季铵盐型阳离子表面活性剂与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

本文合成并表征了三种不同烷基链长度的季铵盐型阳离子表面活性剂：N-十二烷基-N-（2-羟乙基）-N,N-二甲基溴化铵（DHDAB）、N-十四烷基-N-（2-羟乙基）-N,N-二甲基溴化铵（THDAB）、N-十六烷基-N-（2-羟乙基）-N,N-二甲基溴化铵（CHDAB）。采用荧光光谱法、紫外-可见光谱法、动态光散射法和等温滴定量热法对三种表面活性剂与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用进行研究。荧光光谱研究表明,三种表面活性剂主要与BSA分子内的色氨酸残基发生相互作用,导致蛋白质的构象发生变化,且表面活性剂烷基链越长,与BSA的相互作用就越强。BSA荧光猝灭的主要原因是静态猝灭,紫外光谱实验同样验证了静态猝灭的存在。等温滴定量热法结果表明低浓度的表面活性剂与BSA主要发生静电作用和疏水作用而放热。动态光散射结果表明高浓度的表面活性剂会使BSA结构被破坏。本文揭示了表面活性剂与BSA相互作用的机理,为表面活性剂的广泛应用提供了理论基础。     

N-烷基-N,N-二(2-羟乙基)-N-甲基溴化铵与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

用荧光光谱法在298K研究了Tris-HCl缓冲溶液(pH=7.1)中系列N-烷基-N,N-二(2-羟乙基)-N-甲基溴化铵(烷基链长为C12到C16)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的结合作用,考察了表面活性剂结构、BSA浓度对结合作用的影响,分别用Stern-Volmer方程、虚拟结合常数模型探讨了表面活性剂在浓度较低区域与BSA的作用机制.结果表明:三种季铵盐表面活性剂均对BSA内源荧光有猝灭作用,并导致其最大发射波长蓝移;表面活性剂的烷基链越长,Stern-Volmer猝灭常数和虚拟结合常数越大,表面活性剂与BSA的结合作用也越强.     

表面活性剂泡沫强化修复污染土壤研究进展

全球土壤资源污染严重,表面活性剂泡沫强化修复技术因泡沫流动受重力影响小、避免淋洗液难控制使区域扩大引发二次污染、修复效果好等备受关注。本文综述了表面活性剂泡沫强化修复技术在治理污染土壤中的研究进展,详细阐述了表面活性剂泡沫强化修复污染物的效果、机理、影响因素及应用前景,并就表面活性剂泡沫强化修复技术今后的研究方向进行了展望。     

分子模拟方法考察泡沫生成能力

采用分子模拟的方法研究表面活性剂的泡沫生成能力, 以界面形成能作为考察泡沫体系中液膜界面积的量化依据, 研究了泡沫液膜厚度、表面活性剂分子界面密度以及表面活性剂类型对泡沫液膜界面形成能计算的影响. 通过与实验结果相对应, 建立了界面形成能和泡沫生成能力之间的联系.     

表面活性剂浓度对泡沫堆积高度的影响及参数分析

基于实验方法,研究了表面活性剂浓度及相关参数对泡沫堆积高度的影响.实验结果表明:减小表面张力,增大气体表观速率有利于提高泡沫堆积高度;在一定范围内增大黏度有利于提高泡沫堆积高度,但黏度过大时泡沫堆积高度反而减小;当表面活性剂浓度超过临界胶束浓度(cmc)后,胶团稳定泡沫的作用不明显;当表面活性剂浓度超过"临界作用浓度"后,泡沫堆积高度迅速增大.通过回归试验数据,分别获得不同表面活性剂浓度范围内的泡沫堆积高度公式.     

泡沫液膜的分子动力学模拟及泡沫析液机制的研究

采用分子动力学MD方法模拟表面活性剂稳定的泡沫液膜,通过分析表面活性剂头基与水分子的径向分布函数,分析泡沫液膜中水分子的状态,对结合水、捕获水进行定量;采用电导法测定不同表面活性剂稳定的泡沫的析液曲线,结合分子模拟结果,分析泡沫析液的微观机制,建立泡沫析液量随时间变化的物理模型,给出了模型参数的物理意义.     

Tween-20与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

通过表面张力和等温滴定量热方法，研究了非离子表面活性剂Tween-20与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用. 结果表明，BSA与Tween-20的相互作用较弱，当Tween-20浓度增大时，能将吸附于表面上的BSA分子取代. BSA/Tween-20混合体系的性质随温度的变化趋势与单一非离子型表面活性剂相似. BSA浓度在3.7×10^-5～11.1×10^-5 kg•L^-1范围内，Tween-20的cmc不随BSA浓度的变化而变化. 当Tween-20的含量一定时，Tween-20与BSA相互作用过程的热效应也与BSA 的浓度无关. BSA/Tween-20混合体系的热力学参数表明， BSA的存在使Tween-20的cmc减小，体系的熵变增大.     

