支状嵌段聚醚的界面聚集行为及对原油乳状液的破乳作用

合成了三种不同聚氧丙烯/聚氧乙烯(PPO/PEO)比例的含苯环支状嵌段聚醚, 通过界面张力、界面流变、表面压以及对原油乳状液的破乳脱水效果的测定, 考察了其界面聚集行为和破乳作用对PEO含量和分子量的依赖性, 并且对比研究了三种支状聚醚分子交联前后的破乳性能. 结果表明, PEO含量高且分子量大者,其单分子界面占据面积大, 在油/水界面达到吸附平衡的时间短, 其油/水界面扩张模量及扩张弹性均高于PEO含量较少者. 但是对原油乳状液的破乳脱水效果则是PEO含量居中的聚醚最好. 温度影响和交联与否的研究表明, 交联并不能提高分子量较大的聚醚对原油乳状液的破乳效果, 温度对聚醚分子交联前后的破乳效果有不同的影响规律. 本研究可为原油集输过程中化学品的选择与应用提供一定的依据.     

Comparison of aggregation behaviors between branched and linear block polyethers: MesoDyn simulation study

The comparison of aggregation behaviors between the branched block polyether T1107 (polyether A) and linear polyether (EO)₆₀(PO)₄₀(EO)₆₀ (polyether B) in aqueous solution are investigated by the MesoDyn simulation. Polyether A forms micelles at lower concentration and has a smaller aggregation number than B. Both the polyethers show the time-dependent micellar growth behaviors. The spherical micelles appear and then change to rod-like micelles with time evolution in the 10 vol% solution of polyether A. The micellar cluster appears and changes to pseudo-spherical micelles with time evolution in the 20 vol% solution of polyether A. However, the spherical micelles appear and change to micellar cluster with time evolution in the 20 vol% polyether B solution. The shear can induce the micellar transition of both block polyethers. When the shear rate is 1?×?10⁵ s^?1, the shear can induce the sphere-to-rod transition of both polyethers at the concentration of 10 and 20 vol%. When the shear rate is lower than 1?×?10⁵ s^?1, the huge micelles and micellar clusters can be formed in the 10 and 20 vol% polyether A systems under the shear, while the huge micelles are formed and then disaggregated with the time evolution in the 20 vol% polyether B system.     

Effect of inorganic salts on the aggregation behavior of branched block polyether at air/water and n-heptane/water interfaces

The effect of inorganic salts (CaCl₂, MgCl₂, NaCl, NaI and NaSCN) on the aggregation behavior of a synthesized polyether with seven poly (ethylene oxide)-b-poly (propylene oxide)-b-poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) arms attached to a tetraethylenepentamine core (simplified AE73) at air/water and n-heptane/water interfaces has been investigated by interfacial tension and oscillating bubble methods. The additions of NaCl, CaCl₂, and MgCl₂ may facilitate the micellization of AE73 and increase its maximum interfacial excess concentration (Γ_max) due to the “salting out” effect, while NaSCN induces opposite effect and NaI exerts little influence. The adsorption kinetics of AE73 is controlled not only by the diffusion between the bulk solution and the interfacial layer but also by the energetic and steric barriers generated by the already adsorbed molecules. The adsorption relaxation time of AE73 is reduced with the addition of salts and this phenomenon is more prominent at the n-heptane/water interface. The “salting in” ions decrease the dilational modulus of AE73 while the “salting out” ions induce an opposite effect. The mechanisms of the interaction between inorganic ions and the polyether were discussed; the difference in aggregation behavior between linear and branched block polyethers were also compared.     

含有二个聚醚软链段的聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的合成及其血液相容性的研究

 本文报道了一类新的具有二种聚醚软链段(PTMGT和PEGT)和一种聚酯硬链段(PET)的混合聚醚-聚酯嵌段共聚物(MPEE)的合成和它的血液相容性,并与具有相同软、硬链段比及相同软链段组成比(PTMGT/PEGT)的二种聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物(PTMGT-PET和PEGT-PET)的共混物(BPEE)的性质进行了比较,结果表明:(1)聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的血液相容性可以通过引入亲水性好的PEGT组分而得到提高;(2)在多数的组成比下,共聚型的MPEE具有比共混型的BPEE优良的血液相容性;(3)特定的组成比:PTMGT/PEGT=60/40(mol),共混型的BPEE:(60/40)呈现最好的血液相容性以及最佳的力学性质。研究中发现材料的微相分离结构同血液相容性有关,细微的相分离结构可导致优良的血液相容性。     

