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Copolymers sensitive to temperature and pH in water and in water+oil mixtures: A DSC, ITC and volumetric study
2011
Block copolymer micelles are receiving an increasing interest because of the variety of structures and the possibilities to tune them by changing external and internal parameters achieving the desired properties for a specific purpose. We have investigated the acid/base behavior, self-assembling and solubilization ability towards polar oils of star-like copolymers named Tetronics. They are composed of branched four-arms each one consisting of two blocks made of EO and PO units linked to the diethylenediamine group, which confers pH response ability. The copolymers T1107 and T90R4 were studied with a sequential and reverse architecture. The thermodynamics of the acid/base equilibrium was stu…
Transfer of Some Alkyl Substituted Ferrocenes from Water to Cationic Surfactant Micelles Studied by Kinetic Method
1994
Abstract Binding of ferrocene and its 1,1′-dimethyl and n -butyl derivatives to dodecyl and tetradecyltrimethylammonium nitrate micellar aggregates has been studied at 20.0°C and ionic strength 0.02 tool dm -3 by examining the micellar retarding effects on the rates of iron(III) oxidation of these substrates. Solubilization of the ferrocenes in the cationic micellar phase increases as the substrate hydrophobic character increases and, to a lesser extent, as the surfactant hydrocarbon chain length becomes longer. The critical micelle concentrations of the surfactants used and the incremental free energy of transfer of methylene groups of both the substrate and the surfactant from the aqueous…
Quasi-elastic light scattering in polymer-containing microemulsion
1996
Abstract Quasi-elastic light scattering (QELS) was performed in dilute water in oil microemulsion stabilized by AOT surfactant. The water-soluble polyethylene oxide (PEO) with low molecular weight (8000) added to the microemulsion seems to be confined within the aqueous microphase, since PEO is insoluble in oil (n-heptane). The measurements by QELS of diffusion coefficient, at dilute concentrations, allow determination of the size of the droplets. The phase diagram of the microemulsion undergoes remarkable changes on addition of the polymer. The results show that at fixed R ( water surfactant ratio) the droplets decrease their size as the concentration of polymer increases. This occurrence …
Chromatography of metal chelates
1973
The chromatographic behavior of metal bis(ethoxyethyl)dithiocarbamate was investigated. The chelates of 14 elements (V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Cd, Te, Hg, Tl, Pb and Bi) could be preconcentrated from water with an on-line system and were shown to be suitable for C18-reversed-phase liquid chromatography. A quaternary solvent mixture with admixture of a surfactant was used as eluent, UV-detection was performed at 254 nm. Thermostating the column to 40° C resulted in a significant increase in chromatographic resolution and in a decrease of analysis time. The recovery of the chelates from the aqueous solutions as well as reproducibility of the results are very sensitive to pH changes.
Characterization of the Cyclodextrin−Surfactant Interactions by Volume and Enthalpy
2003
Volume and enthalpy of transfer of hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin (HP-α-CD) and hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin (HP-γ-CD) from water to the aqueous solutions of sodium alkanoates (sodium hexanoate, sodium decanoate and sodium dodecanoate) were determined at 298 K. The cyclodextrin concentration was kept constant, and that of the surfactant was varied in order to analyze both the pre- and postmicellar regions. The experimental data in the premicellar region were consistent with the formation of 1:1 and 1:2 (1 cyclodextrin:2 surfactants) inclusion complexes, with the exception of the HP-α-CD/sodium dodecanoate system which presented only the 1:1 complexes. The mechanism of the 1:2 complexes format…
Thermodynamic Evidence of Cyclodextrin−Micelle Interactions
2002
The enthalpy of transfer (ΔHt) of hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin (HP-α-CD), hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD), and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) from water to the aqueous C6F13CO2Na and C7F15CO2Na solutions were determined in the pre- and post-micellar regions. The behavior of the macrocycles is system specific. Generally, the magnitude of the enthalpy is influenced by several factors: (1) the alkyl chain length of the surfactant, (2) the cyclodextrin cavity and its alkylation, (3) the interactions between the free cyclodextrin and the free surfactant, (4) the host−guest equilibrium constant, (5) the host/guest stoichiometry, and (6) the micelle-cyclodextrin (free and/or complexed) interactions…
Heat Capacity Study to Evidence the Interactions between Cyclodextrin and Surfactant in the Monomeric and Micellized States
2003
The heat capacities of transfer (ΔCpt) of hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin (0.05 mol kg-1) from water to aqueous solutions of sodium hexanoate, sodium decanoate, and so...
Enthalpies of Mixing of Some Primary Hydrogenated and Fluorinated Alcohols and Sodium Dodecanoate Aqueous Solutions
1993
Abstract The enthalpies of transfer from water to the surfactant solutions ΔH(W → W + S) of some hydrogenated and fiuorinated alkanols and of sodium dodecanoate NaL were determined. In the premicellar region the measurements were carried out as functions of both the additive and the surfactant concentrations in order to evaluate the interaction parameters between the additive and the surfactant molecules. It is shown that in this region, pair, triplet, and quadruplet interaction parameters between unlike solute molecules contribute to ΔH(W → W + S). Within the large uncertainty with which these parameters are determined because of the very narrow surfactant and alcohol concentration interva…
Adsorption of triblock copolymers and their homopolymers at laponite clay/solution interface. Role played by the copolymer nature
2009
The adsorption thermodynamics of copolymers, based on ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide ( PO) units, at the laponite (RD) clay/liquid interface was determined at 298 K. The copolymer nature was tuned at molecular level by changing the hydrophilicity, the architecture and the molecular weight (Mw) keeping constant the EO/PO ratio. Polyethylene (PEGs) and polypropylene (PPGs) glycols with varying Mw and their mixture were also investigated to discriminate the role of the EO and the PO segments in the adsorption process. Enthalpies of transfer of RD, at fixed concentration, from water to the aqueous macromolecule solutions as functions of the macromolecule molality were determined. They …
A simple method to prepare solid nanoparticles of water-soluble salts using water-in-oil microemulsions
2000
A new and simple method to prepare solid nanoparticles of water-soluble salts using water-in-oil microemulsions is described. In particular, starting from water/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate/n-heptane microemulsions carrying inside the aqueous core of the reversed micelles some water-soluble salts [CaCl2, Na2HPO4, Cu(NO3)2], after evaporation of the volatile components (water and apolar organic solvent), the resulting inorganic salt/surfactant composites were found to be totally dispersible in pure n-heptane. The presence of nanoparticles in these resuspended composites was ascertained by transmission electron microscopy observation of samples obtained by gentle evaporation of the …