基于纤维素纳米晶稳定的亚微米Pickering乳液制备

与传统表面活性剂稳定的乳液相比,固体纳米颗粒稳定的Pickering乳液具有较强的界面稳定性、多功能性、低毒性等优势,在生物医药领域具有较大的应用潜力。而相较于尺寸较大的微米级Pickering乳液,亚微米Pickering乳液具有更大的比表面积、更有效的递送效率,有望进一步拓展Pickering乳液在生物医药领域的应用。但由于Pickering乳液的制备影响因素众多,且相互制约,刚性的固体颗粒难以在较小的有限油水界面排布,增加了亚微米Pickering乳液的制备难度。本工作以制备稳定的亚微米Pickering乳液为研究目标,采用具有良好生物相容性的天然多糖–纤维素纳米晶(CNCs)为颗粒乳化剂,角鲨烯作为油相,考察了颗粒浓度、油水比例、水相成分、超声时间及频率对Pickering乳液粒径分布及稳定性的影响,最终得到了具有良好的储存稳定性和抗离心稳定性的粒径为638.7?8.40 nm的亚微米Pickering乳液(CNCs-PE)。通过激光共聚焦显微镜证实了CNCs吸附在油水界面,形成了Pickering乳液结构。利用CCK-8法评价了CNCs和CNCs-PE的细胞毒性,结果表明,两者都具有良好的细胞安全性。此外,将其用于吸附模型抗原OVA,吸附率达到约80%,且肌肉注射部位的切片结果也表明其注射安全性良好。此结果为亚微米Pickering乳液进一步研究提供了参考,并有望拓展CNCs稳定的亚微米Pickering乳液在生物医药领域的应用。     

The effect of hydrodynamic parameters on the production of Pickering emulsions in a baffled stirred tank

Pickering emulsions are potential industrial scale alternatives to surfactant-based emulsions. The stability of Pickering emulsions depends on the physicochemical nature of the liquid–particle interface and the hydrodynamic conditions of the production process. This article investigates the effect of hydrodynamic conditions on the drop size of concentrated Pickering emulsions in baffled stirred tanks. Oil in water emulsions composed of silicon oil, water, and hydrophilic glass beads as stabilizing particles were produced. Two impellers were used at different sizes: Rushton turbine (RT) and pitched blade turbine. The effects of power per mass, Reynolds number, tip speed, and Weber number on the droplet sizes were studied. The energy dissipated around the impeller and the size of the impeller high shear zone were found to be critical to the emulsion droplet sizes. The breakup and droplet-particle contact mechanism of the RT was found to be more favorable for the production of the Pickering emulsions.     

基于纳米氢氧化铝颗粒的Pickering乳液制备

以异丙醇铝为原料,采用醇盐水解?水热法制备勃姆石型纳米氢氧化铝颗粒,优化制备条件;以所制颗粒为稳定剂、角鲨烯为油相,通过超声破碎法制备Pickering乳液,考察了颗粒浓度、水相成分、超声时间及功率对Pickering乳液粒径及稳定性的影响。结果表明,水热温度200℃、水热时间2 h条件下,可制得结晶度高且均一的勃姆石型纳米氢氧化铝颗粒,平均粒径为55.70?9.20 nm,多分散性指数(PDI)为0.187?0.011;所制Pickering乳液平均粒径为1870?55 nm,PDI=0.120?0.010,可在室温下稳定储存120 d以上,且生物相容性良好,有望应用于生物医药领域。     

Influence of Different Silica Nanoparticles on Drop Size Distributions in Agitated Liquid‐Liquid Systems

The impact of different silica nanoparticles on rheology, interfacial tension and drop size distributions in liquid‐liquid systems is determined experimentally. The particles vary in wettability and specific surface area. In contrast to commonly used high‐energy devices for Pickering emulsion preparation, low energy input by stirring allows to quantify drop breakage and coalescence in steady state and dynamic conditions. The experiments can provide essential information for drop size model development in nanoparticle‐stabilized emulsions.     

