Effect of Surfactants on Catalytic Activity of Diastase α-Amylase

The enzyme amylase is one of the hydrolyzing enzymes used in detergent formulation in order to remove soil based on polysaccharides. The effectiveness of the enzyme depends on its compatibility with other ingredients of the formulation. Among the studied additives, comprising anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl hydrogen sulfate (SDS) and dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), nonionic surfactants polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate and polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether, carboxy methyl cellulose and sodium sulfate, only the anionic surfactant SDS and cationic surfactant CTAB showed catalytic enhancement of α-amylase. The kinetic parameters, K _m and k _cat, showed an increase in catalytic activity in the micellar pseudophase. The decrease in optimum temperature from 55 to 30 °C and the shift in optimum pH from 5.5 to 7 on the addition of SDS and CTAB for the hydrolysis of starch are very favorable to enhance the washing characteristics.     

Spectroscopic and conductometric studies on the interactions of thionine with anionic and nonionic surfactants

In this study, the interaction of thionine, a cationic dye, with anionic [sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), lithium dodecyl sulphate (LiDS), and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS)], nonionic (Tween 20 and Triton X‐100), and binary mixtures of anionic and nonionic surfactants was studied by conductometric and spectrophotometric measurements. The degree of ionisation, the counterion binding parameters, and the equilibrium constants in the premicellar region were obtained from conductivity data. Binding constants of thionine to anionic, nonionic, and mixtures of anionic and nonionic micelles were determined by spectrophotometric measurements. The binding tendency of thionine to anionic micelles followed the order SDBS > SDS > LiDS. The presence of nonionic surfactants increased significantly the binding affinity of thionine to anionic micelles, and the highest binding constant was calculated in the presence of Tween 20. The results obtained from conductometric studies correlated with those obtained from spectroscopic studies. Data concerning dye–surfactant interaction are important for a fundamental understanding of the performance of single and mixed surfactants and for their industrial application.     

N-辛基-2- 吡咯烷酮表面活性剂复配体系的研究

研究了３０℃下Ｎ 辛基吡咯烷酮（Ｃ８Ｐ） 分别与十二烷基硫酸钠（ＳＤＳ） 、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（Ｃ１６ ＴＡＢ）的水溶液表面张力随浓度的变化。计算这２ 种复配体系中的分子相互作用参数βσ、βＭ 值分别为－２ ．７０ ,－２ ．７８ ,－ １．２７,－ ０．８７,并比较了这２ 种复配体系的协同效应     

Surface protection of copper in acid medium by azoles and surfactants

The influence of derivatives of 1,2,4 triazole, 3-amino 1,2,4-traizole (ATA), 3-amino 5-mercapto 1,2,4 triazole (AMT) and 3-amino 5-methylthio 1,2,4 triazole (AMTT) and ionic surfactants cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on the corrosion control of copper in acidic solution was investigated by gravimetric and electrochemical methods. The combined effect of triazoles and surfactants was also evaluated. Electrochemical parameters like corrosion potentials corrosion current density, corrosion rates and inhibition efficiencies were determined. The results reveal the fact that of all triazoles AMTT shows best inhibition and anionic surfactant SDS protects the surface better than the cationic surfactant CTAB. The polarisation data reveal that all inhibitors behave as a mixed type inhibitor. Adsorption of these inhibitors on the surface of copper is found to obey the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. A marked inhibition synergism effect is shown by all the combinations of triazole and surfactant.     

表面活性剂对聚乙烯醇基薄膜透光性及机理的影响

针对聚乙烯醇（PVA）与表面活性剂能组成复配体系,制备了聚乙烯醇基亲水性薄膜材料,研究了表面活性剂的掺量对聚乙烯醇基薄膜的微观结构、孔隙度、透光性能、PVA结晶度及晶粒尺寸的影响。采用紫外分光光度计考察了各薄膜的透光性;采用扫描电子显微镜观察了聚乙烯醇/表面活性剂的横截面微观结构;采用X射线衍射仪考察了不同表面活性剂的添加量对复合薄膜的晶相组成及PVA晶粒尺寸的影响,结果表明当表面活性剂添加量在6%~10%（质量分数,下同）时,阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）明显地降低聚乙烯醇的结晶度,而阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠（SDBS）则没有此效果;CTAB的加入使聚乙烯醇/CTAB体系中PVA晶粒尺寸增大,SDBS的加入使聚乙烯醇/SDBS体系中PVA晶粒尺寸减小。最后对聚乙烯醇与表面活性剂相互作用机理示意图进行了预测。     

Electrochemical behavior of phenol in alkaline media at hydrotalcite-like clay/anionic surfactants/glassy carbon modified electrode

