞利光散射光，由于添加了TritonX-100，对不同的蛋白质，测定的灵敏度提高了5－11．8倍，线性范围在0－5．0mg/L之间，最低检测限为10．2μg/L。     

On-line metals preconcentration and simultaneous determination using cloud point extraction and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry in water samples

A new on-line cloud point extraction (CPE) system coupled to ICP-OES was designed for simultaneous extraction, preconcentration and determination of Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions in water samples. This is based on the complexation of the metal ions with 1-(2-thenoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoraceton reagent (TTA) at pH 6.0 in the presence of non-ionic surfactant of Triton X-114. The micellar solution was heated above 60 °C and loaded through a column packed with cotton, which acts as a filter for retaining the analyte-entrapped surfactant-rich phase. Then the surfactant-rich phase was eluted using propanol:0.5 mol L⁻¹ nitric acid solution (75:25, v/v) at a flow rate of 3.0 mL min⁻¹ and directly introduced into the nebulizer of the ICP-OES. Several factors influencing the instrumental conditions and extraction were evaluated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the enhancement factors of the proposed method for target ions were between 42 and 97, the detection limits (DLs) were in the range of 0.1-2.2 μg L⁻¹. The relative standard deviations (R.S.D.s) at 100 μg L⁻¹ concentration levels of each ion were found to be less than 4.6%. Also, the calibration graphs were linear in the range of 0.5-100 μg L⁻¹ with the correlation coefficients within the range of 0.9948-0.9994.Finally, the developed method was successfully applied to the extraction and determination of the mentioned metal ions in the tap, well, sea and mineral water samples and satisfactory results were obtained.     

Enhancement of the solubilization capacity of water in Triton X-100/cyclohexane/water system by compressed gases

The effect of compressed CO2 and ethylene on the properties of Triton X-100/cyclohexane/water systems was studied at different temperatures and pressures. Surprisingly, it was discovered that the compressed gases had the functions of co-surfactants. At suitable pressures, the water-to-surfactant molar ratio (W0) was enhanced significantly by the dissolution of the gas in the solution. The microenvironment in the reverse micelles was investigated by UV-visible spectroscopy by using methyl orange (MO) as a probe. The influence of n-hexane, Na2CO3, NaHCO3, H2C2O4, and CaCl2 at various concentrations on the solubilization of water in the absence of compressed gases was also investigated in order to obtain some information about the mechanism of the interesting phenomenon. This new route to stabilize reverse micelles may have potential applications to other similar systems. Moreover, the results of this work provide some useful information to get insight into the mechanism of co-surfactants, because a conventional co-surfactant usually contains both polar group and hydrocarbon chain, and it is very difficult to clarify the functions these two groups, while the gases used in this work are small nonpolar molecules, which solely have the function of the hydrocarbon chain in a co-surfactant.