Swelling Behavior of Guar Gum-g-Poly(Sodium Acrylate -co-Styrene)/Attapulgite Superabsorbent Composites

A series of superabsorbent composites, guar gum-g-poly(sodium acrylate-co- styrene)/attapulgite [GG-g-P(NaA-co-St)/APT], were prepared by simultaneous grafting partially neutralized acrylic acid and hydrophobic styrene (St) onto guar gum in the presence of attapulgite as an inorganic component. Equilibrium swelling capacity strongly depended on the concentration of St, drastically increasing with increasing St concentration to 24.3 mmol/L and then decreasing. The influence of St concentration on the swelling kinetics of the superabsorbent was studied by means of a Schott's second-order model. The proper amount of St is of benefit for the improvement of the initial swelling rate in either distilled water or saline solution. The influence of St concentration on the swelling behaviors in various external media (the aqueous solutions of various salts, pHs, hydrophilic organic solvent/water mixture and surfactants) was also investigated systematically. Results showed that the concentration of St is the key factor influencing equilibrium swelling capacity of the superabsorbent composites in each swelling media, and moderate amounts of St could enhance the responsiveness of the corresponding superabsorbent composite to external stimulation.     

阳离子瓜尔胶与黄原胶的凝胶化性能研究

阳离子瓜尔胶 3 氯 2 羟丙基三甲基氯化铵与黄原胶共混产生协同效应 ,生成凝胶 .研究了共混比例r =m(CG 40 )∶m(黄原胶 ) ,共混温度 ,体系盐离子浓度 ,恒温时间及 pH值对凝胶化的影响 .结果表明 ,当多糖总浓度为 4% ,共混比例为 2 0∶80 ,共混温度为 60℃ ,盐离子浓度为 1.0mol·L-1,恒温时间为 3 0min时 ,可达最大凝胶强度值 ;最适 pH值为 7.0 .并从FTIR谱图上分析了这两种多糖共混凝胶化的作用机理     

Mechanical Properties and Flow Behavior of Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery

The mechanical properties and flow behavior in porous media of three different polymer systems including a hydrophobically modified acrylamide-based copolymer (HMSPAM), a partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM), and a polysaccharide (xanthan gum) were evaluated to establish their functional differentiation as mobility control agents in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The rheological properties of the polymers were described by the power-law model to investigate their non-Newtonian behavior. The first normal stress difference (N₁) and Weissenberg number (W_e) were also used to compare their elastic properties. The experimental results showed that, at comparable shear viscosity, HMSPAM exhibited significant elasticity compared to HPAM and xanthan gum. Shear resistance tests indicated that all of the polymers experienced an extra stress when converging into a capillary tube due to the “entrance effect.” Xanthan gum was the most mechanically stable polymer. Moreover, HMSPAM showed the superior reformability which was quantified by the regained viscosity with relaxation time. This could be explained by the rapid re-association of the hydrophobic interactions. Sandpack flood tests indicated that HMSPAM rendered extremely high mobility control ability during polymer flooding suggesting its potential in EOR. However, this polymer also experienced significant retention within the porous media (potential injectivity and plugging problems), which may be attributed to the formation of bulky associative polymer networks. In this work, UV spectrometry was employed to monitor the concentration of the produced polymer solutions and quantify the polymer retention within porous media. This analytical approach offers great reliability and simplicity. It was concluded that the use of a particular polymer system depends on the oil reservoir conditions and the target EOR application.     

