Micelle formation of ethoxylated nonyl-phenols in aqueous solutions

The micelle formation of nonyl-phenols with various numbers of ethoxy groups (n _EO=10–40) was investigated in aqueous solutions and the study was focussed on the effect of temperature (293–323 K), the chain length and the inorganic electrolyte (NaCl) on the critical micelle concentration (c.m.c).The c.m.c. was determined by surface tension and interfacial tension measurements in a water/n-octane system. On the basis of the actual c.m.c. and its temperature dependence the thermodynamic functions of micelle formation (H° _m,S°_m,G°_m) were also calculated. The latter study comprised the determination of the thermodynamic function for unity ethoxy groups ((Y° _m)) as a function ofn _EO.According to the experimental results the micellar solutions are the more stable, the smaller the number of ethoxy groups in the tenside molecule and the higher the temperature as well as the electrolyte content of the system.     

Aminolysis ofO-alkylO-4-nitropyenyl chloromethylphosphonates in reverse micellar solutions of the nonionic surfactant

The reaction ofn-hexylamine withO-alkylO-4-nitrophenyl chloromethylphosphonates in toluene solutions of poly(ethylene glycol)-600 monolaurate (PM) has been studied by spectrophotometry. The reverse micelles of the nonionic surfactant increase more than tenfold the observed rate constant of aminolysis. The catalytic activity of the surfactant is practically independent of the alkyl radical length of phosphonate. An increase in the concentration of amine results in a decrease in the catalytic efficiency. The character of the dependence of the rate constant on the concentration of PM is affected by the alkyl chain length of the substrate. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1735–1738, September, 1998.     

DSC Investigations of DDAB,DTAB and DHAB Vesicle Aqueous Solutions in Presence of SDS

Interactions of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) with vesicles formed by synthetic dialkyldimethylammonium bromides i.e. didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB), ditetradecyldimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), dihexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DHAB) have been examined by using differential scanning microcalorimetry and electron transmission microscopy. The temperatures and standard enthalpies characterising gel to liquid-crystal transitions increase significantly with increase of SDS concentration for all investigated systems. It means that incorporation of SDS monomers in these vesicular bilayers significantly stabilises their gel states. Moreover, in case of DDAB and DTAB vesicle systems added SDS limits kinetic features of recorded isobaric heat capacity dependencies on temperature observed earlier for the pure vesicular solutions. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

气相色谱法测定阳离子表面活性剂合成体系中脂肪烷基二甲基叔胺

选用HP-NINOWax毛细管色谱柱及氢火焰离子化检测器（FID），采用程序升温，建立了4种脂肪烷基二甲基叔胺的分析方法。结果表明，4种脂肪烷基二甲基叔胺质量浓度在0.005~1.0 g/L范围内，其峰面积与质量浓度有良好的线性关系，相关系数（R²）在0.9996以上。检出限（LODs，信噪比为3）在0.001~0.002 g/L之间，定量限（LOQs，信噪比为10）在0.003~0.005 g/L之间，回收率在90%~130%之间，相对标准偏差为1.3%~6.9%（n=6）。方法的线性范围宽、回收率高、选择性好，可用于叔胺的产品质量分析及生产过程控制分析。利用该方法对阳离子表面活性剂合成反应中十六烷基二甲基叔胺进行监测，结果很好地符合双分子亲核取代反应。该方法比滴定分析法更快速、精确，与液相色谱法相比，不需要进行柱前衍生或者使用色谱-质谱联用仪器。     

Preparation,stability and two-dimensional ordered arrangement of gold nanoparticles capped by surfactants with different chain lengths

Gold nanoparticles modified with C10NH2, C12NH2, C16NH2 and C18NH2 respectively have been prepared by the reverse micelle method. Nanoparticles stability and their two-dimensional (2D) ordered arrangement were studied by UV-Vis absorption spectra and LB technique. The factors, such as the chain length and the size distribution of particles, which affect the 2D ordered arrangement formation, are discussed. Experimental results show that the longer the chain length of surfactants capping the gold nanoparticles, the more stable the nanoparticles, and the more ordered 2D arrangement of gold nanoparticles.     

