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Baigadilov A, Colombano S, Omirbekov S, Cochennec M, Davarzani D, Lion F, Oxarango L, Bodiguel H. Surfactant foam injection for remediation of diesel-contaminated soil: A comprehensive study on the role of co-surfactant in foaming formulation enhancement. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172631. [PMID: 38670385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Aqueous foam injection is a promising technique for in-situ remediation of soil and aquifers contaminated by petroleum products. However, the application efficiency is strongly hindered by foam's instability upon contact with hydrocarbons. Addressing this, we propose a new binary surfactant mixture of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine (CAHS). This study investigates CAHS's role as a co-surfactant in enhancing foam stability against antifoaming diesel oil under static and dynamic conditions. Using a dynamic foam analyzer (DFA-100), we assessed static foam's stability by monitoring decay profiles and bubble growth over time. The results revealed that the highest stability can be reached at a CAHS to SDS ratio of 50:50, increasing the half-life of the foam by 7.7 times. Remarkably, our analyses at bulk and bubble scales also elucidated the mechanisms behind the enhanced foam stability of the proposed binary surfactant mixture in the absence and presence of diesel. Additionally, in a 1D sand column, the SDS-CAHS mixture demonstrated more than twofold improvement of the Resistance Factor, attributed to the better survival of the lamellae due to the reduced rate of their destruction. This formulation also yielded a recovery improvement of >10 % compared to SDS foam. The significant improvements in stability and performance of the SDS-CAHS (50:50) mixture were credited to a robust pseudo-emulsion film formation, creating a higher oil entry barrier. This reinforcement and the surfactant molecules' synergistic interactions at the gas-liquid-oil interface significantly contributed to the overall effectiveness.
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- Adil Baigadilov
- BRGM (French Geological Survey), F-45060 Orléans, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LRP, Grenoble 38000, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- BRGM (French Geological Survey), F-45060 Orléans, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LRP, Grenoble 38000, France
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Takata Y, Uchikura A. Study on Reversible Solubilization by Adjusting Surfactant Properties. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16093550. [PMID: 37176432 PMCID: PMC10180024 DOI: 10.3390/ma16093550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Solubilization allows us to dissolve hydrophobic materials in water and to carry them to where they are needed. The purpose of this study is to control solubilization, especially the release of solubilized materials, via external stimulation. An amphoteric surfactant, dodecyldimethyl(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide inner salt (SB-12), was employed, and a pH change was chosen as the external stimulus. We measured the surface tension of an SB-12 solution via the Wilhelmy method, and the absorbance of a solubilized solution was determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy at various pH values. The surface tension was almost the same at any pH, contrary to our expectations. This result suggests that the adsorption behavior and micelle formation of SB-12 were not affected by pH very much. On the other hand, the solubilization behavior remarkably depended on the pH. In particular, the solubilization ability under the basic condition was much larger than that under the acidic and neutral conditions. Taking advantage of such a difference in solubilization ability under some pH conditions, the solubilized material could be completely removed from the solution. Thus, we clarified the mechanism of release for solubilized materials due to a pH change.
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- Youichi Takata
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Yamaguchi 755-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Yamaguchi 755-8555, Japan
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Mukherjee S, Shanmugam G. A Novel Surfactant with Short Hydrophobic Head and Long Hydrophilic Tail Generates Vesicles with Unique Structural Feature. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206906. [PMID: 36799147 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Surfactant molecules typically have a long hydrophobic tail and a short hydrophilic head group. It remains unexplored if surfactants can have a short hydrophobic head group and a long hydrophilic tail. Designing such surfactants is a challenge as a lengthy hydrophilic tail would completely solubilize the molecules. In this context, herein, the Fmoc-functionalized Gly-Pro-Hyp (GPO) tripeptide repeat-based molecule (Fm-GPO) with fluorenyl moiety as a short hydrophobic head and peptide as a long hydrophilic tail is demonstrated as a reverse surfactant at physiological pH, for the first time. π-π stacking of the fluorenyl moieties and intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the peptide chains with extended polyproline-II structure promoted the self-assembly into spherical vesicles with a unique feature of a large hydrophilic area in the interior and exterior of the bilayer. The current Fm-GPO system offers a new class of surfactants with unique features that can aid in the design of drug-loaded vehicles, which can be target-specific as the peptide chain can be manipulated with different functional ultra-short peptide sequences.
