Thermodynamic properties of water-β-cyclodextrin-dodecylsurfactant ternary systems

Densities, heat capacities and conductivities of water-surfactant--cyclodextrin (-CD) ternary systems were determined at 25°C. The surfactants studied were sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS) and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). From conductivity data, apparent critical micelle concentrations (cmc^*) and degree of ionization of micelles were obtained at a fixed -CD concentration (m_CD). From the cmc^* value and that in water (cmc) the stoichiometry of the surfactant--CD complex was calculated. At a given m_CD, the apparent molar volume V_,CD and heat capacity C_,CD of -CD in the two surfactants were calculated as functions of surfactant concentration m_S. For both NaDS and DTAB, V_,CD increases with m_S up to about the cmc beyond which it decreases to a constant value at high m_S, the opposite is observed for C_,CD. With NaDS, a jump in the C_,CD vs, m_S trend was detected and ascribed to a structural NaDS micellar transition. The apparent molar volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of NaDS and DTAB in the water--CD mixture 0.017 m were also obtained. From these properties and those in pure water, the volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of transfer of the surfactant from water to water+-CD mixture as functions of m_S were calculated. For both surfactants, the V_S vs. m_S trends increase to the cmc and then decrease in a monotonic manner, whereas C_S increases regularly with m_S in the pre-micellar region and is essentially constant in the post-micellar region. The V_S vs. m_S trends were qualitatively explained in terms of dispersed, complexed and micellized surfactant contributions.     

Thermodynamics ofN,N,N-octylpentyldimethyl-ammonium chloride in water-urea mixtures

Specific conductivities, densities, heat capacities, and enthalpies of dilution at 25‡C were measured forN,N,N-octylpentyldimethylammonium chloride (OPAC) in water-urea mixtures at various urea concentrations m_u as functions of the surfactant concentration m_s. From conductivity data, the cmc and the degree of the counterion dissociation Β of the OPAC micelles were calculated. The cmc increases linearly with increasingm _u while Βvs. m_u is a smooth concave curve. From the experimental thermodynamic data, the apparentY _Φ and partialY ₂ molar properties (volumes, heat capacities, and relative enthalpies) are derived as functions of m_u andm _s . The effect of urea on the dependences of the different properties on m_s are discussed. From data in the premicellar region the standard partial molar volumesV ₂ ⁰ and heat capacitiesC _p2 ⁰ were evaluated. It was observed thatV ₂ ⁰ increases linearly withm _u whileC _p2 ⁰ decreases. The properties of OPAC in the dispersed and micellized forms at the cmc were obtained and, therefore, the thermodynamic functions of micellization were calculated on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model.     

Thermodynamics of transfer of polar additives from the aqueous to the dodecylsurfactant micellar phases

The enthalpies of transfer from water to aqueous surfactant solutions, H(WW+S), of polar additives have been determined as a function of the surfactant concentration at fixed additive concentration. The surfactants used are sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide and dodecyldimethylamine oxide (DDAO). The additives used are iso-butanol t-butanol, butoxyethanol, phenol, benzene, tributylphosphine oxide (TBPO), octyldimethylphosphine oxide (ODPO), octydimethylamine oxide (ODAO), DDAO and NaDS. A maximum was observed in the plots of H(WW+S) vs. f_sm_s curves for ODPO and ODAO in NaDS while a small minimum was observed for TBPO. The experimental data are rationalized on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model for the micellization process and a mass action model for the distribution of the additive between aqueous and micellar phases. The standard free energies, enthalpies and entropies of transfer of the additives from the aqueous to the micellar phases are reported. The effect of different butanol isomers on the thermodynamics of solubilization in the micellar phase has been derived. The enthalpies of transfer of benzene are always negligible with respect to those of phenol while the free energies of transfer are always comparable. Studies of symmetrical and asymmetrical additives show that asymmetry causes an increase of the free energy of transfer due to the decrease of the entropy. The thermodynamics of transfer of NaDS from the aqueous to the DDAO micellar phases and of DDAO from the aqueous to the NaDS micellar phases are compared to the thermodynamics of micellization of the two surfactants; the formation of mixed micelles seems to be energetically unfavored with respect to the pure micelles.     