智能响应型Pickering乳液的制备及在物质分离中的应用进展

Pickering乳液是指由微纳米固体粒子代替传统表面活性剂作为乳化剂而稳定的乳液,具有较强的稳定性和超高油/水界面,能够为多相界面反应和物质传输提供高效稳定的场所。Pickering乳液的乳滴结构和性质与固体颗粒的尺寸形貌及表面性质密不可分,通过调控固体颗粒本身或表面的性质可以赋予Pickering乳液特定的响应性功能,拓宽其应用领域。本文对近年来不同响应型（磁性、CO₂、pH、光、温度等响应型）的Pickering乳液的主要研究成果进行了综述,重点介绍了Pickering乳液的稳定性原理、响应型Pickering乳液的制备方法和结构调控策略,以及近年来Pickering乳液在物质分离提取中的应用研究进展,最后对智能响应型Pickering乳液应用研究的发展趋势进行了展望。     

纳米二氧化硅的疏水改性及其对Pickering乳液的稳定作用

为了探究固体粒子对乳液的稳定作用,采用L-赖氨酸作为催化剂合成纳米SiO2粒子,并用六甲基二硅胺烷(HMDS)对纳米SiO2粒子进行表面疏水改性,将经过HMDS改性后的纳米SiO2粒子作为稳定剂制备出Pickering乳液。通过粒径分析仪、场发射透射电子显微镜、FTIR、TG-DSC、接触角测量仪、光学显微镜、电导率仪分别对纳米SiO2的制备、表面改性和Pickering乳液的性能进行了表征。结果表明,成功合成出粒径小且形貌均一的硅球,具有疏水性的三甲基硅基成功接枝到纳米SiO2的表面;不同纳米SiO2浓度制备的Pickering乳液,发现随着SiO2浓度的增大,乳液的稳定性逐渐增强,乳液液滴直径呈现减小的趋势;不同油水比制备的Pickering乳液,发现随着油相体积的增大,乳液的稳定性呈现增大的趋势。     

Growth mechanism and pH-regulation characteristics of composite latex particles prepared from Pickering emulsion polymerization of aniline/ZnO using different hydrophilicities of oil phases

A Pickering emulsion polymerization of aniline, using different hydrophilicities of oil phases, was stabilized by ZnO nanoparticles and performed to synthesize composite latex particles of polyaniline/ZnO. Ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) was used as an oxidizing agent. The morphologies and growth mechanisms of the resulted composite latex particles were studied. The pH-regulation capacity of the composite latex particles was discussed. When toluene was used as the oil phase, the composite latex particles showed hollow structure, irregular morphology, and hundreds of nanometer in size. It was ascribed to the polymerization of aniline on the interfaces of droplets/water. ZnO nanoparticles, with 50-100 nm in size, acted as surfactants to stabilize the emulsion. When THF was used as an oil phase, the composite latex particles showed spherical morphology and enwrapping ZnO nanoparticles. It was attributed to the homogeneous nucleation of polyaniline in the aqueous phase. ZnO nanoparticles acted as templates for the polyaniline particles. The stability of the Pickering emulsion polymerization was affected by the volume ratio of the oil phase to water. The aqueous solution with pH 3-9 could simply be regulated to about pH 7 by the composite latex particles. It was contributed by the dissolution of ZnO nanoparticles and doping-dedoping of polyaniline in the acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions.     

Tuning Pickering Emulsions for Optimal Reaction and Filtration Conditions

The use of Pickering emulsions has recently received increased attention in catalyzed multiphase reactions. Here, the ultrafiltration of Pickering emulsions is studied for product separation and to retain the catalyst in the reactor. To find the optimum between a high specific surface area for high reaction rates and a suited drop size distribution for high permeate fluxes, the preparation method of Pickering emulsion was investigated. It was found that the stability of the emulsion during filtration does not only depend on the solid particle content, but also on the drop size distribution.     

阳离子聚丙烯酰胺微球浓乳液制备及粒径演化

浓乳液聚合产品稳定性好,颗粒尺寸更接近地层孔隙尺寸,在油田开发中具有较大的应用价值。基于微乳液制备了一系列甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵和丙烯酰胺的浓乳液,通过电导率测试、流变性分析、显微镜观察,研究了聚合前后浓乳液结构、粒径分布及稳定性。结果表明浓乳液的黏度及屈服应力,随着水相单体浓度（C_M）增加而降低,随着油相中表面活性剂含量（m_S）增加先升高后降低,乳液稳定性有相同趋势;浓乳液在C_M>40%及m_S=2.5 g时的失稳,原因分别是渗滤作用和高黏度下乳化不充分;聚合前液滴粒径分布在1～30 mm,聚合后微球粒径在0.4～5 mm,且粒径分布由聚合前双峰变为聚合后单峰,这一现象可以由Kolmogoro-Hinze的乳化理论解释,并由微球乳液的黏度增加至原始浓乳液的10倍证实。     