Effects of ultrasound-assisted glycosylation on the interface and foaming characteristics of ovotransferrin

Ovotransferrin (OVT) is one of the major functional proteins in egg white protein. Most of the industry only paid attention the biological activity of OVT in iron supplement, antibacterial and other aspects, few reports were carried out on its processing characteristics such as foaming, interfacial behavior such as emulsification and foaming, which was an important processing functional attribute affecting its application scenario. In this study, the effects of ultrasound-assisted glycosylation on the interface and foaming characteristics of OVT were investigated. The results showed that proper ultrasonic treatment had a significant effect on the structure and physicochemical properties of OVT glycosylation products. When ultrasonic treatment lasted for 20 min, the grafting degree of OVT was 20.98%, the particle size decreased and the absolute value of potential increased. The foaming ability of OVT increased first and then decreased after ultrasonic-assisted glycosylation treatment. The foaming ability of OVT increased from 43.54% to 96.73% and the foaming stability increased from 68.92% to 89.19% after ultrasonic-assisted glycosylation treatment for 20 min. The experimental study effectively discovered the effect of ultrasound-assisted glycosylation on the foaming property of OVT, and would provide important technical references for expanding its application in food, biology, medicine and other fields.     

阳离子香豆胶热裂解红外光谱研究

研究了香豆胶原粉、阳离子香豆胶的红外光谱归属,并测定了它们的热失重及相应热效应峰值的红外光谱(TG-IR)。根据不同温度下阳离子香豆胶光谱基团的吸收峰变化和热失重-红外光谱的分析,推断该样品可能的热解过程。     

Gelation Studies, 3

Summary: The sol‐gel transition of one thermoreversible gelling mixture made of xanthan gum and locust bean gum has been studied by using in situ time‐resolved dynamic light scattering (DLS) and measuring the spin‐lattice relaxation time T₁ of several protons. A critical dynamical behavior was observed near the sol‐gel transition, which is characterized by the presence of power‐law spectra over four decades of the delay time in the time‐intensity correlation function g₂(t)−1 ∼ t^−μ at 48 °C. The increase in T₁ with increasing temperature becomes steeper at 50 °C indicating a significant change in the local mobility of one anomeric proton of the xanthan side chain and the anomeric protons of the locust bean gum mannose backbone.

Temperature dependence of the spin‐lattice relaxation time T₁ for the equatorial anomeric proton of the mannopyranosic unit located next to the main chain of the xanthan.     

壳聚糖／黄原胶凝胶化性能的研究

壳聚糖-黄原胶通过改变质量分数(r)制备了混合凝胶.当多糖总浓度为4%,盐离子浓度为1 mol·L-1,壳聚糖质量分数为0.7,在80℃共混并恒温30 min,可达凝胶强度(G)的最大值;研究了制备温度(TP)、恒温时间(t)、体系中盐离子浓度及壳聚糖分子量(M)与脱乙酰度(DD)对凝胶化的影响.同时从其FTIR谱图上分析了这两种多糖凝胶化的作用机理.     

Superoxes,high temperature universal phases in (GC)2

Most of the common classes of organic compounds chromatograph normally on Superoxes. There is no tailing or adverse effect from excessively different activity different activity coefficients. Superoxes are therefore universal phases for gas chromatography. This is also expressed by a wide useful temperature range from ～50° to ～300°. High MW Superox-4 has a MAOT about 20° higher than the lower MW Superox-0.1. Several applications illustrating the versatility of Superox phases in (GC)² are presented.     

Effects of anionic additives on the rheological behavior of aqueous calcium montmorillonite suspensions

Three different experimental measurements, namely, rheology, particle sizing, and x-ray diffraction (XRD), were used to study the effect of anionic additives on the properties of bentonite suspensions. The three additives were sodium carboxymethylcellulose, xanthan gum, and sodium dodecyl sulfate. Flow curves were obtained from shear stress–shear rate measurements, and the viscoelastic properties were determined from oscillatory and transient measurements. Mineralogical data were evaluated by XRD and the particle size analysis performed by light scattering technique. The presence of the surfactant modifies the face-to-face interactions and yields changes of the mixtures rheological behavior at low deformation rates. Polymers act by coating each clay particle and prevent their agglomeration. Therefore, the additives are responsible for the mechanisms of destructuration and structure reorganization as well as the mixtures viscous and viscoelastic behavior.