The influence of glycol structures on the formation of lamellar liquid crystals with the physical appearance of transparent
gels in formulations composed of an anionic surfactant, oleic acid, and water was investigated. The glycols studied belong
to alkyl derivatives of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. The relationships between the ingredients of the so-called
basic compositions—surfactant, oleic acid, and glycol—were optimized to form transparent gels when diluted with water. The
ranges in which transparent gels existed were compared for the systems with different glycols. The most suitable glycols,
as defined by the lowest surfactant content in the final transparent gels, were ethylene glycol methyl ether and especially
methyl and ethyl derivatives of diethylene glycol. Formulations with 2–3% surfactant could be prepared with these glycols.
These data were correlated with the polarity of the glycol structures described by means of log P (octanol/water partition coefficient). Transparent gel formation occurred for log P values ranging from approximately 0.5 to −0.5, whereas liquid crystal formation did not result from higher or lower values. 相似文献
Summary: Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) fibers were prepared by melt-spinning process. The crystal structure of annealed PVDF fibers was characterized by wide- and small-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD and SAXD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Crystalline reflections of c-axis orientation of annealed PVDF fibers were illustrated by WAXD pattern. The stacked lamellar structure aligned in the direction normal to the fiber axis was found in SAXD pattern and the d-spacing of the lamellae was 13.4 nm. Such lamellar structure was supported by SEM micrographs as well. The elastic recovery of annealed PVDF fibers was above 80% from 50% extension, which was much higher than that of unannealed fibers on the first cycle. The initial elastic modulus of annealed fibers reached to a value of 3.5 GPa. The morphological and mechanical properties, all indicated that the annealed PVDF fibers had the characteristic of hard elasticity. A typical stress-strain curve at a very low strain rate indicated the deformation of crystal lamellae in the fibers and a suggested structural deformation mechanism detailed the characteristics of hard elasticity.
Cyclic loading to 50% extension of annealed PVDF fibers. 相似文献