非共价改性纳米颗粒稳定Pickering乳液的制备及可逆调控

用具有氧化还原活性分子乙酰基二茂铁吖嗪(Fc⁺A)对磁性纳米颗粒Fe₃O₄@SiO₂进行非共价疏水改性,将改性颗粒作为乳化剂制备Pickering乳液。通过TEM、SEM、FTIR、XRD、接触角测量、光学显微镜等对纳米颗粒及Pickering乳液的结构、形貌和性能进行表征。结果表明：制备的核壳结构纳米颗粒粒径为150 nm左右,分散均匀;Fc⁺A成功修饰到纳米颗粒表面,且随Fc⁺A浓度的增加,改性颗粒的接触角明显增大;Fc⁺A浓度为12.5 mmol/L,乳化剂浓度为0.3%(质量),油水比为4∶6,搅拌速率为10000 r/min,得到的Pickering乳液具有良好的稳定性。而且,所得乳液具双重响应性,通过氧化还原和磁场可实现对乳液稳定性的可逆调控。     

乳液法制备聚乙烯醇-石墨烯气凝胶及其对纯有机物的吸附

采用氧化石墨烯(GO)稳定的Pickering乳液为软模板，制备聚乙烯醇-石墨烯气凝胶。探究GO浓度、均质转速、油水比、乙二胺(EDA)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)用量等因素对乳液稳定性、粒径分布及气凝胶成型的影响，发现改变乳液配比可控制乳液粒径的大小，进而对气凝胶的密度和孔隙率进行调控。通过SEM、FT-IR、Raman、XRD对最优制备条件下制得的聚乙烯醇-石墨烯气凝胶(PGA)进行表征，可知GO经水热反应后被还原组装形成三维网络气凝胶结构(PGA)且其孔道直径与乳液粒径基本一致。对PGA进行挤压实验发现其具有轴、径双向挤压回弹性，且重复挤压200次以上PGA仍然具良好的弹性。PGA对纯有机物的吸附量最高可达280 g·g^?1，且每克PGA吸附的有机物的体积为恒定值。     

低过冷度石蜡Pickering乳液的制备和表征

石蜡乳液是集储热与传热于一体的新型功能流体,具有广阔的应用前景。但是石蜡乳液在降温时会出现明显的过冷现象,降低了其储热与传热的性能。针对这个问题,用镁-铝层状双金属氢氧化物（Mg-Al LDHs）代替化学表面活性剂,采用高速剪切乳化法,制备了石蜡含量为30%（质量）的O/W型Pickering乳液;分别采用扫描电子显微镜、激光粒度分析仪、流变仪、全能稳定性分析仪和差示扫描量热仪对所制得的石蜡Pickering乳液的微观形貌、粒度分布、黏度、稳定性和热力学性质进行了表征。结果表明,当Mg-Al LDHs的含量从1%（质量）增加到5%（质量）时,石蜡Pickering乳液的粒度减小,黏度升高,稳定性得到改善;在石蜡Pickering乳液中,Mg-Al LDHs纳米颗粒吸附在石蜡液滴表面,诱导石蜡在降温时异相成核结晶,从而抑制了其过冷现象;所制备的石蜡Pickering乳液的相变焓值约为56.6 J·g^-1,在测试的温度范围内（30~70℃）的平均表观比热容为6.08 J·g^-1·K^-1,是纯水的1.45倍,具有良好的储热性能。     

油水乳化液流变性研究进展

综述了油水乳化液流变性研究进展，介绍了目前国内外乳化液流变性的研究情况、乳化液的流变模式及乳化液流变性的评价方法。乳化液的剪切应力-剪切速率关系明显受油滴尺寸的影响，在含油量一定时，表观黏度随油滴尺寸的减小而增加。绝大多数乳化液在低剪切速度下(低于50s^-1)，呈现剪切变稀行为；在剪切速率超过1000s^-1时呈现牛顿行为。高含水原油的视黏度是温度、含水率以及剪切速率的函数。介绍了乳化液的3种流变模式，并给出了流变性评价方法实例。提出了油水乳化液流变性研究的发展方向。     

