FORMATION OF MICROEMULSION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL IN BIOCOMPATIBLE SUCROSE ALKANOATE SYSTEMS

Sucrose monoalkanoates (SE) form microemulsions by mixing with lipophilic cosurfactants such as the middle-chain alcohols, or sucrose polyalkanoates. In the case that sucrose monododecanoate is combined with hexanol, a middle-phase microemulsion is produced and coexists with excess water and oil phases at optimum mixing fraction of SE and hexanol. The bicontinuous structure of the microemulsion was confirmed by means of self-diffusion coefficient on NMR measurement.

A larger solubilization capability of oil is attained to a mixed mono- and poly-dodecanoate system than that of the middle-chain alcohol. It is probably due to the location of most of surfactant molecules at the micro-interface inside the microemulsion. In this system, instead of forming a three-phase region, a lamellar liquid crystal intrudes into multi-phase region since the surfactant layer is rather rigid as which was supported by the results of SAXS and ESR measurements. Further addition of a short-chain alcohol such as propanol to the mixed system leads to the flexible interface, as a consequence three-phase microemulsion with large solubilization is formed.     

THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOLS WITH DIFFERENT STRUCTURES ON THE FORMATION OF WARM O/W MICROEMULSIONS

The influence of twenty five different alcohols on the formation of warm oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsions was investigated. Selected concentrations of each alcohol were added to fixed amounts of stearic acid, Tween 20 and water at 65 ° C. Fifteen alcohols formed microemulsions, at least at one of the concentrations. A pattern recognition study was performed to elucidate the activities of the alcohols by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) was used to classify them. Two classification functions, obtained for alcohols forming / not forming microemulsions, suggest that the formation of warm O/W microemulsion is linked to the nature and the dimension/lipophilicity of the alcohol.     

Application of Polyglycerol Diisostearate Ethoxylates in Microemulsion

Effect of surfactants [polyglycerol diisostearate ethoxylates (PGDIS-E31, PGDIS-E36 and PGDIS-E40) and Tween-80], alcohols (1,2-propandiol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol and 1-pentanol), oils [isopropyl palmitate (IPP), isooctyl palmitate (IOP), dioctyl carbonate (DOC), and dioctyl hexanediate (DOH)], temperature and sodium chloride on the microemulsion formation of the surfactant/alcohol/oil/water system has been investigated by the pseudo-ternary phase diagrams. The capacities of the four surfactants in the microemulsion formation of the surfactant/alcohol/IPP/water system at surfactant/alcohol of 2:1 are in the order of PGDIS-E31 > PGDIS-E36 > Tween-80 > PGDIS-E40, whatever alcohol (ethanol, 1-propanol, and 1-butanol) is used. PGDIS-E31 and 1-butanol exhibit best synergism in the microemulsion formation. In addition, the volume, structure and polarity of oil all influence the microemulsion formation. At the optimum weight ratio 2:1 of PGDIS-E31/1-butanol, the microemulsion region of the PGDIS-E31/1-butanol/IPP/water system is the largest among the studied systems. The microemulsion system of PGDIS-E31/1-butanol/IPP/water is not sensitive to lower temperature such as 40°C. It is also not sensitive to sodium chloride when the concentration of sodium chloride is in the range of 0 to 1.0%.     

Tween80/BmimPF6/醇/甲苯体系的相行为

以环境友好型的Tween80为表面活性剂, 以醇(乙醇、正丁醇、正己醇、正辛醇、正癸醇和异戊醇)为助表面活性剂, 对离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐(bmimPF6)和甲苯进行了微乳化实验, 绘制了不同条件下Tween80离子液体的微乳体系的拟三元相图, 考察了醇的种类、含量对单相微乳区的影响, 并用电导法研究了在乙醇为助表面活性剂情况下, 单相微乳区的结构转变. 结果表明, 当醇(异戊醇)固定时, 随着表面活性剂/醇的质量比增加, 单相微乳区的面积逐渐增大; 不同链长的直链醇对单相微乳区的面积影响与该醇在离子液体中的溶解情况有关, 单相微乳区的面积随着直链醇链长的增加而越小; 当乙醇作助表面活性剂时, 所得到的单相微乳区的面积最大, 且单相微乳区存在着O/IL(oil-in-ionic liquid)、双连续相和IL/O(ionic liquid-in-oil)三种微结构. 尤其对离子液体微乳体系的电导随油的含量的增加而最初增大的现象进行了解释, 这一现象是由于油主要起到减少离子液体中离子对或离子的积聚, 提高带电离子淌度的作用.     

