Hydrophobic effect for anionic dye - cationic surfactant interaction in aqueous and mixed solvent

Abstract

The interaction between anionic dyes [Reactive Orange 122 (R.O 122), Reactive Blue 19 (R.B 19), Reactive Violet 5 (R.V 5) and Acid Green 20 (A.G 20)] with cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammoniun bromide (CTAB) has been investigated by spectrophotometry and conductance technique. The used dyes are characterized by tautomeric behavior which affects the mechanism of the interaction. Various parameters such as dye structure, surfactant composition, solvent composition, temperature and pH of the medium were studied. The spectral data were applied for calculating the binding constant between dye and surfactant (K_b), fraction of micellization (?_mic), and standard free energy change of binding (ΔG°_b) in 0,10,20 and 30 v/v % acetonitile (AN). Conductance technique was constructed to estimate the ion pairing constant (K_a) at different temperatures and v/v % AN. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°) for ion pair formation were evaluated. The role of hydrophobic and electrostatic effect on dye-surfactant interaction was discussed.     

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by ultrasonic-assisted electrospray TiO2/graphene oxide on polyacrylonitrile/β-cyclodextrin nanofibrous membranes

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) composite nanofibrous membranes immobilized with nano-titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and graphene oxide (GO) were prepared by electrospinning and ultrasonic-assisted electrospinning. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed that TiO₂ and GO were more evenly dispersed on the surface and inside of the nanofibers after 45 min of ultrasonic treatment. Adding TiO₂ and GO reduced the fiber diameter; the minimum fiber diameter was 84.66 ± 40.58 nm when the mass ratio of TiO₂-to-GO was 8:2 (PAN/β-CD nanofibrous membranes was 191.10 ± 45.66 nm). Using the anionic dye methyl orange (MO) and the cationic dye methylene blue (MB) as pollutant models, the photocatalytic activity of the nanofibrous membrane under natural sunlight was evaluated. It was found that PAN/β-CD/TiO₂/GO composite nanofibrous membrane with an 8:2 mass ratio of TiO₂-to-GO exhibited the best degradation efficiency for the dyes. The degradation efficiency for MB and MO were 93.52 ± 1.83% and 90.92 ± 1.52%, respectively. Meanwhile, the PAN/β-CD/TiO₂/GO composite nanofibrous membrane also displayed good antibacterial properties and the degradation efficiency for MB and MO remained above 80% after 3 cycles. In general, the PAN/β-CD/TiO₂/GO nanofibrous membrane is eco-friendly, reusable, and has great potential for the removal of dyes from industrial wastewaters.     

染料敏化光催化还原水制氢

光敏化效应最早可追溯到大约170年前.早在1839年,Becquerel等人将氧化铜或卤化银涂在金属电极上,他们发现该电极在可见光照射下能够产生光电压[1].1887年,Vienna大学的Moser教授等人在卤化银电极上涂上染料赤藓红(erythrosine)的实验结果进一步证实了染料的光敏化效应[2].然而,直到德国科学家Tributsch等人在20世纪60年代阐释了染料吸附在半导体上并在一定条件下产生电流的机理,这一现象才引起广泛关注[3,4].     

Synthesis, characterization and enhanced photoconductivity from a mesoporous titania on dye doping

New wormhole-like mesoporous TiO₂ material has been synthesized through a convenient sol-gel method in the presence of a Schiff base secondary amine hexadecyl-2-pyrrole-methylamine (HPMA) containing chelating donor sites as template or structure directing agent (SDA). SDA molecules can be easily removed from the composite to generate mesoporosity and upon removal of the SDA molecule, this mesoporous TiO₂ material showed very high surface area (480 ± 10 m²/g) with an average pore diameter of 2.57 ± 0.05 nm. When Rose Bengal dye is entrapped inside the nanopores of this material, it showed a drastic enhancement (ca. 40-folds) in the photoconductivity vis-à-vis mesoporous TiO₂ alone under white light illumination.     

Stability of chromogenic colour prints in polluted indoor environments

Chromogenic colour prints are known to be sensitive to storage environments. However, limited research is available on the effect of atmospheric pollutants on these materials, especially pollutants generated indoors. The stability of photographic dyes is of particular interest and the rate of their change can be best described using the standard RGB colour model. Therefore, the colourimetric method was compared to dye extraction and liquid chromatographic analysis to justify its use as a rapid, non-destructive method for quantitative assessment of the rate of change in dye content of colour photographs during degradation. The effects of typical indoor (acetic acid, formaldehyde) and outdoor (nitrogen dioxide) generated pollutants on chromogenic colour prints were then investigated at 80 °C, 60% RH. It was identified that acetic acid leads to the most pronounced changes in photographic dye concentrations, which is significant considering that acetic acid is often the most prominent pollutant in archival environments. On the other hand, formaldehyde exhibited a slight protective effect in comparison to the blank experiment.     

Substitution of hydroxide by fluoride at the boron center of a BODIPY dye

4-Chloro-4-phenyl-1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-3a,4a-diaza-4-bora-s-indacene (2) has been synthesized, structurally characterized and converted into the corresponding hydroxide derivative 4-hydroxo-4-phenyl-1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-3a,4a-diaza-4-bora-s-indacene (3). This boron hydroxide derivative reacts with fluoride anions under acidic conditions to afford the corresponding fluoride derivative 4-fluoro-4-phenyl-1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-3a,4a-diaza-4-bora-s-indacene (4). This simple reaction may become useful for the incorporation of [¹⁸F]-fluoride and may serve for the preparation of radiolabeled BODIPY derivatives.     

3DOM InVO4-supported chromia with good performance for the visible-light-driven photodegradation of rhodamine B

Three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) monoclinic InVO₄ and its supported chromia (yCrO_x/3DOM InVO₄, y denotes as the weight percentage of Cr₂O₃, y = 5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) photocatalysts were fabricated using the ascorbic acid-assisted polymethyl methacrylate-templating and incipient wetness impregnation methods, respectively. Physicochemical properties of the materials were characterized by means of a number of analytical techniques. Photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) in the presence of H₂O₂ under visible-light illumination. Compared to 3DOM InVO₄ and 15CrO_x/bulk InVO₄, yCrO_x/3DOM InVO₄ showed much better visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance for RhB degradation, with the 15CrO_x/3DOM InVO₄ sample performing the best. It is concluded that the CrO_x loading, higher surface area and surface oxygen vacancy density and lower bandgap energy as well as the better quality of 3DOM structure were responsible for the good photocatalytic performance of 15CrO_x/3DOM InVO₄ for the degradation of RhB.