Effect of surfactants on the thermodynamic properties of Methyl Orange dye in buffered solutions

The apparent thermodynamic parameters of ionisation and the association constants of the two forms of Methyl Orange were evaluated in the presence of different surfactants (TX-100 as nonionic, CTAB as cationic and SDS as anionic). The enthalpy of ionisation of the dye in aqueous solution and at different surfactant concentrations is obtained from a novel thermochromic method and is found to decrease in aqueous medium in CTAB and TX-100 micelles and to increase in the case of SDS micelles. The apparent ionisation constant of the dye is evaluated spectrophotometrically for each surfactant concentration and type. The apparent Gibbs free energy, entropy of ionisation and association constants are also calculated. The results are discussed in light of the stabilisation of the two forms of the dye in the micellar core of the different surfactants and their effect on properties of the bulk solution is examined.     

Aqueous dispersion of surfactant-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes and their application as an antibacterial agent

The dispersing power of different surfactant-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and their effect on the antibacterial activity were examined. Three surfactants, including hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), triton X-100 (TX-100) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were tested. UV–vis absorbance, transmission electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the dispersion of MWCNTs in the aqueous phase, showing that the surfactant molecules had been adsorbed onto the MWCNTs’ surface. Among the three surfactants, TX-100 and CTAB provided maximum and minimum dispersion, respectively. The surfactant-modified MWCNTs exhibited different antibacterial activities to Streptococcus mutans. The fluorescence images showed that the surfactant-modified MWCNTs were not only capable of capturing bacteria and forming cell aggregates, but also killing them. Under the same concentration and treatment time, the CTAB-modified MWCNTs exhibited the strongest antibacterial activity compared to the TX-100 and SDS-modified MWCNTs. The optical density growth curves and viable cell number determined by the plating method suggested that the antibacterial activity of all surfactant-modified MWCNTs was both concentration- and treatment time-dependent.     

表面活性剂水溶液池热核沸腾传热的试验研究

对表面活性剂SDS、CTAB、Triton X-114和Triton X-100水溶液物性及其池核沸腾传热进行了试验,重点探讨了表面活性剂分子结构参数和溶液物性对沸腾传热的影响。结果表明：表面活性剂溶液沸腾传热效果、表面活性剂相对分子质量对表面活性剂溶液沸腾传热的影响规律都与表面活性剂的电离特性密切相关,离子型表面活性剂SDS与CTAB溶液的沸腾传热系数比值与相对分子质量的比值成－0.22的指数关系,而非离子表面活性剂Triton X-114和Triton X-100溶液不存在指数关系。动态表面张力和热流密度相等时,SDS和CTAB溶液沸腾传热特性差异主要受相对分子质量和平衡接触角的影响,而Triton X-100和Triton X-114溶液则受质量分数、EO基团数、浊点和动力黏度的综合作用。     

Surfactant-Induced Wettability Alteration of Oil-Wet Sandstone Surface: Mechanisms and Its Effect on Oil Recovery

Different analytical methods were utilized to investigate the mechanisms for wettability alteration of oil-wet sandstone surfaces induced by different surfactants and the effect of reservoir wettability on oil recovery. The cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is more effective than the nonionic surfactant octylphenol ethoxylate (TX-100) and the anionic surfactant sodium laureth sulfate (POE(1)) in altering the wettability of oil-wet sandstone surfaces. The cationic surfactant CTAB was able to desorb negatively charged carboxylates of crude oil from the solid surface in an irreversible way by the formation of ion pairs. For the nonionic surfactant TX-100 and the anionic surfactant POE(1), the wettability of oil-wet sandstone surfaces is changed by the adsorption of surfactants on the solid surface. The different surfactants were added into water to vary the core surface wettability, while maintaining a constant interfacial tension. The more water-wet core showed a higher oil recovery by spontaneous imbibition. The neutral wetting micromodel showed the highest oil recovery by waterflooding and the oil-wet model showed the maximum residual oil saturation among all the models.     