Chiral microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography: Effect of cosurfactant identity on enantioselectivity, methylene selectivity, resolution, and other chromatographic figures of merit

The effect of cosurfactant identity on microemulsion size, elution range, retention factor, enantioselectivity, methylene selectivity, efficiency, and resolution in chiral microemulsion formulations was examined. The chiral surfactant dodecoxycarbonylvaline was used in conjunction with the cosurfactants 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanol, cyclopentanol, and cyclohexanol. The millimolar concentration of cosurfactant was held constant regardless of identity. Ethyl acetate was incorporated as the microemulsion oil core and the buffer utilized was 50 mM phosphate at a pH of 7.0. In general, secondary alcohols improved enantioselectivities and primary alcohols had the opposite effect, with the exception of the 1-butanol. The trends observed varied slightly depending on analyte. Of the six chiral analytes tested, cyclopentanol provided the best enantioselectivity for three, 1-butanol for two compounds, and 2-pentanol for one analyte. The lowest enantioselectivities were achieved with 1-pentanol or 1-hexanol for all compounds. Methylene selectivity was found to decrease with reductions in alcohol chain length. Among equal carbon number alcohols, methylene selectivity was lower for secondary alcohols. Efficiency and resolution values varied with different cosurfactants and depended on analyte identity.     

聚合方法对一种正离子聚丙烯酰胺结构与性能的影响

对相同进料比下,以过硫酸胺/亚硫酸氢钠为氧化还原引发剂,分别用溶液法和反相微乳液法合成的丙烯酰胺(AM)与2-甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化胺(MADQUAT)的共聚物P(AM-MADQUAT),根据单体竞聚率计算了两种共聚物的序列分布和组成分布.考察了两种聚合物结构对高岭土絮体尺寸、zeta电位降以及絮体压缩屈服应力的影响,初步建立了不同聚合方法合成的阳离子聚丙烯酰胺结构与絮凝性能之间的相关性.     

Tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide water-in-oil microemulsions: dependence of the minimum amount of alkanol required to produce a microemulsion with the alkanol and organic solvent topology

The amount of alcohol required to produce a microemulsion in a quaternary water-in-oil system was evaluated for a series of alcohols and hydrocarbon solvents of different size or topology. It was observed that the amount of n-hexanol and n-decanol required was similar in all the solvents considered. On the other hand, considerably higher concentrations of the branched alcohols (2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanol and 3-ethyl-3-pentanol) were required to produce the microemulsion, irrespective of the solvent topology (n-hexane or 2,2,4-trimethylpentane). From an analysis of the change in the analytical alcohol concentration with the surfactant concentration the amounts of alcohol present at the microaggregates' surface at the point of microemulsion formation were obtained. It is concluded that the high amounts of branched alcohols required are due to both less efficient incorporation at the interface and the larger number of alcohol molecules per surfactant required to stabilize the microemulsion.     

一些聚合物对中相微乳液物性的影响

研究了水解聚丙烯酰胺、黄原胶和木质素磺酸盐对中相微乳液相体积、粘度和界面张力的影响。实验结果表明: 含有聚丙烯酰胺时,中相微乳液的相态、增溶参数、中相与下相间界面张力及中相粘度均无明显变化。生物聚合物对中相微乳液的物理性质影响也不大。木质素磺酸盐则对微乳液的形成产生明显影响: 随着木质素磺酸盐浓度的增大,微乳液由中相转变为上相,相应的物理参数亦有变化。     

醇对高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳液相图的影响

通过电导率的测定研究了高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳液的结构结构及结构转变。在表面活性剂、高效氯氟氰菊酯环己酮溶液、醇相对含量一定的情况下,当醇为乙醇时,微乳液经历了由W/O到双连续最后到O/W型的变化;当醇为正辛醇时,微乳液经历了由W/O到液晶、双连续最后到O/W型的变化。绘制了不同条件下高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳体系的拟三元相图,讨论了醇种类、醇含量对各类型微乳区形成的影响。结果表明,随着醇碳链的增大,微乳区面积先增大后减小;醇(正辛醇)固定时,随着醇含量增加,微乳区面积先减小后增大。     

