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Chemistry, Physical
Naved Azum, Sulaiman Y. M. Alfaifi, Malik Abdul Rub, Abdullah M. Asiri
Summary: The synergistic interaction between surface-active ionic liquid and pluronic/non-ionic surfactant has been investigated, and it was found that the mixed system has significantly lower critical micelle concentration values compared to pure amphiphiles due to the strong attractive interaction between components. The mole fractions of the components and interaction parameter were determined using regular solution theory, and thermodynamic parameters were calculated. UV-visible spectroscopy confirmed the positive interaction between the ionic liquid and non-ionic surfactants.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Joshua A. Mysona, Alon V. McCormick, David C. Morse
Summary: This study analyzes the dynamic adsorption of surfactant from a micellar solution to a rapidly created surface. The model considers the adsorption of surfactant monomers, rather than micelles, on the surface. The results show the formation of a micelle-free region near the interface, which expands over time. The system reaches a state of full local equilibrium in the final stage.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Wei Hu, Wenwei Luo, Hewen Wang, Chuying Ouyang
Summary: This study investigates the adsorption mechanism of PC molecules on the LiMn2O4 (100) surface using spin-polarized density functional theory calculations. The findings suggest that PC molecules preferentially interact with Mn atoms via carbonyl oxygen, leading to improved surface stability and cycling performance.
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Chemistry, Applied
Keisuke Matsuoka, Mamoru Arima, Yusuke Goto, Shiho Yada, Tomokazu Yoshimura
Summary: The physicochemical properties of aqueous monoammonium glycyrrhizinate are dependent on the ionization of the carboxylic acid groups. It was found that monoammonium glycyrrhizinate can form micelles only in weakly acidic aqueous solutions, with pH around 5 being the most suitable for micelle formation.
JOURNAL OF OLEO SCIENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Budhadeb Chowdhury, Sk Mehebub Rahaman, Aniruddha Ghosh, Kalachand Mahali, Pintu Sar, Bidyut Saha
Summary: This study investigates the employment of two surfactants in the oxidation of 1-propanol and 1,3-propanediol by copper(III)-periodate (DPC) complex in aqueous micellar media. The results show a significant enhancement in the catalytic efficiency of the oxidation reactions when both surfactants are present in equimolar amounts. Additionally, the aggregation of the binary surfactants plays a crucial role in the analysis of the absolute kinetic results of the oxidation study.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elizabeth Santos, Wolfgang Schmickler
Summary: In lithium metal batteries, excess charge accumulates on small protrusions due to the negatively charged electrode, creating a strong electric field that attracts Li+ ions and induces dendrite growth. This excess charge, even on small tips, can contribute to dendrite formation along with locally reduced surface tension.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Nabin Basnet, Sushila Prasai, Hector Dominguez, Marlene Rios-Lopez, Rajendra Adhikari, Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Ajaya Bhattarai
Summary: The study measured the conductivity of anionic surfactant in different solvent media and found that the addition of alcohols impacts the solvent properties and conductivity. Experimental measurements, simulations, and calculations were conducted to support the findings.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Dale Seddon, Erich A. Muller, Joao T. Cabral
Summary: This study uses machine learning to relate molecular descriptors to the surface tension profiles of hydrocarbon surfactants. Experimental data is fitted to extract characteristic parameters, and a gradient-boosted regressor model is used for feature selection. The results show a good correlation between the machine learning models and experimental data.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Lifei Zhi, Xiufang Shi, Erzhuang Zhang, Yilun Pan, Xiaoming Li, Hui Wang, Wen Liu
Summary: The synthesized CnDBLB surfactants have a strong ability to reduce the surface tension of water, with increasing carbon chain length leading to higher adsorption amounts and decreased minimum adsorption. All three surfactants formed spherical micelles in aqueous solutions.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Atanu Rakshit, Suman Chowdhury, Animesh Acharjee, Kalachand Mahali, Rumpa Saha, Pintu Sar, Bidyut Saha
Summary: In this experiment, an unprecedented oxidation reaction of an aromatic alcohol (4-chlorobenzyl alcohol) by Cr(VI) was carried out in aqueous mixed micellar medium. The spectrophotometric kinetic study showed excellent relative catalytic performances of micro-heterogeneous micellar aggregation in both single and mixed micellar media (using anionic SDS and nonionic TX-100 surfactants). The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactants in single or mixed micellar form played a significant role in the reaction rate control. Additionally, two organic hetero-aromatic promoters, Phen and Bpy, were utilized to investigate their effect on reaction dynamics in the micellar media. The formation of mixed micelle was confirmed by UV, H-1 NMR, and 2D NOESY study.
RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Sebastian B. Wachsmann, Jessica Bauhof, Aileen Rebecca Raab, Anna Zens, Thomas Sottmann, Sabine Laschat
Summary: This study investigated the self-assembly behavior of ion pairs with different alkyl chain lengths in both bulk and solution phases. The results showed that longer alkyl chains improved the thermal stability of the bulk material and promoted the formation of micelles in water. The chain length of the carboxylate anion had a stronger impact on the self-assembly behavior.
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Chemistry, Physical
Shadi Fuladi, Hamed Gholivand, Alireza Ahmadiparidari, Larry A. Curtiss, Amin Salehi-Khojin, Fatemeh Khalili-Araghi
Summary: This study investigated the phase behavior of ternary mixtures of ionic liquid, organic solvent, and lithium salt using molecular dynamics simulations. The research found that the electrolyte separates into distinct phases at room temperature, with one domain rich in ions and solvent molecules, and another domain consisting of pure solvent. The phase separation, driven by entropy, occurs at microsecond time scales and significantly impacts the transport properties of the electrolyte.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Youichi Takata, Amu Uchikura
Summary: Solubilization plays a crucial role in dissolving hydrophobic materials in water. This study focuses on controlling solubilization and release of solubilized materials through external stimulation. An amphoteric surfactant, SB-12, was used and pH change was chosen as the external stimulus. Surface tension and absorbance measurements revealed that pH had minimal effect on the adsorption behavior and micelle formation of SB-12, whereas solubilization behavior depended significantly on pH. Moreover, the solubilization ability was much greater under basic conditions compared to acidic or neutral conditions. This study provides insights into the mechanism of release for solubilized materials due to pH change.
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Polymer Science
Malik Abdul Rub, Naved Azum, Dileep Kumar, Abdullah M. Asiri
Summary: The interfacial interaction between the antidepressant drug IMP and the excipient TX-100 was investigated in different media. It was found that the interaction was stronger in NaCl media and weaker in urea media. The properties of the system were explored through surface tension, H-1 NMR, and FT-IR studies.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Kevin B. Vargo, Patrick Stahl, Brian Hwang, Erica Hwang, Daniel Giordano, Peyton Randolph, Christina Celentano, Robert Hepler, Ketan Amin
Summary: The research aimed to investigate whether the interfacial properties of proteins could predict the surfactant formulation requirements for end-to-end stability of drug products, and to determine the minimum surfactant concentration required to prevent particle formation in different diluents through shaking studies.
MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
(2021)