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- Smriti Mukherjee
- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Zwitterionic fluorinated detergents: From design to membrane protein applications. Biochimie 2023; 205:40-52. [PMID: 36375632 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We report herein the synthesis of zwitterionic sulfobetaine (SB) and dimethylamine oxide (AO) detergents whose alkyl chain is made of either a perfluorohexyl (F6H3) or a perfluoropentyl (F5H5) group linked to a hydrogenated spacer arm. In aqueous solution, the critical micellar concentrations (CMCs) measured by surface tensiometry (SFT) and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) were found in the millimolar range (1.3-2.4 mM). The morphologies of the aggregates were evaluated by dynamic light scattering (DLS), analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), demonstrating that the two perfluoropentyl derivatives formed small micelles less than 10 nm in diameter, whereas the perfluorohexyl derivatives formed larger and more heterogeneous micelles. The two SB detergents were able to solubilize synthetic lipid vesicles in a few hours; by contrast, the perfluoropentyl AO induced much faster solubilization, whereas the perfluorohexyl AO did not show any solubilization. All detergents were tested for their abilities to stabilize three membrane proteins, namely, bacteriorhodopsin (bR), the Bacillus subtilis ABC transporter BmrA, and the Streptococcus pneumoniae enzyme SpNOX. The SB detergents outperformed the AO derivatives as well as their hydrogenated analogs in stabilizing these proteins. Among the four new compounds, F5H5SB combines many desirable properties for membrane-protein study, as it is a powerful yet gentle detergent.
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Cui H, Huang X. Green and efficient electrosynthesis of poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene in aqueous micellar solution of zwitterionic surfactant. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Interdisciplinary Overview of Lipopeptide and Protein-Containing Biosurfactants. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010076. [PMID: 36672817 PMCID: PMC9859011 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Biosurfactants are amphipathic molecules capable of lowering interfacial and superficial tensions. Produced by living organisms, these compounds act the same as chemical surfactants but with a series of improvements, the most notable being biodegradability. Biosurfactants have a wide diversity of categories. Within these, lipopeptides are some of the more abundant and widely known. Protein-containing biosurfactants are much less studied and could be an interesting and valuable alternative. The harsh temperature, pH, and salinity conditions that target organisms can sustain need to be understood for better implementation. Here, we will explore biotechnological applications via lipopeptide and protein-containing biosurfactants. Also, we discuss their natural role and the organisms that produce them, taking a glimpse into the possibilities of research via meta-omics and machine learning.
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Ma G, Ji F, Lin W, Chen S. Determination of non-freezing water in different nonfouling materials by differential scanning calorimetry. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2022; 33:1012-1024. [PMID: 35073220 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2022.2034285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nonfouling materials have attracted increasing interest for their excellent biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. Strong hydration is believed to be the key reason for their resisting capability to nonspecific protein adsorption. However, little attention has been paid to quantifying their strong water binding capacity. In this study, we synthesized four zwitterionic polymers, including poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (pSBMA), poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) (pCBMA), poly(carboxybetaine acrylamide) (pCBAA) and poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (pMPC), and compared non-freezing water of these zwitterionic polymers with typical antifouling polymer poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Non-freezing water of their monomers was also investigated. The non-freezing water of the polymers (per unit) is pMPC (10.7 ± 1.4) ≈ pCBAA (10.8 ± 1.5) > pCBMA (9.0 ± 0.6) > pSBMA (6.6 ± 0.4) > PEG20000 (0.60 ± 0.04). Similar trend is observed for their monomers. For all studied zwitterionic materials, they showed higher binding capacity than PEG. We attribute the stronger hydration of zwitterionic polymers to their strong electrostatic interactions.
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- Guanglong Ma
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.,Centre for Cancer Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.,Taizhou Technician College, Taizhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.,Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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Guerrero-Hernández L, Meléndez-Ortiz HI, Cortez-Mazatan GY, Vaillant-Sánchez S, Peralta-Rodríguez RD. Gemini and Bicephalous Surfactants: A Review on Their Synthesis, Micelle Formation, and Uses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031798. [PMID: 35163721 PMCID: PMC8836724 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The use of surfactants in polymerization reactions is particularly important, mainly in emulsion polymerizations. Further, micelles from biocompatible surfactants find use in pharmaceutical dosage forms. This paper reviews recent developments in the synthesis of novel gemini and bicephalous surfactants, micelle formation, and their applications in polymer and nanoparticle synthesis, oil recovery, catalysis, corrosion, protein binding, and biomedical area, particularly in drug delivery.
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- Lluvia Guerrero-Hernández
- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, Saltillo 25294, Mexico; (L.G.-H.); (G.Y.C.-M.); (S.V.-S.)
