Taking stearic acid as the raw material,N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)stearamide(C18N2N)was synthesized.A new surfactant was prepared by mixing C18N2N and cinnamic acid(TA)with fixed ratio.This surfactant was formed by no...Taking stearic acid as the raw material,N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)stearamide(C18N2N)was synthesized.A new surfactant was prepared by mixing C18N2N and cinnamic acid(TA)with fixed ratio.This surfactant was formed by noncovalent electrostatic interactions,which avoided complicated synthetic procedures.The surface activity and rheological properties of the surfactant were investigated with a surface tensiometer and a rheometer.The critical micelle concentration(cmc)and the surface tension at cmc(γ_(cmc))of the surfactant were 0.11 mmol/L and 32.4 mN/m,indicative of strong aggregation and adsorption ability.The maximum amount adsorbed(Γ_(max))and the minimum molecular area occupied(A_(min))were 2.77μmol/m^(2)and 0.6 nm^(2).Wormlike micelles were formed at the concentration of 25 mmol/L.When the concentration was over 100 mmol/L,the zero-shear viscosity(η_(0))abruptly increased and then reached the maximum value for the surfactant of C18N2N/TA containing 150 mmol/L TA.The solution viscosity was as high as 1761.38 Pa·s.The effects of temperature on the rheological behavior were also considered.With the increase of temperature,the viscosity gradually increased.And when the temperature reached 40℃,η_(0)of the solution with the concentration of 100 mmol/L achieved the maximum value of 1370.386 Pa·s.When the temperature continued to rise,η_(0)began to decrease with further increasing temperature.A remarkable viscosity of 305.55 Pa·s was still remained at 50℃.The viscoelastic solutions showed good temperature resistance and shear resistance.The surfactant solutions applied as the fracturing fluid were also investigated.This surfactant also showed excellent sand-carrying performance,and the settling rate of the sand was merely 0.26 cm/min.This surfactant could be simply prepared and showed excellent performance,which expanded the preparation and application field of novel surfactants.展开更多
By virtue of a 3∶1 complementary coordination strategy,a chiral heteroleptic metal-organic cage that con-tains divergent functional units,Pd‑R(Zn),was precisely constructed via self-assembly of monodentate variationa...By virtue of a 3∶1 complementary coordination strategy,a chiral heteroleptic metal-organic cage that con-tains divergent functional units,Pd‑R(Zn),was precisely constructed via self-assembly of monodentate variational Zn-salen ligands RZn and NADH(reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)mimic modified tridentate ligands with square-planar Pd ions.UV-Vis and luminescence spectra experiments reveal that different anions could selec-tively interact with different sites of Zn-salen modified metal-organic cages to achieve the structural regulation of cage compound,by using the differentiated host-guest electrostatic interactions of counter ions with metal-organic hosts.Compared to other anions,the presence of chloride ions caused the most significant fluorescence emission enhancement of Pd‑R(Zn),meanwhile,the UV-Vis absorption band attributed to the salen aromatic backbone showed an absorption decrease,and the metal-to-ligand induced peak displayed a blue shift effect.Circular dichro-ism and ^(1)H NMR spectra further demonstrate that the introduction of chloride anions is beneficial to keeping a more rigid scaffold.展开更多
Coacervation of oxidized glutathione(GSSG)and a cationic surfactant,didodecyldimethylammonium bromide(DDAB),was constructed mainly driven by the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.The pH-dependent coacervate o...Coacervation of oxidized glutathione(GSSG)and a cationic surfactant,didodecyldimethylammonium bromide(DDAB),was constructed mainly driven by the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.The pH-dependent coacervate of GSSG-DDAB(1∶4,mol/mol)was analyzed.Under acidic and neutral conditions,a turbid suspension of droplets is observed,and alkaline pH results in the phase separation of coacervates as the top phase.The coacervate phase exhibits good performance(extraction efficiency>85%)in extracting several dyes from water,including brilliant yellow,acid red 13,cresyl violet acetate,eriochrom blue SE,and 4-hydroxyazobenzene.The dyes are added into the suspension in acidic conditions.Then,the dyes are enriched and extracted along with the coacervates as the top phase when pH is adjusted to~10.Coacervation of GSSG with DDAB provides a simple approach to extract organic pollutants in wastewater treatment.展开更多