碳氟表面活性剂与水成膜泡沫灭火剂

本文从碳氟表面活性剂与水成膜泡沫灭火剂的关系出发，分析了我国水成膜泡沫灭火剂未能大量推广使用的主要原因。对发展我国自己的碳氟表面活性剂工业，以促进水成膜泡沫灭火剂的进一步发展提出了看法。     

化学蒸馏法测定泡沫灭火剂中硫酸铵含量

泡沫灭火剂主要含泡沫力较强的阴离子表面活性剂和灭火有效成分。硫酸铵是较常用的灭火成分,它具有价格低、来源广泛、与阴离子表面活性剂不反应、对环境无污染等优点。采用甲醛法测定铵含量,由于阴离子表面活性剂可与甲醛反应生成碱性物质直接影响测定结果,故该法不适用本测试。     

Gemini表面活性剂乙烷基-α,ω-双十四烷基二甲基溴化铵产生的高稳定泡沫

报道了由gemini表面活性剂乙烷基-α,ω-双十四烷基二甲基溴化铵(14-2-14)产生的高稳定泡沫体系.泡沫塌陷到初始高度一半所对应的时间(t1/2)用来表征泡沫的稳定性.测得14-2-14体系的t1/2高达961min,远大于乙烷基-α,ω-双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵(12-2-12)产生泡沫的t1/2(754min),表明带有一根短联接链和两条长尾链的gemini表面活性剂是高效的泡沫稳定剂.为了揭示界面弹性与泡沫稳定性之间的关联,测量了表面活性剂吸附膜的扩张流变行为.在指定的表面过剩量下,吸附膜的高频极限弹性再一次被发现与泡沫稳定性相关,较大的极限弹性很好地对应更加稳定的泡沫.     

Foam Separation of Nickel and Copper Ions from Dilute Aqueous Solutions

The minimal expenditure of anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, required for decreasing concentrations of nickel and copper ions to the maximum permissible concentration was determined experimentally. A possibility of selective recovery of nickel ions by foam separation with sodium dodecyl sulfate under conditions of complex formation of copper cations with thiosulfate anions was studied.     

Luminol chemiluminescence HPLC reaction detector for amino acids and other ligands

A detector for HPLC is based on suppression of chemiluminescence from the Cu(II)-luminol-peroxide reaction. Analytes which complex Cu(II) reduce the free Cu(II) concentration and thus the observed chemiluminescence intensity. The degree of chemiluminescence suppression is a measure of the analyte concentrations. Detection limits are in the range of 1 pmole-1 nmole for amino acids (both primary and secondary without derivatization), CN^–, amines, catecholamines, catechol, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. The detection approach is demonstrated with an ion-exchange separation of amino acids, a reverse phase separation of catecholamines, and an ion-pair separation of the three components of gentamicin C in commercial gentamicin sulfate.     

Selective foam separation of binary protein solution by SDS complexation method

A fundamental study about the selective foam separation of protein mixture was carried out. A solution containing two proteins, ovalbumin (OA) and lysozyme (LZ), and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), was adjusted to pH 6.0, which referred to an intermediate state between the isoelectric points of the proteins. The solution was processed by continuous foam separation. The results showed that a proper addition of SDS greatly improved the selective recovery of LZ to OA. The experimental data were well explained by a simple model that most of cationic protein molecules (LZ) are associated with SDS and the adsorption of all the species including LZ-SDS complexes are subjected to Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The results also showed that one of the Langmuir parameters, which means a kind of lyophillic property of adsorbed material, of LZ-SDS complexes was extremely large as compared with that of primary protein.     

Determination of gentamicin sulfate and related compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection

A rapid and simple method for the separation and quantitation of gentamicin sulfate by HPLC coupled with evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) has been developed. Detection of the different components of gentamicin is problematic because of the lack of UV absorbing chromophore. The use of the universal ELSD avoids the need for sample derivatization or use of specific detector such as pulsed amperometry. Separation was performed on a highpurity C18 125 mm x 4 mm i.d., 3 microm, reversed phase column with 48.5 mM trifluoroacetic acid-methanol (97:3, v/v), as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.7 ml/min. The influence of the gas nature, gas pressure and temperature of the drift tube of the detector on the detection response was investigated. Optimization was performed with the help of a specific experimental design software. This method allows the determination of the composition in components C1, C1a, C2, C2a and C2b of gentamicin sulfate samples. Mass spectrometry was employed to confirm the ELSD chromatographic profile. The method was validated using methodology described by the International Conference of Harmonization in the field of Medicinal Substances. Commercial samples of different sources were analyzed and results were in good agreement with specifications of both European and United States Pharmacopoeia.     

Adsorption accumulation and separation of dissolved substances in dry foams

The theoretical and experimental studies devoted to the peculiarities of foam adsorption accumulation and separation of substances occurring in the liquid phase in molecular, ionic, or micellar form in polyhedral (dry) foam are discussed. The main characteristics of foam concentration and separation, their analytical dependences on the structural parameters of the foam, and their interdependences are analysed. Quantitative relationships for the characteristics of foam concentration/separation with due regard to the influence of foam destruction have been obtained. The dependences of the accumulation coefficient on the expansion factor and dispersity of the foam and also on the capillary pressure in polyhedral (dry) foams prepared from solutions of individual surfactants and their mixtures are analysed. The reasons for accumulation restrictions (upper and lower limits) of the foam concentration method are discussed. Special mode of concentration taking place in dynamic foam leading to accumulation of surfactant in the top foam layer is discussed. New approaches to modelling continuous foam fractionation with reflux are considered. Examples of partial separation of surfactants in foam are considered.     