The electrochemical behavior of phenol, using glassy carbon (GC) modified electrodes containing a hydrotalcite (HT)-like clay and anionic surfactants such as sodium octyl sulfate (SOS), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), or sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) in alkaline media, has been examined. Phenol oxidation at the modified electrodes, after a time accumulation under open circuit conditions, promotes increments of the current and shifts the oxidation potential to less positive values, compared to phenol oxidation at HT-GC or GC electrodes. The phenol oxidation is favored by the presence of surfactants in the films. The results suggest that the surfactant molecules intercalate between the HT layers, yielding a hydrophobic clay capable of preconcentrating phenol molecules. X-ray diffraction analyses showed a larger spacing of the HT layers when the surfactant intercalates between them. Cyclic voltammograms have shown that the SOS-HT-GC modified electrode exhibits short-lived activity for phenol oxidation as a consequence of surface fouling, while the SDS-HT-GC and SDBS-HT-GC modified electrodes showed a more stable behavior. The SDBS-HT-GC modified electrode was the most effective adsorbing phenol, since the charge (Q), obtained from the integration of the anodic peak current of the phenol, is higher at this modified electrode. This is probably because the adsolubilization capacity of phenol on the SDBS-HT-GC electrode is higher than on SDS-HT-GC electrode.     

A parallel plate flow cell for the investigation of the role of surfactants in the codeposition of polymer particles in nickel electroplating

A parallel plate flow cell was designed for the study of particle codeposition in metal electrodeposition. Particle deposition was visualized and recorded with a microscope/video assembly. The effects of two surfactants (anionic sodium dodecyl sulphate and cationic cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) on the adhesion of anionic polystyrene particles to a nickel substrate were examined. The deposition rate in laminar flow was measured as a function of the main parameters, that is, electrode potential, Ni(ii) concentration, surfactant concentration and pH. The hydrodynamic drag force applies uniformly and tangentially to the collector under laminar flow in contrast with rotating disc or impinging jet cells. No deposition is observed unless specific attractive forces carry the particles through the boundary layer. Particle attachment takes place over a limited range of surfactant/Ni(II) composition and correlates with the formation of a surface film visible under the microscope. Results discussed are based on the adsorption of SDS and CTAB on to both the electrode and the particles, an adsorption which significantly alters the interaction potential at a short distance. The cell gives interesting evidence for the occurrence of specific interactions in electrolytic codeposition. It also proves useful for observing other phenomena, such as hydrogen bubbling.     

Natural dye–surfactant interactions: thermodynamic and surface parameters

The interaction of two Indian natural dyes, namely madder (Rubia cordifolia) and mallow (Punica granatum), with cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide and anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulphate, has been studied. Spectrophotometric data showed a strong interaction between the natural dyes and the surfactants. The critical micelle concentration of the surfactants, determined by measurement of specific conductance and surface tension, was found to decrease on the addition of natural dyes in an aqueous solution of surfactants. The thermodynamic and surface parameters for the interaction have been evaluated.     

Voltammetric determination of the critical micellar concentration of surfactants by using a boron doped diamond anode

The electrochemistry of three surfactants has been studied by voltammetry at boron doped diamond (BDD) electrode in sodium sulphate solutions. The electrochemical behaviour of these surfactants is characterized by an oxidation signal (peak or wave) situated before the electrolyte oxidation. The anodic current is found to follow a linear relation with the concentration of the surfactants; the slope decreases abruptly above the critical micellar concentration (CMC) of the surfactants. The CMC values obtained for an anionic (sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, SDBS), a cationic (polyoxyethylene-23-dodecyl ether, BRIJ 35) and a neutral (1-(hexadecyl)trimethylammonium bromide, CTAB) surfactant are found in good agreement with those measured by the classical technique of surface tension. This voltammetric method has the advantage not to require the use of a redox active electrochemical probe.     

Some Surface Properties of Polysorbates and Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromine Mixed Systems

Mixed surfactant solutions consisting of cationic/nonionic surfactants were prepared in different compositions of the components in aqueous solution in order to determine the surface properties. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of aqueous solutions of the individual surfactants cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and polysorbate nonionics, and their mixtures are determined at different proportions. The results show that there is synergistic behavior in mixtures at higher mole fraction of nonionic surfactant. The effect of the alkyl chain on the CMC is also determined.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Surfactant interactions with P(AM–AA–BPAM) hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes

The interactions of hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes poly(acrylamide–sodium acrylic acid–N‐(4‐butyl)phenylacrylamide [P(AM‐AA‐BPAM)] with anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate), cationic (cetyl trimethylammonium bromide), and nonionic (tetradecyldimethyl‐aminoxid) surfactants were studied via solution rheology, surface tension, and atomic force microscopy measurements. Viscosity measurements indicated that the intermolecular association of the polymer was greatly enhanced by the interaction with the surfactants, especially the oppositely charged surfactants with both a hydrophobic association and an electrostatic attraction. The greatest viscosity increase was realized with the addition of such oppositely charged surfactants. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 2664–2671, 2003     