Wetting and adsorption properties of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and Triton X-100 mixture with short-chain alcohol in polymer–solution–air system

Measurements of the contact angle of the aqueous solutions of Triton X-100 (TX-100) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) mixture with methanol or propanol on the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon-6 surfaces were made. On the basis of the obtained results, the Gibbs surface excess concentration of alcohol and TX-100 + CTAB mixture at the polymer–solution and polymer–air interfaces was calculated and compared to that at the solution–air one. The standard Gibbs free energy of alcohol adsorption was determined by different methods. For TX-100 and CTAB mixture, this energy was calculated using the values of critical micelle concentration (CMC) of that mixture, the surface tension and contact angle of aqueous solution of alcohol as well as the surface tension and contact angle of the aqueous solution of TX-100 and CTAB mixture with alcohol at CMC. The polymer–solution interfacial tension, the adhesion tension, and the adhesion work of the studied solutions to the polymer surface were also determined. From the obtained data, it results that the studied solutions can wet completely only the nylon-6 surface and that below alcohol critical aggregation concentration the adsorption of surfactants and alcohols at the polymer–water and water–air interfaces is similar for PTFE and different for nylon-6.     

三种表面活性剂对Fe3O4纳米颗粒的形貌影响

选用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)、十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)3种表面活性剂,研究了这3类不同表面活性剂和不同添加量对Fe3O4纳米颗粒的形貌调控作用,利用透射电镜(TEM)对样品进行表征分析,并给出了机理解释。结果表明:1)3种不同的表面活性剂的加入都获得球形或近球形的纳米颗粒。根据TEM及沉积时间的综合分析,3种活性剂的平均粒径比较:SDS相似文献   

表面活性剂对孪尾缔合聚合物水溶液表观黏度的影响

用黏度法研究了孪尾疏水缔合水溶性聚合物聚（丙烯酰胺／丙烯酸钠／N,N-二己基丙烯酰胺）[P（AM／NaAA／DiC6AM）]与十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CRAB）、OP-10的相互作用。结果表明,水溶液的表观黏度随SDS、CTAB质量浓度的增加急剧上升,超过一定浓度后水溶液黏度又急剧下降;黏度上升的幅度随疏水单体用量的增加、表面活性剂与疏水单体的摩尔比率（SMR值）的减小而增大;随水解度的增加,黏度上升的幅度较小。P（AM／NaAA／DiC6AM）的临界缔合浓度cac约为30g/mL,当加入SDS、CTAB时,能显著地降低。随OP-10质量浓度的增加,水溶液表观黏度几乎不变。表明P（AM／NaAA／DRAM）与SDS、CTAB的疏水缔合作用较强,而与OP-10的疏水缔合作用较弱。     

有机硅表面活性剂对水体中多环芳烃的浊点萃取研究

Cloud point extraction （CPE） processes with two silicone surfactants, Dow Coming DC-190 and DC-193, were studied as preconcentration and treatment for the water polluted by three trace polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons （PAHs）： anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene. For all cases, the volumes of surfactant-rich phase obtained by two silicone surfactants were very small, i.e. a lower water content in the surfactant-rich phase was obtained. For example, less than 3% of the initial solution was obtained in a 1% （by mass） surfactant solution, which was much smaller than that of TX-114 in the same surfactant concentration. And TX-114 is known as a high compact surfactant-rich phase among most nonionic surfactants, thus the comparison showed that an excellent enrichment was ensured in the analysis application by the CPE process with the silicone surfactants, and the lower water content obtained in the surfactant-rich phase is also important in the large scale water treatment. The influences of additives and phase separation methodology on the recovery of PAHs were discussed. Comparing with DC-193, DC-190 has a lower cloud point and a higher recovery （near 100%） of all the three PAHs in same surfactant concentration, which was required for application as a preconcentration process prior to HPLC system. However the DC-190 solution is hard to be phase separated only by heating, whereas DC-193 has a relative higher phase separating speed by heating, but a high cloud point （around 360K） limits its application. Due to the phase separation by heating is the only method of CPE suitable to the large scale water treatment, the mixtures of two silicone surfacrants solutions were investigated in this study. A solution containing 1% of mixed DC-190 and DC-193 （in the ratio of 90 ： 10） removed anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene near 100% with a relative low cloud point and quick phase separating speed.     

