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Isabella Nicotera

0000-0002-4411-0573

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Nano-demixing as a novel strategy for magnetic field responsive systems: the case of dibutyl phosphate/bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine systems

2016

Pure surfactant liquids and their binary mixtures, owing to the amphiphilic nature of the molecules involved, can exhibit nano-segregation and peculiar transport properties. The possibility of opportunely choosing the amphiphiles should lead to the formation of anisotropic aggregates that can be oriented by an external factor like a magnetic field. In this case some properties, like optical birefringence, can be induced by the use of a magnetic field. Dynamic features of dibutyl phosphate (DBP)/bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine (BEEA) mixtures have been investigated by FT-IR, NMR, rheometry, Brillouin scattering, and magnetically-induced birefringence measurements as a function of the BEEA mole fracti…

Molecular diffusionsurfactant mixtures nanodemixingBirefringenceRheometryChemistryGeneral Chemical Engineering02 engineering and technologyGeneral Chemistry010402 general chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyMole fraction01 natural sciencesMicelle0104 chemical sciencesChemical physicsAmphiphilePolarOrganic chemistryMolecule0210 nano-technologySettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica
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Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid/bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine mixtures as solvent media for lithium-ions: A dynamical study

2016

Abstract The self-diffusion coefficient, the spin-lattice relaxation times and ionic conductivity of lithium ions in liquid mixtures composed of bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine (BEEA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) have been thoroughly investigated as a function of composition and temperature by NMR spectroscopy and conductometry. While the temperature and composition dependence of diffusion coefficients of lithium ions follow the same trend observed for those of the surfactant molecules, the spin-lattice relaxation times of lithium ions and 1 H are remarkably different. The observed behavior has been interpreted in terms of lithium ions diffusion occurring through its association with…

ConductometrySurfactantsInorganic chemistrychemistry.chemical_element02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistrySelf-diffusion coefficients01 natural sciencesSpin-lattice relaxation timechemistry.chemical_compoundColloid and Surface ChemistryPulmonary surfactantLithium ionSpin-lattice relaxation timeSelf-diffusion coefficientsSurfactantsLithium ionMoleculeIonic conductivityPhysics::Chemical PhysicsPhosphoric acidSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica FisicaChemistryNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesSolventLithium0210 nano-technology
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Decoupling of Dynamic Processes in Surfactant-Based Liquid Mixtures: The Case of Lithium-Containing Bis(2- ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid/Bis(2-ethylhexy…

2014

Pure surfactant liquids and their binary mixtures, because of the amphiphilic nature of the molecules involved, can exhibit nanosegregation and peculiar transport properties. The idea that inspired this work is that the possibility of including in such media salts currently used for technological applications should lead to a synergy between the properties of the salt and those of the medium. Therefore, the dynamic features of bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine (BEEA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) liquid mixtures were investigated as a function of composition and temperature by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and rheometry. Inclusion of litium trifluoromethanesulfonate…

chemistry.chemical_classificationInorganic chemistryInfrared spectroscopychemistry.chemical_elementSalt (chemistry)Lithium-Containing Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid/Bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine SystemsSurfaces and InterfacesCondensed Matter Physicschemistry.chemical_compoundsurfactant-based liquid mixtures physico chemical propertieschemistryPulmonary surfactantElectrochemistryGeneral Materials ScienceAmine gas treatingLithiumPulsed field gradientTrifluoromethanesulfonatePhosphoric acidSpectroscopySettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica
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Dynamical Properties of Self-Assembled Surfactant-Based Mixtures: Triggering of One-Dimensional Anomalous Diffusion in Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Ac…

2013

The dynamic features of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP)/n-octylamine (NOA) mixtures have been investigated as a function of the NOA mole fraction and temperature by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and rheometry. All data consistently suggest a composition-induced glass-forming behavior. The microscopic factors responsible for this behavior have been highlighted and have been explained in terms of driving forces given by HDEHP-to-NOA proton transfer, the tendency of the resulting species to establish H bonds and to spatially segregate the alkyl chains. The study sheds light on the molecular mechanism responsible for the peculiar behavior of transport properties in such systems and furnishes b…

Models Molecularsurfactant mixtures self-assembly dynamical propertiesProtonAnomalous diffusionMole fractionSelf assembledDiffusionSurface-Active Agentschemistry.chemical_compoundPulmonary surfactantElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryGeneral Materials ScienceAminesPhosphoric acidSpectroscopyAlkylSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicachemistry.chemical_classificationMolecular StructureRheometryChemistrySurfaces and InterfacesCondensed Matter PhysicsOrganophosphatesThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryRheologyLangmuir
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