十二烷基季铵盐及其与十二烷基硫酸钠混合体系的表面活性

通过表面张力测定，研究了十二烷基季铵盐Ｃ１２Ｈ２５Ｎ（ＣｎＨ２ｎ＋１）３Ｂｒ（ｎ＝１，２，３，４）及其与十二烷基硫酸钠混合体系的表面活性，应用规则溶液理论，计算了混合体系表面吸附层和胶团的组成及分子相互作用参数，对于季铵盐、极性基影响大：ｃｍｃ随ｎ增加而下降，γｃｍｃ则先上升，后下降，自极性基碳链的空间阻碍、疏水、弯曲效应，以及电荷屏蔽效应可对此予以解释，对于混合体系，极性基大小对其表面活性及胶团     

以短链季铵盐/脂肪酸盐为模板合成超微孔二氧化硅

超微孔材料具有1~2 nm的孔径,在分离、催化应用中有望展现出择形催化的能力。 寻找经济、简便的合成超微孔材料的表面活性剂体系是一项有意义的工作。 本研究以短链季铵盐(十烷基三甲基溴化铵,记为C₁₀TAB)和不同链长脂肪酸酸盐混合胶束为模板剂,硅酸钠为硅源,成功制备出高度有序超微孔SiO₂。 通过小角X射线衍射、N₂吸附-脱附、傅里叶变换红外光谱、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等技术手段对产品的结构和性能进行了表征。 结果表明,合成体系中脂肪酸盐碳链长、加入量、晶化温度等对产物孔道有序性有很大影响。 当选择正辛酸钠(SO)为助表面活性剂,当n(C₁₀TAB):n(Na₂SiO₃):n(SO):n(H₂O)=1:1.5:0.3:800,晶化温度为80 ℃时,可以得到高度有序超微孔SiO₂。 煅烧后样品比表面积为1300 m²/g,孔体积0.49 cm³/g,孔径分布在1.90 nm。     

Monolayer films of PS-b-PEO diblock copolymers at the air/water- and an oil/water-interface

 Amphiphilic diblock copolymers consisting of a hydrophobic polystyrene block (PS) and a hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) block (PEO) with block sizes of 1000 or 3000 g/mol for both blocks were studied at the air/water and toluene/water interface. Measurements of the film pressure π of spread monolayers at the water surface reveal two limiting regimes of the π−a _m isotherms, in which the mean molecular area a _m is determined either by the size of the hydrophilic or the hydrophobic blocks of the PS-PEO molecules. The interfacial activity of the block copolymers at the toluene/water interface was studied by measuring the interfacial tension σ over a wide range of concentrations. Pronounced differences in the temperature dependence of the interfacial tension were observed, depending mostly on the block length of the hydrophilic PEO block. From the temperature dependence of σ it is inferred that for the block copolymers with the PEO block size of 3000 g/mol the phase inversion temperature (PIT) is well above 60 °C while for those with a PEO block size of 1000 g/mol the PIT is below or near 25 °C in the toluene/water system. Received: 5 February 1998 Accepted: 16 February 1998     

Mixtures of branched non-ionic oligo-oxyethylene surfactants in aqueous solutions — the effect of molecular geometry on LC phase behaviour 4

The LC phase behavior of ternary mixtures of the two corresponding branched non-ionic surfactants 1,3-bis-(methoxy-tetraoxyethylene)-2-propoxy-tetradecane (Y-surfactant) and 1,3-bis-(heptyloxy)-2-propoxyoctaoxyethylene mono-methyl ether (V-surfactant) and water were studied by polarizing microscopy. The two branched surfactants, which have different molecular geometries but nearly the same hydrophilic-lipophilic volume ratio, exhibit extremely different phase behavior in binary surfactant/water systems. For the ternary mixtures of Y- and V-surfactant and water we found-according to established packing models-a continuous stabilization of the cubic and hexagonal phases and a destabilization of the lamellar phase with increasing amount of Y-surfactant. On the other hand, we observed a thermal stabilization of the lamellar phase. The maximal transition temperatures of the lamellar phase pass a maximum with increasing amount of Y-surfactant.     

Determination of the partition coefficients of the nonionic detergent C12E7 between lipid-detergent mixed membranes and water by means of Laurdan fluorescence spectroscopy

The membrane-water partition coefficient of the detergent C₁₂E₇ between water and C₁₂E₇/POPC mixed membranes has been determined by means of steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The emission spectra of the fluorescent probe Laurdan were used as an indicator of membrane composition at different membrane concentrations in the sample. The partition coefficient expressed as the ratio of the mole fractions of the detergent in the membrane and water phases is about 6^*10⁵ at low molar ratios of C₁₂E₇/POPC (R _c ) and decreases rapidly with increasingR _c . The limiting detergent content of the lamellar phase (R _c ^* >0.8) is indicated by a minimum ofP(R _c ).