助表面活性剂对阴/阳离子表面活性剂复配形成微乳液的影响

中相微乳液;盐度扫描;助表面活性剂对阴/阳离子表面活性剂复配形成微乳液的影响     

Middle-phase microemulsions of green surfactant alkyl polyglucosides

Microemulsions are important organized molecular assembles in surfactant solutions and are used in various fields such as tertiary oil recovery, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, nanoparticle synthe-sis and chemical engineering. The more commonly used nonionic surfactants to produce micro- emulsions are the ethylene oxide-based compounds (CiEj). In recent years alkyl polyglucosides have been received considerable attention in producing microemulsions[17]. Alkyl polyglucosides (APG), which are widely…     

Phase diagrams and chemical physical properties of dodecyl sulfobetain/alcohol/oil/water microemulsion system

The HLB plane equation was deduced according to the mass balance relation in microemulsion systems for the first time. The δ-γ fishlike phase diagram was plotted and the composition of the interfacial layer was calculated for dodecyl sulfobetain/alcohol/oil/water microemulsion system. The solubilities of dodecyl sulfobetian and alcohol and the solubilization capacity for the middle-phase microemulsion were examined. The effects of different alcohols, oils, and aqueous solution composition (NaCl content and pH values) on the phase behavior and the related parameters were also investigated. The phase behavior for dodecyl sulfobetain-based microemulsion system was compared with corresponding phase behavior for lauric-N-methylglucamide-based and sodium dodecyl sulfatebased systems. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Effects of isomeric alcohols on the phase behavior and solubilization of the microemulsion systems formed by anionic surfactants

The middle-phase ɛ-β fishlike phase diagrams of the pseudoquaternary microemulsion systems sodium dodecyl sulfate (sodium dodecyl sulfonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate)/1-butanol (2-butanol, t-butanol)/n-octane/brine (5% NaCl) were plotted. The effect of three isomeric alcohols (1-butanol, 2-butanol, and t-butanol) on the phase behavior and solubilization was investigated. From the ɛ-β fishlike phase diagram, the composition of the interfacial layer, the solubilities of alcohols and the solubilization ability (the solubility parameter SP*, and the middle-phase volume fraction ϕ) of the microemulsion systems were calculated and discussed. The alcohol content in the interfacial layer and the solubilities of alcohols are in the order: 1-butanol < 2-butanol < t-butanol, but the solubilization ability is in the inverse order.     

Compositions and Physicochemical Properties of Tween Type Surfactants-Based Microemulsions

The compositions and physicochemical properties of the microemulsion systems consisting of Tween type surfactant (Tween 20, Tween 60, Tween 80)/butan-1-ol/dodecane/brine have been studied using ?-β fishlike phase diagram. From the ?-β fishlike phase diagram, solubility of the alcohol, composition of the interfacial layer, and solubilization ability of the microemulsion systems have been studied. The solubilization parameters of the microemulsion systems, SP* were in the order of magnitude Tween 60>Tween 80>Tween 20. The effects of different oils, alcohols, salinities and temperatures on the compositions and physicochemical properties have been investigated. The solubilization ability of the microemulsion systems increases with increasing salinities or decreasing temperatures. The effects of alcohols and alkanes display opposite patterns of change. By increasing the carbon chain length of the alkanol molecules, or decreasing the carbon chain length of the alkane molecules, the solubilization ability increases.     

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography applied for separation of levetiracetam from other antiepileptic drugs in polypharmacy

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography was applied for the separation of levetiracetam from other antiepileptic drugs (primidone, phenobarbital, phenytoin, lamotrigine and carbamazepine) that are potentially coadministered in therapy of patients. The influence of the composition of the microemulsion system (with sodium dodecyl sulfate as charged surfactant) was investigated, modifying the kind of cosurfactant (lower alcohols from C3 to C5), the pH (and salinity) of the aqueous background electrolyte, and the ratio of aqueous phase to organic constituents forming the microdroplets of the oil-in-water emulsion. Separation selectivity was depending on all these parameters, resulting even in changes of the migration sequence of the analytes. Only moderate correlation was observed for the microemulsion system compared with a micellar system, both consisting of the aqueous borate buffer (pH 9.2) and SDS as micelle former (linear correlation coefficient for analyte mobilities is 0.974). The sample solvent plays an important role on the shape of the resulting chromatograms: methanol at concentrations higher than 35% impairs peak shape and separation efficiency. The microemulsion method (with 93.76% aqueous borate buffer (pH 9.2, 10 mM), 0.48% n-octane, 1.80% SDS, 3.96% 1-butanol, all w/w) is suitable for the determination of levetiracetam in human plasma (combined with a sample pretreatment based on solid-phase extraction).     