含有二个聚醚软链段的聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的合成及其血液相容性的研究

本文报道了一类新的具有二种聚醚软链段(PTMGT和PEGT)和一种聚酯硬链段(PET)的混合聚醚-聚酯嵌段共聚物(MPEE)的合成和它的血液相容性,并与具有相同软、硬链段比及相同软链段组成比(PTMGT/PEGT)的二种聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物(PTMGT-PET和PEGT-PET)的共混物(BPEE)的性质进行了比较,结果表明:(1)聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的血液相容性可以通过引入亲水性好的PEGT组分而得到提高;(2)在多数的组成比下,共聚型的MPEE具有比共混型的BPEE优良的血液相容性;(3)特定的组成比:PTMGT/PEGT=60/40(mol),共混型的BPEE:(60/40)呈现最好的血液相容性以及最佳的力学性质。研究中发现材料的微相分离结构同血液相容性有关,细微的相分离结构可导致优良的血液相容性。     

X型与线型嵌段聚醚在空气/水和正庚烷/水界面上聚集行为的比较研究

通过阴离子聚合方法合成了环氧乙烷(EO)含量和分子量均相同的线型聚氧丙烯(PEO)-聚氧乙烯(PPO) (LPE)和X型聚氧丙烯-聚氧乙烯(TPE)嵌段聚醚,考察了它们在空气/水及正庚烷/水界面上聚集行为的差异. 界面活性的研究结果表明,TPE降低水、正庚烷界面张力的效率和效能均低于LPE的. 聚醚分子在正庚烷/水界面达到吸附平衡的时间比在空气/水表面短. 由于正庚烷分子插入到聚醚吸附层中,聚醚分子可以在正庚烷/水界面上采取更为直立的状态,因此聚醚分子在正庚烷/水界面扩散较快. 聚醚在正庚烷/水界面的扩张弹性高于空气/水表面的.     

The synthesis and the bulk rheological properties of the highly-branched block polyethers

Several kinds of highly-branched block polyethers were synthesized via anion ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide (PO) and ethylene oxide (EO), using phenol-amine resin (PA) as the initiator. The rheological properties determined by rotational rheometer all followed the regular rules of polymer systems: under a certain conditions, the bulk polyethers were pseudoplastic and non-Newtonian fluid, and with the increasing of the shear rate and temperature, the apparent viscosity of the block copolymers were reduced. In addition, modulus determination showed that such polyether molecules presented preferable viscosity compared to the elasticity, meanwhile, storage modulus, loss modulus and compound viscosity all decreased with the increasing of temperature. Storage modulus and loss modulus increased along with the scanning frequency increasing. But compared with the same kind of linear polymers, the significant difference was the low melt viscosity, which attributed to the special three-dimension space structure hindering the entanglement of chains. Furthermore, the rheological properties among the several block polyethers showed differences obviously. In other words, the number of block and the content of EO all have a significant effect on the rheological properties, specifically, the modulus will increase with the increasing of the block number and the EO content.     

Macrocyclic polyethers and their complexes

The most important, and almost unique, property of the macrocyclic polyethers (“crown compounds”) is their tendency to form complexes with alkali metal salts and salts with similar cations. Such complexes are held together by electrostatic attraction between the cation and the negative end of the C? O dipoles. The stability of the polyether complexes depends primarily upon how well the cation fits into the polyether ring; other factors are the charge density of the cation and—in solution—the solvating power of the medium. Cyclic polyethers have been successfully employed, inter alia, in experiments with ionic compounds in organic solvents and in studies of ion transport in biological systems.     

PEO-PPO嵌段聚醚的聚集行为及其在药物载体领域的应用

聚氧乙烯-聚氧丙烯(PEO-PPO)嵌段聚醚是一类非离子型高分子表面活性剂,其结构具有很多独特之处:分子结构具有丰富的可设计性,强烈的温度依赖的胶束化行为以及溶剂选择的多样性,这些都极大丰富了其在溶液中自组装形成聚集体的研究内容。本文结合本课题组的工作着重综述了近期国内外有关线型和支状PEO-PPO嵌段聚醚在水溶液中聚集特性的研究进展,以及酸/碱、无机盐、醇类、小分子表面活性剂和聚合物等添加剂对其聚集行为的影响。PEO-PPO嵌段聚醚具有良好的生物相容性,在水溶液中能形成以PPO链段为疏水内核, PEO链段为亲水外壳的胶束结构,该结构非常适于作为疏水药物的载体。因此本文还综述了此类嵌段聚醚作为药物载体方面的研究成果,期望为药物剂型的开发研究提供理论支持。     

Poly(ether amide) triblock and star block copolymers

Triblock and three arm, poly(ether amide) star block copolymers have been synthesized and characterized. Di- and tri-functional amine terminated polyethers were reacted with caprolactam at elevated temperatures to produce the block copolymers. The polyether amines were incorporated at levels ranging from 5%-40%. Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) evaluation reveals no reduction in the crystalline melting point of the polycaprolactam end blocks up to 40% polyether incorporation. Dynamic mechanical spectroscopy and FTIR were used to confirm the incorporation of the polyether. A comparison is made between triblock and star block copolymers, and between poly(propylene glycol) and poly(ethylene glycol) polyether midblocks. These block copolymers have improved impact performance as well as a flexural modulus that first increases and then decreases as the amount of polyether is increased in the block copolymer.     