Degradation of tricyclazole by colloidal manganese dioxide in the absence and presence of surfactants

The kinetics of the degradation of tricyclazole by water soluble colloidal MnO₂ in acidic medium (HClO₄) has been studied spectrophotometrically in the absence and presence of surfactants. The experiments have been performed under the pseudo-first-order reaction conditions with respect to MnO₂. To determine the rate constant as functions of [tricyclazole], [MnO₂] and [HClO₄], the pseudo-first-order reaction conditions have been maintained throughout the entire kinetic runs. The degradation has been observed to be first-order with respect to MnO₂ while fractional-order in both tricyclazole and HClO₄. The anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has been observed to be ineffective whereas nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100 (TX-100) accelerates the reaction rate. However, the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) causes flocculation with oppositely charged colloidal MnO₂ and therefore could not be studied further. The catalytic effect of TX-100 has been discussed in the light of the mathematical model proposed by Tuncay et al. [25]. The kinetic data have been exploited to generate the various activation parameters for the oxidative degradation of tricyclazole by colloidal MnO₂.     

Interfacial Dilational Rheology of Sodium Lauryl Glycine and Mixtures with Conventional Surfactants

Amino acid-based surfactants are environmentally friendly surfactants, which have aroused increasing interest. In the application of amino acid-based surfactants, they are often compounded with other kinds of surfactants to obtain formulations that meet certain requirements. Herein, sodium lauroyl glycinate (C12-Gly-Na) was selected as a representative amino acid-based surfactant to compound with an anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate [SDS]), a cationic surfactant (dodecyl trimethyl ammonium Bromide), and a nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100: p-octyl polyethylene glycol phenyl ether). Surface tension measurements and interfacial dilational rheological experiments were performed to study the interfacial behaviors of C12-Gly-Na and its mixtures. The results show that mixture systems have better interfacial activity than individual C12-Gly-Na and there is an obvious synergy between C12-Gly-Na and C12TAB under strong electrostatic attraction. Thus, the C12-Gly-Na/C12TAB mixture shows lower critical micelle concentration (CMC) and γ_CMC and higher dilational modulus than the individual surfactants. Besides, the film formed by the C12-Gly-Na/C12TAB mixture has higher viscoelasticity than single C12-Gly-Na and its mixtures with SDS and TX-100. With the increase of bulk concentration, the dilational moduli of C12-Gly-Na, C12-Gly-Na/SDS, and C12-Gly-Na/TX-100 run through two maxima, while, due to stronger electrostatic attraction, only one maximum appears in the C12-Gly-Na/C12TAB system. The study of the interfacial properties of amino acid surfactant and its mixtures with other surfactants provides a theoretical foundation for potential applications in cosmetic, food processing, and daily chemical industries.     

不同因素对CTAB/TX-100微乳液相图的影响

用ε-β"鱼状"相图法研究了阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)与非离子表面活性剂辛基苯酚聚氧乙烯(10)醚(TX-100)以不同摩尔比复配形成的CTAB/TX-100/醇/油/NaCl水溶液微乳液体系的相行为和增溶性能.结果表明,随着醇浓度的增加,体系由水包油型(O/W)(winsor Ⅰ or (2-)...     

A Comparative Study on the Aggregation and Thermodynamic Properties of Anionic Sodium Dodecylsulphate and Cationic Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide in Aqueous Medium: Effect of the Co-solvent N-Methylacetamide

The effect of co‐solvent N‐methylacetamide (NMA) (0.035, 0.046, 0.127, and 0.258 mol kg^?1) on the micellization behaviour of anionic surfactant sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS) (3.21–10.35 mmol kg^?1) and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) (0.19–3.72 mmol kg^?1) in aqueous solution was explored by employing conductivity measurements at different temperatures (298.15–313.15 K). The critical micelle concentration (CMC) values for SDS and CTAB in aqueous solutions of NMA were determined from the conductivity versus surfactant concentration plots. The variations in the CMC values of SDS with NMA concentration are in striking contrast to those observed in the case of CTAB. The various relevant thermodynamic parameters of micellization, viz. standard enthalpy change, ΔH_m^o, standard entropy change, ΔS_m^o, and standard Gibbs free energy change, ΔG_m^o, were determined using the temperature variation of the CMC values and counterion binding. The results not only relate these thermodynamic parameters to the consequences of intermolecular interactions but are also able to differentiate between SDS–water–NMA and CTAB–water–NMA systems in terms of contributions from head groups as well as alkyl chains of surfactants.     