酸性磷萃取剂在皂化过程中的结构变化与萃合物的组成

本文研究了酸性磷酸酯(D2EHPA等)皂化过程和萃取前后有机相结构的变化,证实了酸性磷酸酯萃取剂在皂化过程中生成微乳状液,进一步阐明萃取稀土离子时,在微乳状液的油水界面上发生离子交换反应,生成具有螫合型结构的萃合物,同时伴随着有机相中微乳状液的破乳过程。在用完全皂化的D2EHPA-仲辛醇-煤油溶液萃取二价离子时,得到萃取有机相中苹合物的组成为MA²,而不是通常认为的MA₂·2HA,从而可以提高萃取容量。     

烷基芳基磺酸盐结构对微乳液相行为的影响

用Winsor相图法研究了自制的6种不同结构的烷基芳基磺酸盐/不同醇/正癸烷/NaCl/水体系在不同温度下所形成的微乳液。 探讨了烷基芳基磺酸盐结构对微乳液相行为的影响。 同时考察了温度和醇对微乳液相行为的影响。 结果表明,随着烷基芳基磺酸盐长烷基链的增长,中相形成盐度S1、中相消失盐度S2、中相盐宽ΔS和最佳盐浓度S*值均减小,最佳中相体积V*M和最佳增容量σ*值均增大;随着烷基芳基磺酸盐分子的芳环向长烷基链中间位置移动,S1、S2、ΔS、S*值均减小,V*M和σ*值均增大;随着温度升高,V*M和σ*值均减小,S1、S2、ΔS、S*值均增大,在25 ℃时,体系无中相微乳液形成;随着正构醇碳原子数的增加,V*M和σ*值均增大,S1、S2、ΔS、S*值均减小。     

Design of low-toxic and temperature-sensitive anionic microemulsions using short propyleneglycol alkyl ethers as cosurfactants

The phase behavior of anionic microemulsions composed of water, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), dodecane, and short propyleneglycol monoalkyl ethers (C(n)()PO(m)(); n = 3, m = 1 and n = 4, m = 2, 3) is studied. From the pseudoternary phase diagrams, it is inferred that C(n)()PO(m)() compounds have cosurfactant behaviors comparable to those of 1-butanol and 1-pentanol, which are the most efficient and widely used cosurfactants. In contrast to these alcohols, the C(n)()PO(m)() cosurfactants induce high temperature dependences in the SDS microemulsion systems. Furthermore, SDS/C(n)()PO(m)() microemulsions can be formed with small SDS concentrations (SDS/C(4)PO(3) mass ratio of 1/6.26). These have a low toxicity in contrast to systems containing genotoxic short ethyleneglycol ethers (C(n)()EO(m)()) as the cosurfactant. The strong temperature dependence can be favorable in the recovery of reaction products when the microemulsion is used either as a reaction medium or in extraction processes.     

STATISTICAL MECHANICAL MODEL THEORY OF THE STABILITY OF O/W AND W/O MICROEMULSIONS

A theoretical model to clarify the molecular origin of the mechanical and thermal stabilities of O/W or W/O microemulsion is proposed in which the low concentration of surfactants (emulsifiers) is limited. We assume only a short range interaction between surfactants and a bending stiffness energy which expresses the deformation energy from a preferable monolayer membrane curvature. We have found an interrelation among the interfacial pressure, Δp, of the monolayer due to the adsorption of surfactants in the microemulsion interface, interfacial tensions of oil-water interface and of the microemulsion, and the bending stiffness energy. We conclude that the interfacial tension and the stable form of the microemulsions (O/W type or W/O type) are infuenced largely by the effect of the bending stiffness energy. The interrelationship between the therraodynamical and mechanical stabilities of microemulsions is clarified by the use of our assumption.