文摘Taking stearic acid as the raw material,N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)stearamide(C18N2N)was synthesized.A new surfactant was prepared by mixing C18N2N and cinnamic acid(TA)with fixed ratio.This surfactant was formed by noncovalent electrostatic interactions,which avoided complicated synthetic procedures.The surface activity and rheological properties of the surfactant were investigated with a surface tensiometer and a rheometer.The critical micelle concentration(cmc)and the surface tension at cmc(γ_(cmc))of the surfactant were 0.11 mmol/L and 32.4 mN/m,indicative of strong aggregation and adsorption ability.The maximum amount adsorbed(Γ_(max))and the minimum molecular area occupied(A_(min))were 2.77μmol/m^(2)and 0.6 nm^(2).Wormlike micelles were formed at the concentration of 25 mmol/L.When the concentration was over 100 mmol/L,the zero-shear viscosity(η_(0))abruptly increased and then reached the maximum value for the surfactant of C18N2N/TA containing 150 mmol/L TA.The solution viscosity was as high as 1761.38 Pa·s.The effects of temperature on the rheological behavior were also considered.With the increase of temperature,the viscosity gradually increased.And when the temperature reached 40℃,η_(0)of the solution with the concentration of 100 mmol/L achieved the maximum value of 1370.386 Pa·s.When the temperature continued to rise,η_(0)began to decrease with further increasing temperature.A remarkable viscosity of 305.55 Pa·s was still remained at 50℃.The viscoelastic solutions showed good temperature resistance and shear resistance.The surfactant solutions applied as the fracturing fluid were also investigated.This surfactant also showed excellent sand-carrying performance,and the settling rate of the sand was merely 0.26 cm/min.This surfactant could be simply prepared and showed excellent performance,which expanded the preparation and application field of novel surfactants.
文摘By virtue of a 3∶1 complementary coordination strategy,a chiral heteroleptic metal-organic cage that con-tains divergent functional units,Pd‑R(Zn),was precisely constructed via self-assembly of monodentate variational Zn-salen ligands RZn and NADH(reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)mimic modified tridentate ligands with square-planar Pd ions.UV-Vis and luminescence spectra experiments reveal that different anions could selec-tively interact with different sites of Zn-salen modified metal-organic cages to achieve the structural regulation of cage compound,by using the differentiated host-guest electrostatic interactions of counter ions with metal-organic hosts.Compared to other anions,the presence of chloride ions caused the most significant fluorescence emission enhancement of Pd‑R(Zn),meanwhile,the UV-Vis absorption band attributed to the salen aromatic backbone showed an absorption decrease,and the metal-to-ligand induced peak displayed a blue shift effect.Circular dichro-ism and ^(1)H NMR spectra further demonstrate that the introduction of chloride anions is beneficial to keeping a more rigid scaffold.
文摘Coacervation of oxidized glutathione(GSSG)and a cationic surfactant,didodecyldimethylammonium bromide(DDAB),was constructed mainly driven by the electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.The pH-dependent coacervate of GSSG-DDAB(1∶4,mol/mol)was analyzed.Under acidic and neutral conditions,a turbid suspension of droplets is observed,and alkaline pH results in the phase separation of coacervates as the top phase.The coacervate phase exhibits good performance(extraction efficiency>85%)in extracting several dyes from water,including brilliant yellow,acid red 13,cresyl violet acetate,eriochrom blue SE,and 4-hydroxyazobenzene.The dyes are added into the suspension in acidic conditions.Then,the dyes are enriched and extracted along with the coacervates as the top phase when pH is adjusted to~10.Coacervation of GSSG with DDAB provides a simple approach to extract organic pollutants in wastewater treatment.