Influence of surfactants on flocculation and dewatering of kaolin suspensions by cationic polyacrylamide (PAM-C) flocculant

This paper reports the result of studies on flocculation and dewatering of kaolin suspensions by cationic polyacrylamide (PAM-C) flocculants in presence of surfactants. The surfactants used were namely anionic sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), cationic cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and non-ionic TritonX 100, which is a polyoxyethylenic ether compound. The unflocculated kaolin has a very slow settling rate of about 0.03 cm/s and can be improved by more than ten times using PAM-C as a flocculating agent. PAM-C adsorbs on kaolin primarily through electrostatic attraction and the flocculation is governed mainly by charge neutralisation and bridging. Partial pre-coating of kaolin with all three surfactants leads to both physical adsorption as well as chemisorption at PAM-C. Pretreating the kaolin with surfactants can further increase or decrease settling rate depending on the type of surfactant used. However, the flocs thus formed shows better filtration and dewatering behaviour estimated in terms of reduction in specific resistance to filtration (SRF) and cake moisture. The minimum SRF occurs under conditions corresponding to far lower adsorption of PAM-C than that for best flocculation. Simultaneous addition of PAM-C and each of the three surfactants decreases settling rate and sediment volume markedly and does not reduce SRF any further but they all reduce cake moisture substantially. The reduction in cake moisture for different PAM-C: surfactant mixture is in the following order: PAM-C: SDS (1:1)>PAM-C: TX 100(1:1)>PAM-C: CTAB(1:1). Low cake moisture in comparison with PAM-C alone, may be a result of reduction in entrapment of excess water in the smaller flocs formed by simultaneous addition with surfactants and to some extent due to hydrophobicity caused by adsorption of surfactants.     

Foamability of Detergent Solutions Prepared with Different Types of Surfactants and Waters

In the development of new detergent products, it is important to test the foaming behavior of different types of surfactants. Different types and concentrations of surfactant solutions prepared with three types of water are expected to present differences in their foamability. In this study, foam volumes produced by cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB; C₁₉H₄₂BrN), Tween 80^® (T80; C₆₄H₁₂₄O₂₆) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS; C₁₂H₂₅NaO₄S) aqueous solutions (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%, w/v) were compared using a stirring system, rotating at 8,000, 9,500 and 13,500 rpm. The foamability produced by CTAB, SDS and T80 solutions, in a concentration range between 0.2 and 1.0% (w/v), prepared using deionized, hard and hypersaline water were also compared. Foam volumes were higher at a stirring speed of 9,500 rpm than at 8,000 rpm. However, the results obtained at 9,500 and 13,500 rpm were not significantly different. In general, SDS solutions produced higher foam volumes than CTAB and T80 solutions. Water characteristics did not seem to influence significantly the foamability of the three types of surfactants in the studied concentrations. These studies related with foaming behavior appear to be an important step in the pre-formulation of detergent products, particularly in cosmetics and pharmaceutics.     

Effect of cefoperazone sodium on the physicochemical properties of surfactants

The effects of cefoperazone sodium (CS), a pharmaceutical compound, on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactants with different charges [cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and Triton X-100], the cloud point of Triton X-100, and the Krafft temperatures of SDS and CTAB were studied. The interaction of CS with differently charged surfactants was determined by ultraviolet and fluorescence spectrophotometry. The results show that with increasing CS concentration, the Krafft temperature increases and the CMC decreases in the SDS/H₂O system, whereas the opposite results are obtained in the CTAB/H₂O system. Both the cloud point and the CMC of Triton X-100 increase with the addition of CS. The above results are attributed to the different micellar interactions between CS and surfactants with different charges.     

复配表面活性剂对油水界面行为和性质影响的模拟研究

含复配表面活性剂的油田废水是一种多组分复杂体系,研究其中的分子作用关系有助于后续废水处理方案的确定。采用分子动力学(MD)模拟方法建立界面模型,通过定义表面活性剂的关键扭转点及相应的分子夹角、定义协同作用能,结合界面处的密度分布函数等性能模拟和界面张力测试结果,多角度分析两类阴阳离子表面活性剂复配对油水界面特性的影响。结果表明,与含单组分表面活性剂的油水体系相比,复配表面活性剂的相反电荷极性头基间静电吸引作用提高了油水界面稳定性;相较于十二烷基磺酸钠/十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(SLS/CTAB)复配体系,十二烷基硫酸钠/十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(SDS/CTAB)中分子间的协同作用可更好地提高体系的稳定性;当复配表面活性剂的配比为8/10~12/6时的油/水界面稳定效果较优、12/6时稳定性最好。研究结果可为石油开采及油水分离方案的确定提供依据。     