TiO2纳米颗粒稳定的Pickering乳液用作防晒乳成分研究

采用烷基化改性的TiO_2纳米颗粒为稳定剂,化妆品级白油为油相,黄芪水溶液为水相,制备了一种载药Pickering乳液。利用TEM、接触角测试仪和光学显微镜对TiO_2纳米颗粒及载药Pickering乳液进行了表征。结果表明,该纳米颗粒分散性良好、尺寸均匀,具备良好的稳定乳液能力;通过紫外吸收测试,控制释放药物和清洗对照实验,表明该载药Pickering乳液具有较高的防晒效果和随光照时间控制释放药物以及易于从皮肤表面清洗的特性。     

Synthesis of Polystyrene/Hydrophobic SiO2 Composite Particles via Oil‐in‐Water Pickering Emulsion Polymerization

The aim of this work is to present a facile Pickering emulsion polymerization method for the synthesis of submicron polystyrene/SiO₂ core/shell composite particles. The commercial hydrophobic SiO₂ nanoparticles were used as stabilizing agent for creating a stable oil‐in‐water emulsion. Although the adsorption of hydrophobic SiO₂ nanoparticles in the emulsion system was unfavorable in terms of thermodynamics, by ultrasound treatment, self‐assembly of hydrophobic SiO₂ nanoparticles effectively stabilized oil‐in‐water Pickering emulsions during polymerization. Using 3 wt.% SiO₂ nanoparticles (based on styrene monomer) and 1:10 volume ratio of styrene monomer:water, the composite particles having average size of 790 nm and relatively narrow particles distribution were produced. With decreasing the volume ratio, smaller composite particles were created. Results from scanning electron microscope revealed that SiO₂ nanoparticles were located exclusively at the surface of the polystyrene latex particles. The SiO₂ content, determined by thermogravimetric analysis, was 12.6 wt.% in the composite particles. The route reported here may be used for the preparation of other composite nanostructures. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E195–E199, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers     

润湿剂促进燃油细颗粒捕集的实验研究

在反应室中研究了雾化液滴与燃油细颗粒的相互作用机制。提出了一种润湿剂对细颗粒捕集促进的新方法,用于研究颗粒与液滴作用前后颗粒数浓度和粒径分布变化特性及细颗粒的捕集特性。采用电称低压冲击器（ELPI）在线测试分析颗粒数浓度和粒径分布特性,用SEM和EDS分析了颗粒的形态和元素组分对捕集机理的影响。结果表明：颗粒的物化特性与液滴对颗粒的捕集作用密切相关;燃油排放颗粒主要为球形含炭疏水颗粒;雾化液滴对其的捕集效率较低;添加润湿剂有利于提高液滴对燃油细颗粒的捕集效率,添加Silanol w22比用纯水液滴对颗粒的捕集效率提高了15%;不同润湿剂对捕集效率的促进作用差别较大。研究结果可以用于对不同润湿剂除尘效果进行测试和筛选。     

软模板法石墨烯气凝胶的可控制备及其吸油性能

以环己烷为油相,氧化石墨烯（GO）为稳定剂,采用Pickering乳液法制备石墨烯气凝胶,利用电子显微镜对Pickering乳液进行表征,利用扫描电镜（SEM）、傅里叶红外光谱（FTIR）、拉曼光谱（Raman）、X射线衍射（XRD）对制得的石墨烯气凝胶进行表征。对比Pickering乳液的液滴大小与气凝胶的孔径大小可知,通过软模板法实现了对气凝胶的孔径控制,通过控制均质机的转速来调控气凝胶的孔径大小,当均质机转速分别为10000r/min、12000r/min和15000r/min时,所得石墨烯气凝胶的孔径分别为45μm、35μm和30μm左右,通过调节油水比实现了气凝胶的密度与孔隙率的控制,油水比越大,所得气凝胶的密度越小,孔隙率越大,通过延长还原时间可增强石墨烯气凝胶的机械性能。将所得气凝胶用于油品的吸附,可快速吸附水上浮油及水底重油,而且几乎不吸附水;对同一油品而言,气凝胶的吸附能力与其制备时的油水比呈正相关,采用挤压的方式实现石墨烯气凝胶的循环利用,经过10次循环再生后气凝胶的吸附能力仅有15%的损失。     