Activation energy and other thermodynamic parameters for the diffusion of surfactant cations through a sodium bentonite membrane

The diffusion of surfactants, cetyl pyridinium bromide, dodecyl pyridinium bromide and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide through sodium bentonite membrane has been measured. It has been found to take place via exchange sites of the membrane and the permeability decreases with increase in size of the cation. The energy and entropy of activation, enthalpy and free energy change of the process have been calculated and the permeability has been explained in terms of these thermodynamic parameters.     

表面活性剂对疏水改性丙烯酰胺共聚物增粘性能的影响

采用自由基胶束聚合法合成丙烯酰胺/丁基苯乙烯疏水缔合水溶性共聚物(PSAM),所用的十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)、辛基酚聚氧乙烯醚(OP-10)和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)能显著影响疏水单体在聚合产物中的含量,从而影响聚合物的溶液粘度,其中以SDS合成得到的产物的溶解性及增粘性能最好。另外,少量表面活性剂的加入能显著地提高聚合物亚浓溶液的粘度,在十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)、SDS和CTAB中,SDBS对聚合物亚浓溶液粘度的影响最大,其浓度为0.7 mmol/L时,0.3 g/dL PSAM溶液的表观粘度从237 mPa.s上升到981 mPa.s。     

Adsorption of cationic-anionic surfactant mixtures on activated carbon

This paper reported the adsorption of cationic-anionic surfactant mixtures, such as octyltriethylammonium bromide/sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (OTEAB/SDBS) and dodecylpyridinium chloride/sodium octanesulfonate (DPC/SOS), on activated carbon (AC) in deionized water and in mineralized water systems. The AC surface chemistry was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ζ-potential determinations. It was observed that in deionized water solution, the addition of SOS obviously promoted the adsorption of DPC, while the existence of OTEAB increased the adsorption of SDBS first and then decreased that slightly with increasing SDBS concentration. In mineralized water solution, the addition of cationic (anionic) surfactants reduced the adsorption of anionic (cationic) surfactants. It was shown that the adsorption of the surfactants on the AC was predominated mainly by the hydrophobic interaction between AC surface and surfactants because of the low oxygen content and very low ζ-potential on the AC surface. There might exist synergism between cationic and anionic surfactants when adsorbing on AC in deionized water due to the electrostatic interaction between oppositely charged surface active ions. Such synergism might be greatly weakened when a large number of inorganic salts exist owing to the “screen” effect of the counter ions of the salt on the electrostatic attraction of oppositely charged surface active ions.     

表面活性剂对水基纳米流体固液相变特性的影响

引言蓄冷是利用谷电生产冷能并储存起来以满足峰电时空调负荷需求的一种节能技术,能达到移峰填谷、稳定电力需求的目的。冰蓄冷是一种常用蓄冷技术,即利用具有较大凝固潜热水作为相变材料工质。     

Thermoresponsive poly-(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) microgels: Tailoring particle size by interfacial tension control

Size control is one of the most important tasks in colloid synthesis. In the present work, the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were used to precisely control the size of poly-N-isopropylmethacrylamide [poly-(NIPMAM)] microgels prepared by precipitation polymerization. For each surfactant the concentration was varied over a broad range below the critical micelle concentration (cmc). The resulting particle size, size distribution, and shape were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) was employed to analyze the volume phase transition behavior of the microgels.     

The phase behaviors of cationic and anionic aqueous mixtures and the usage as templates for synthesis of mesoporous materials

Liquid crystals formed in aqueous mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants were used as structure- directing templates for preparation of mesoporous silicas. For this purpose, micellar particle sizes and liquid crystal regions in the mixed system containing cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were investigated by Melvin laser particle size analyzer and polarizers, respectively. The formation of large organized assemblies was closely related to both the total surfactant concentrations and mixing ratios. Micelles formed at low total concentration while liquid crystals formed at high total concentration. The mixtures of CTAB and SDS favored the formations of large organized assemblies when the molar fraction of CTAB was 0.30 or 0.70. Using tetraethoxysilane as precursor and liquid crystals as templates, mesoporous silicas were prepared at different total concentrations of surfactants when molar fraction of CTAB was fixed at 0.70. Transmission electron microscopy results revealed that ordered mesoporous silicas with lamellar pore channels were prepared. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption determinations showed that these materials exhibited a pore size about 4.5 nm. In addition, the surface areas increased significantly with the increase of total surfactant concentrations. This work provided a simple and effective approach to synthesize lamellar mesoporous silicas.