Dispersing carbon nanotubes using surfactants

We review the recent advances in dispersing single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using amphiphilic surfactants in aqueous solutions. Three aspects are discussed. (1) On the organization of surfactant molecules with SWNTs, new insights at the microscopic level arise from electron microscopy and detailed computer simulation studies. (2) Quantitative measurements, such as molecular interactions between functional groups and SWNTs, the coverage of surfactant on SWNTs in solution, the charge state of the SWNT/surfactant complex, and the degree of dispersion are critical for better understanding dispersion mechanisms and for the further development of dispersion strategies. (3) The thermodynamic driving forces and the role of metastability in the structure of surfactant dispersed SWNT suspensions are analyzed. An outlook on practical and fundamental issues is also presented.     

汽车空调器压缩机用冷冻机油的研究

采用三氟化硼乙醚 (BF3·Et2 O)催化体系合成较高粘度的环氧丙烷均聚醚 ,观察了不同反应参数对聚醚粘度的影响。同时考察了不同催化剂对聚醚酯性能的影响。结果表明 ,用固体钨硅酸合成的聚醚酯较对甲苯磺酸的性能好     

Organolithium cleavage of aliphatic polyethers,polysulfides and polyimines

Organolithium compounds and other Group IA organometallics cleave high molecular weight poly(alkylene oxides) very rapidly at room temperature in dilute benzene solution. This reaction also works on a dimeric polyepoxide such as bis(2-n-butoxyethyl)ether and much less readily on a monomeric one as 1,2-dimethoxyethane. On the other hand, a simple aliphatic monoether such as di-n-butyl ether is not cleaved under conditions several orders of magnitude more drastic than were effective on the polyethers. The mechanism for this facile polyether cleavage is proposed as a β-elimination in which the organolithium is greatly activated by chelation with the main-chain oxygen atoms of the polyether. This cleavage method has been used broadly on high molecular weight polyethers to obtain quantitative yields of hydroxyl-ended, amorphous, and crystalline polyethers (M_n = 500–10,000), many of which cannot be made by direct polymerization. Aliphatic polysulfides and an N-substituted aliphatic polyamine cleave by this same method to, respectively, mercapto-ended and secondary amine-ended polymers. The mechanism aspects of these results are discussed.     

Synthesis and properties of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) segments

The synthesis and characterisation of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) and hydrophobic poly(tetramethylene oxide) polyether segments and monodisperse crystallisable bisester tetra-amide segments are reported. The PEO length was varied from 600 to 8000 g/mol and the PTMO length was varied from 650 to 2900 g/mol. The influence of the polyether phase composition on the thermal mechanical and the elastic properties of the resulting copolymers was studied.The use of high melting monodisperse tetra-amide segments resulted in a fast and almost complete crystallisation of the rigid segment. The copolymers had only one polyether glass transition temperature, which suggests that the amorphous polyether segments were homogenously mixed. Thermal analysis of the copolymers showed one polyether melting temperature that was lower than in the case of ideal co-crystallisation between the two polyether segments. However, at PEO or PTMO lengths larger than 2000 g/mol two polyether melting temperatures were observed. The copolymer with the best low temperature properties was based on a mixture of PEO and PTMO segments, both having a molecular weight of 1000 g/mol, at a weight ratio of 30/70.     

Theoretical studies on hydroquinone-benzene clusters

High-level ab initio calculations were carried out to evaluate the interaction between the hydroquinone and benzene molecules. The intermolecular interaction energy was calculated using the M?ller-Plesset second-order perturbation theory at the complete basis set limit and also at the coupled cluster theory with single, double, and perturbatively triple excitations. The calculated binding energy is larger than the benzene dimer interaction energy. The T-shaped cluster (T-a) and the parallel conformation (P-a) are calculated to be nearly isoenergetic. Owing to the large energy gain in the attraction by electron correlation, the dispersion interaction is important for the attraction.     

Hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)–aramide segmented block copolymers

The present paper discusses block copolymers with segments of either poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide), or mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide) and monodisperse aramide segments. The length of the polyether segments as well as the concentration of polyethylene oxide was varied. The synthesized copolymers were analyzed by DSC, FTIR, AFM and DMTA. In addition, the hydrophilicity was studied.The crystallinity of the monodisperse aramide segments was found to be high and the crystals, dispersed in the polyether phase, displayed a nano-ribbon morphology. The PEO segments were able to crystallize and this crystalline phase reduced the low-temperature flexibility. The PEO crystallinity and melting temperature could be strongly reduced by copolymerization with PPO segments. By using mixtures of PEO and PPO segments, hydrophilic copolymers with decent low-temperature properties could be obtained.     

Aggregation behavior of block polyethers with branched structure at air/water surface

The block polyethers with various branch structure, such as TEPA[(PO)₃₆(EO)₁₀₀]₇, TEPA[(PO)₃₆(EO)₁₀₀(PO)₃₆]₇, and TEPA[(PO)₃₆(EO)₁₀₀(PO)₅₆]₇ were synthesized. Moreover, the aggregation behavior was investigated via the measurements of equilibrium surface tension, dynamic surface tension, and surface dilational viscoelasticity, in order to probe the effect of the block structure on the property of the branched block polyethers. The surface tension results show that the efficiency and effectiveness of the block polyethers to lower surface tension increase with the increase of the PO group numbers. The maximum surface excess concentration (Γ_max) values and the minimum occupied area per molecule at the air/water interface (A_min) values of the branched block polyethers obtained from Gibbs adsorption equations increase and decrease with the increases of the PO group numbers, respectively. The dynamic parameters n and t^* representing the diffusion speed of the polyether molecules from bulky solution to the subsurface and from the subsurface to the air/water surface are obtained according to the equation proposed by Rosen. The results show that the n values firstly increase and then decrease and t^* values decrease with the increase of the polyether concentrations. The results of surface dilational viscoelasticity show that the dilational modulus of TEPA[(PO)₃₆(EO)₁₀₀(PO)₅₆]₇ is the largest among the three block copolymers at the low concentration (<1 mg L⁻¹) but that of TEPA[(PO)₃₆(EO)₁₀₀]₇ is the largest at the high concentration (>1 mg L⁻¹).     

Carbon nanotubes in benzene: internal and external solvation

The structure and dynamics of benzene inside and outside of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in the (n,n) armchair configuration are studied via molecular dynamics computer simulations. Irrespective of the nanotube diameter, benzene molecules form cylindrical solvation shell structures on the outside of the nanotubes. Their molecular planes near the SWNTs in the first external solvation shell are oriented parallel to the nanotube surface, forming a π-stacked structure between the two. By contrast, the benzene distributions in the interior of the SWNTs are found to vary markedly with the nanotube diameter. In the case of the (7,7) and (8,8) nanotubes, internal benzene forms a single-file distribution, either in a vertex-to-vertex (n = 7) or face-to-face (n = 8) orientation between two neighboring molecules. Inside a slightly wider (9,9) nanotube channel, however, a cylindrical single-shell distribution of benzene arises. A secondary solvation structure, which begins to appear inside (10,10), develops into a full structure separate from the first internal solvation shell in (12,12). The ring orientation of internal benzene is generally parallel to the nanotube wall for n = 9-12, while it becomes either slanted with respect to (n = 7), or perpendicular to (n = 8), the nanotube axis. The confinement inside the small nanotube pores exerts a strong influence on the dynamics of benzene. Both translational and rotational dynamics inside SWNTs are slower and more anisotropic than in liquid benzene. It is also found that reorientational dynamics of internal benzene deviate dramatically from the rotational diffusion regime and change substantially with the nanotube diameter.     

Effects of Sequence Structure of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers on the Dispersion Behavior of Cement Paste

Different AA-OEGMA copolymers with random and block distributions were synthesized using free radical polymerization and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, respectively. Studies on the dispersion ability, adsorption isotherm, adsorption conformation, and zeta potential revealed that the random and block architecture behaved differently. Sequence structure of polycarboxylate polymers (PCPs) had a significant influence on its performance. Both monomer ratio and sequence structure had influences on the dispersion of cement paste. Compared with random PCPs, PCPs with block distribution adsorbed faster on cement particle surfaces because of the higher density of exposed carboxylic groups. For random PCPs, the adsorption was a thermodynamic spontaneous process and driven by entropy, while it was driven by Gibbs free energy for block PCPs. Besides, the hydrodynamic radius of random PCPs in solution was larger than the block PCPs. However, the adsorbed layer thickness of random PCPs was close to that of block PCPs. Furthermore, the zeta potential illustrated that the PCPs with block distribution may adopt a more extended conformation compared with random PCPs. All these findings found from the differences between random PCPs and block PCPs will help the researchers to explore high-performance PCPs.