Preparation and in vitro evaluation of hydrophobic‐modified montmorillonite stabilized pickering emulsion for overdose acetaminophen removal

Pickering emulsion stabilized with hydrophobic‐modified montmorillonite (HMMT) was proposed for treating acute overdose acetaminophen intoxication, with a rapid removal rate, better stability, and good biocompatibility. The tiny HMMT was able to adsorb at the oil‐water interface of the Pickering emulsion to reduce the interfacial energy along with the formation of solid particle layer, in order to enhance the stability of the emulsion and improve the removal performance. With a fast removal rate, the detoxifying Pickering emulsion removed 0.5 g/L acetaminophen in the simulated gastric fluid to 0.13 g/L in 6 min, which is less than the intoxication content of 0.15 g/L, with a leakage ratio of lower than 4 % in simulated intestinal fluid over 4 h. Such a detoxifying emulsion was prepared at 55 °C with 2 % organoclay (HMMT) as the emulsifier, 6 % tributyl phosphate (TBP) as the extractant, and 0.1 mol/L NaOH as the inner phase in the volume ratio of 5:7. All the results denoted that the Pickering emulsion could be a promising candidate for the acute oral intoxication treatment.     

Fabrication of covalently-bonded polystyrene/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> composites by Pickering emulsion polymerization

Pickering emulsion polymerization has attracted considerable attention in material fabrication due to its unique surfactant-free character and versatile association of oil, water and particles for a large set of materials. In this study, SiO₂ modified with Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) was employed to prepare Pickering emulsion, and subsequently covalently-bonded polystyrene/SiO₂(PS/SiO₂) composites were synthesized by Oil-in-water Pickering emulsion polymerization. Optical micrograph, contact angle, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and dynamic laser scattering (DLS) were employed to characterize the modified SiO₂, Pickering emulsion and prepared composites. It was found that prepared composites possess ragged surface morphology and SiO₂ concentration has an important effect on the morphology of as-prepared composites. In addition, covalent bond between PS core and SiO₂ shell was evidenced by FT-IR.     

Influence of oil phase concentration on droplet size distribution and stability of oil‐in‐water emulsions

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of oil phase concentration, at different emulsification conditions concerning homogenization time and emulsifier content, on droplet size distribution and stability of corn oil‐in‐water emulsions. Emulsions were prepared with 3, 5, 10, and 20% w/w triethanolamine oleate (calculated on oil amount), 0.53% w/w carboxymethylcellulose (calculated on water amount), and 5, 10, 20, 30, or 40% w/w oil, and homogenized 5, 10, 20, and 60 min. It was found that increase in oil phase concentration led to decrease in specific surface area and increase in polydispersity of emulsion at lower emulsifier concentration and less intense homogenization. At emulsifier concentrations ≤10% and homogenization time ranges of 20–60 min the non‐monotonous variation in droplet size parameters with oil concentration was observed, as a result of the interaction between triethanolamine oleate and carboxymethylcellulose, which were confirmed by viscosity measurements. However, at emulsifier concentration of 20% an increase in specific surface area and decrease in polydispersity with the increase in oil concentration occurred due to an increase in equilibrium concentration of emulsifier in the continuous phase. Further, influence of oil concentration on emulsion creaming stability was found to be independent on emulsifier concentration and homogenization time. Therefore, a decrease in creaming with increase in oil concentration was observed in all the examined triethanolamine oleate (TEAO) concentration and homogenization time ranges. Practical applications: Emulsions are colloidal systems which can be encountered in different industrial sectors, such as food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, oil industry, etc. Determination of the droplet size of emulsion is probably the most important way of their characterization, since it influences the properties of emulsion such as rheology, texture, shelf life stability, appearance, taste, etc. The size of the droplets depends on a wide range of parameters. One of them is certainly the concentration of the oil phase. However, since the impact of one parameter is often influenced with the intensity of the other variable involved in the emulsion generation, the aim of the present work was to examine the effect of corn oil concentration on droplet size parameters and stability of oil‐in‐water emulsions at different emulsification conditions. Therefore a step toward creation of emulsions with desired final properties was made.