Foam consolidation and drainage

A theoretical model of foam as a consolidating continuum is proposed. The general model is applied to foam in a gravity settler. It is predicted that liquid drainage from foam in a gravity settler begins with a slow drainage stage. Next, a stage with faster drainage occurs where the drainage rate doubles compared to the initial stage. The experiments conducted within the framework of this work confirmed the theoretical predictions and allowed measurements of foam characteristics. Foams of three different concentrations of Pantene Pro-V Classic Care Solutions shampoo were studied, as well as the addition of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in one case. The shampoo's main foaming components are sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate. It is shown to what extent foam drainage is slowed down by using higher shampoo concentrations and how it is further decreased by adding polymer (PEO).     

Quantitative separation of zinc traces from cadmium matrices by solid-phase extraction with polyurethane foam

A system for separation of zinc traces from large amounts of cadmium is proposed in this paper. It is based on the solid-phase extraction of the zinc in the form of thiocyanate complexes by the polyurethane foam. The following parameters were studied: effect of pH and of the thiocyanate concentration on the zinc extraction, shaking time required for quantitative extraction, amount of PU foam necessary for complete extraction, conditions for the separation of zinc from cadmium, influence of other cations and anions on the zinc sorption by PU foam, and required conditions for back extraction of zinc from the PU foam. The results show that zinc traces can be separated from large amounts of cadmium at pH 3.0±0.50, with the range of thiocyanate concentration from 0.15 to 0.20 mol l⁻¹, and the shaking time of 5 min. The back extraction of zinc can be done by shaking it with water for 10 min. Calcium, barium, strontium, magnesium, aluminum, nickel and iron(II) are efficiently separated. Iron(III), copper(II) and cobalt(II) are extracted simultaneously with zinc, but the iron reduction with ascorbic acid and the use of citrate to mask copper(II) and cobalt(II) increase the selectivity of the zinc extraction. The anions nitrate, chloride, sulfate, acetate, thiosulphate, tartarate, oxalate, fluoride, citrate, and carbonate do not affect the zinc extraction. Phosphate and EDTA must be absent. The method proposed was applied to determine zinc in cadmium salts using 4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol (PAR) as a spectrophotometric reagent. The result achieved did not show significant difference in the accuracy and precision (95% confidence level) with those obtained by ICP–AES analysis.     

Foam Separation of Cadmium From Waste Water

Foam separation techniques are evaluated to determine if they would be feasible for removing cadmium (II) from waste water. Variables such as pH, ionic strength, collector concentration, and interfering ions were studied to determine their effects on separation. Sodium laury sulfate, sodium sterate, and hexadecyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide were chosen as the collector; Fe(OH)₃ and Al(OH)₃ were used as the adsorbing colloid, and sodium tripolyphosphate was used as modifier. It was found that cadmium could be effectively removed using various foam separation techniques. Cadmium levels were reduced from 5 ppm to 0.003 ppm in 60 minutes foaming with sodium laury sulfate. Foam separation of cadmium sterate with hexadecyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide was effective even at very high ionic strength, such as 1.0M NaNO₃.     

Direct Method for Measuring Adsorption at the Aqueous Solution–Gas Interface Based on the Stabilization of Foam Films in Hydrophobic Tubes. The Adsorption Isotherm of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

It was found that the hydrophobization of the inner surface of a tube offers the stabilization of films of nonfoaming aqueous solutions closing the cross section of the tube. Based on this phenomenon, a modification of the known method of determining adsorption at the solution surface based on the separation of foam films from the solution was proposed for extending the potentialities of this method to nonfoaming solutions. Adsorption of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the aqueous solution–air interface was investigated in the range of low concentrations, which earlier was not easily accessible to measurements by known methods.     

Removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solution. V. Comparative study of the extraction, recovery and chromatographic separation of some organic insecticides using unloaded polyurethane foam columns

The concentration of dissolved insecticides in aqueous media was determined by chromatographic separation on polyurethane foam columns. The results of preliminary screening tests on the removal of insecticides by the unloaded polyurethane foam indicated that a reasonable percentage of the insecticides was retained on the foam. Therefore attempts were made to extract these compounds from aqueous media using foam columns. Various parameters affecting the retention and separation of these compounds were studied, including temperature, flow-rate, pH, insecticide concentration, shaking time, sample volume and eluting solvent. The complete separation and quantitative recovery of these compounds from the foam with acetone in a Soxhlet extractor were achieved. The method can be used to preconcentrate insecticides in tap water and modified to determine dissolved insecticides in industrial and natural waters. Polyurethane foam has a good capacity for use when large volume samples need to be handled and is an inexpensive sorbent compared to other known solid sorbents.