复配表面活性剂对油水界面行为和性质影响的模拟研究

含复配表面活性剂的油田废水是一种多组分复杂体系,研究其中的分子作用关系有助于后续废水处理方案的确定。采用分子动力学(MD)模拟方法建立界面模型,通过定义表面活性剂的关键扭转点及相应的分子夹角、定义协同作用能,结合界面处的密度分布函数等性能模拟和界面张力测试结果,多角度分析两类阴阳离子表面活性剂复配对油水界面特性的影响。结果表明,与含单组分表面活性剂的油水体系相比,复配表面活性剂的相反电荷极性头基间静电吸引作用提高了油水界面稳定性;相较于十二烷基磺酸钠/十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(SLS/CTAB)复配体系,十二烷基硫酸钠/十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(SDS/CTAB)中分子间的协同作用可更好地提高体系的稳定性;当复配表面活性剂的配比为8/10~12/6时的油/水界面稳定效果较优、12/6时稳定性最好。研究结果可为石油开采及油水分离方案的确定提供依据。     

Effect of Self-Assemblies on the Dynamics of the Briggs–Rauscher Reaction

The study involves the dynamic evolution of the Briggs–Rauscher (BR) reaction in the presence of various surfactants—SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) as anionic, CTAB (cetyl trimethylammonium bromide) as cationic and TritonX‐100 [4‐(1,1,3,3‐(tetramethylbutyl) phenyl polyethylene glycol] as a neutral one in single as well as mixed mode conditions (SDS + TX‐100 and CTAB + TX‐100). The reaction has been monitored potentiometrically at 30 °C under CSTR conditions. These surfactants affect the reaction dynamics to an extent which depends on the nature and concentration of the surfactant and the formation of their self‐assemblies. The experimental findings indicate that the oscillatory behavior of the BR reaction in the presence of surfactants is due to the efficacy of organized surfactant assemblies to selectively distribute the key species involved in the reaction, and their interaction with the counter ions in cases of ionic micelles. The study reveals that the evolution of oscillatory behavior is a characteristic feature of the surfactant.     

Pulsed electrodeposition of Zn in the presence of surfactants

The preparation of Zn deposits has been performed by galvanostatic pulsed electrolysis, from acidic zinc sulphate solutions, on a stainless steel substrate. The influence of the surfactants (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and octylphenolpoly(ethyleneglycolether)_n, n = 10, Triton X-100) on the voltammetric behaviour, structural and morphological characteristics of the deposits have been investigated. The characterization of the samples was made by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The experimental data shows that the presence of surfactants affects the zinc deposition process. The electrodeposits are mainly composed by Zn with different texture, crystal shape and size (grain size ranging from 40 to 20 nm). The obtained results led us to conclude that the Zn deposits prepared in the absence of surfactants and in the presence of SDS are more crystalline and with a higher grain size than the ones obtained in the presence of CTAB and Triton X-100. These facts may be justified by the increase on the overpotential deposition as the electrochemical studies confirm.The XRD results show that the deposits prepared, in the absence of surfactant and in the presence of SDS, contain ZnSO₄ and Zn₄SO₄(OH)₆ as oxidation products. ZnO is also detected on the deposits obtained in the presence of CTAB and Triton X-100.     

Effect of different surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate, stability and storage capacity

The effects of anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LABS), cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and non-ionic surfactant ethoxylated nonylphenol (ENP) on the formation, dissociation and storage capacity of methane hydrate have been investigated. Each surfactant was tested with 3 concentrations 300, 500 and 1000 ppm and it has been found that SDS, when prepared with these three concentrations speeds up the hydrate formation rate effectively. LABS increases the hydrate formation rate at 500 and 1000 ppm but decreases it at 300 ppm. CTAB and ENP have promotion effect on hydrate formation rate at 1000 ppm but decrease it at 300 and 500 ppm. Hydrate stability tests have been performed at three temperatures 268.2, 270.2 and 272.2 K with and without surfactant promoters. The results show that all tested additives increase the dissociation rate of methane hydrate below the ice point. CTAB has the minimum and LABS the maximum effect on the methane hydrate dissociation rate. Experimental results on hydrate gas content revealed that maximum storage capacity of 165 V/V is obtained with 1000 ppm of CTAB in water.