Enthalpies of transfer of pentanol from water to sodium dodecylsulfate-dodecyl-dimethylamine oxide-water mixtures

At a given surfactant-surfactant ratio, the enthalpies of transfer ΔH (W→W+S) of pentanol 0.03m from water to sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS)-dodecyldimethylamine oxide-water mixtures as functions of the surfactants mixture concentration (m _t) were determined. ForX _NaDS=0.9, ΔH (W→W+S) increases monotonically withm _t such as observed for pure surfactants. ForX _NaDS=0.12 and 0.3, ΔH (W→W+S) increases withm _t up to 0.12m beyond which it decreases withm _t. AtX _NaDS=0.6, two monotonic curves can be distinguished in the ΔH (W→W+S)vs. m _t trend. Experimental data were fitted through an equation previously reported for additives in pure surfactants derived by assuming the pseudo-phase transition model for the micellization and a mass action model for the distribution of the additive between the aqueous and the micellar phases. This method did permit to simultaneously obtain the distribution constant of the alcohol between the aqueous and the micellar phase (and, then, the standard free energy of transfer) and its enthalpy of transfer from the aqueous to the micellar phases. By combining these properties the standard entropies of transfer were calculated. From these results, the excess properties of pentanol in the mixed micelles were calculated as a function of the mixture composition. The excess enthalpies and entropies are positive and compensate with each other leading to null values for the excess free energies in the whole range of the mixed micelles composition.     

Vibrational spectroscopic investigation of mono and tris-2,2′-bipyridyl metal(II) tetracyanonickelate compounds

The IR and Raman spectra of Cd(2,2-bipy)Ni(CN)₄ and Ni(2,2-bipy)₃Ni(CN)₄·6H₂O.0.5 (2,2-bipy) complexes are reported. The spectral results indicate the existence of structure spectra correlations.Presented at the Sixth International Seminar on Inclusion Compounds, Istanbul, Turkey, 27–31 August, 1995.     

Enhancement of hydrothermal stability of Cu-ZSM5 catalyst for NO decomposition

RECu-ZSM5 samples (RE = La, Sm or Ce) have been prepared by ion-exchange of H-ZSM5 with rare earth and copper ions in an aqueous solution both simultaneously and consecutively (RE before copper), and their physico-chemical and catalytic properties in NO decomposition have been compared with those of a Cu-ZSM5 with a similar copper content. The catalysts have been characterized by N₂ adsorption at 77 K (BET) and XRD before and after aging cycles under wet (2–2.5 vol % H₂O) conditions at 450–500°C. NO decomposition tests have been carried out in a fixed bed reactor at 450°C under dry or wet conditions on both fresh and aged catalysts. NO adsorption tests have been performed at 120°C on the same samples. The addition of RE does not affect the crystalline structure, surface area, and porosity but strongly enhances the catalytic activity and the hydrothermal stability of Cu-ZSM5, which, on the contrary, is completely deactivated under wet conditions. The two-step exchanged catalysts provide better performances likely due to the larger RE exchange level obtained with this method. A unique linear correlation between the amount of N₂O produced in the NO adsorption tests, related to the reoxidation of prereduced Cu⁺ sites, and the TOF, estimated from the catalytic activity tests, has been found for both fresh and aged catalysts. Published in Russian in Kinetika i Kataliz, 2006, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 751–759. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Surface Tension, Heat Capacity, and Volume of Amphiphilic Compounds in Formamide Solutions

Density measurements of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), sodium decyl sulfate (SDeS), sodium octyl sulfate(SOS), and sodium hexyl sulfate(SHS) in formamide (FA) as functions of the surfactant concentrations were carried out at 25°C. For SDS in FA, additional density measurements at 35 and 60°C and surface tension and specific heat capacity measurements at 25°C were also performed. From density and specific heat capacity data, the apparent molar volume and heat capacity of the surfactants as functions of concentration were calculated. The surface excess of SDS at the solution–air interface was also determined from the surface tension measurements using the Gibbs adsorption equation. Under our experimental conditions, none of the experimental results evidence micelle formation. In addition, volumetric studies of the hexanol–SDS–FA ternary system at 25°C evidence only interactions between the dispersed surfactant and alcohol.     

In vitro degradation of porous poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)/bioactive glass composite foams with a polar structure

In vitro degradation of porous 50/50, 70/30 and 90/10 PLGA (poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide)) foams and PLGA/bioactive glass (20 wt%) composite foams was studied up to 16 weeks in TRIS (pH 7.4; 37 °C). Polar PLGA/bioactive glass composite films were prepared by applying the bioactive glass (S53P4) on one side of the composite. Porous foams were made by solvent casting and pressure quenching with CO₂. The fabricated foams had an initial pore size of 50-500 μm and thickness of 2-2.5 mm. In vitro degradation of the prepared foams was evaluated after 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 16 weeks. Weight loss, water uptake, molecular mass and the amount of dissolved bioactive glass were measured after each time period. Changes in pore morphology were analysed with SEM. The present in vitro results will be evaluated and compared with the results from ongoing animal studies where comparable implants are used for bone defect treatment under non-load-bearing conditions.