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- CONACyT—Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, Saltillo 25294, Mexico
- Correspondence: (H.I.M.-O.); (R.D.P.-R.); Tel.: +52-(844)-4389830 (ext. 1014) (H.I.M.-O.); +52-(844)-4389830 (ext. 1260) (R.D.P.-R.); Fax: +52-(844)-4389839 (H.I.M.-O.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, Saltillo 25294, Mexico; (L.G.-H.); (G.Y.C.-M.); (S.V.-S.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, Saltillo 25294, Mexico; (L.G.-H.); (G.Y.C.-M.); (S.V.-S.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, Saltillo 25294, Mexico; (L.G.-H.); (G.Y.C.-M.); (S.V.-S.)
- Correspondence: (H.I.M.-O.); (R.D.P.-R.); Tel.: +52-(844)-4389830 (ext. 1014) (H.I.M.-O.); +52-(844)-4389830 (ext. 1260) (R.D.P.-R.); Fax: +52-(844)-4389839 (H.I.M.-O.)
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Warszyński P, Szyk-Warszyńska L, Wilk KA, Lamch Ł. Adsorption of cationic multicharged surfactants at liquid/gas interface. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shadloo A, Peyvandi K, Shojaeian A. How the CMC adjust the liquid mixture density and viscosity of non-ionic surfactants at various temperatures? J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mella M, Tagliabue A, Mollica L, Vaghi S, Izzo L. Inducing pH control over the critical micelle concentration of zwitterionic surfactants via polyacids adsorption: Effect of chain length and structure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1636-1651. [PMID: 34500165 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The critical concentration above which micelles form from zwitterionic surfactant solutions and their thermodynamic stability is affected by the interaction with weak Brønsted polyacid chains (An) via the formation of charged hydrogen bonds between the latter and anionic moieties. EXPERIMENTS The interaction between zwitterionic micelles and polyacids capable of forming hydrogen bonds, and its dependence on the environmental pH and polymer structure, has been studied with constant-pH simulations and a restricted primitive model for all electrolytes. FINDINGS At low pH, the formation of polyacid/micelle complexes is witnessed independently of the polymer size or structure, so that the concentration above which micelles form is substantially decreased compared to polyacid-free cases. Upon rising pH, polymer desorption takes place within a narrow range of pH values, its location markedly depending on the size and structure of polyacids, and on the relative disposition between headgroup charged moieties. Thus, the desorption onset for long linear polyacids (A60) interacting with sulphobetainic headgroups is roughly two pH units higher than for six decameric chains (6A10) adsorbed onto micelles bearing phosphorylcholinic headgroups. This effect, together with the preferential desorption of chain ends at intermediate pH, may be exploited for drug delivery purposes or building advanced metamaterials.
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- Massimo Mella
- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Vanvitelli 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Universitá degli Studi dell'Insubria, via J. H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Patiño-Agudelo ÁJ, Quina FH. Thermodynamics of anion binding to zwitterionic sulfobetaine micelles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 611:39-45. [PMID: 34929437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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One of the most intriguing aspects of zwitterionic surfactant micelles is their propensity to exhibit selectivity in the binding of the anions of added salts. In this work we examine the thermodynamics of the interaction of the strongly bound perchlorate ion and the more weakly bound bromide ion with micelles of N-tetradecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (SB3-14) in aqueous solution employing enthalpies derived from isothermal titration calorimetry combined with Gibbs free energies derived from literature data for the binding equilibria. In both cases, the binding is exothermic and enthalpy driven, but entropically unfavorable, with only modest changes in the Gibbs free energy as a function of the extent of anion binding. Likewise, perchlorate ion binding was found to have little or no effect on the aggregation numbers of SB3-14 micelles determined by time-resolved fluorescence quenching of pyrene by the N-hexadecylpyridinium cation. The results are interpreted within the context of the factors involved in the ion-pairing between the anions and the positive charge center of the zwitterion headgroup and the interplay between electrostatics, solvent reorganization and a net loss of translational degrees of freedom that accompany anion binding.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Sarkar R, Pal A, Rakshit A, Saha B. Properties and applications of amphoteric surfactant: A concise review. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Ratan Sarkar
- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry The University of Burdwan Burdwan West Bengal India
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Cao Y, Yang W, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Ju H, Geng T. Studies on physicochemical properties of three Gemini surfactants with different spacer groups. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mella M, Tagliabue A, Izzo L. On the distribution of hydrophilic polyelectrolytes and their counterions around zwitterionic micelles: the possible impact on the charge density in solution. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:1267-1283. [PMID: 33300543 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01541e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite their charge neutrality, micelles composed of surfactants with zwitterionic headgroups selectively accumulate anions at their hydrophobic core/solution interphase due to electrostatic interactions if headgroup positive moieties are the innermost. This tendency may be markedly enhanced if polyions substitute simple ions. To investigate this possibility, solutions composed of zwitterionic micelles and hydrophilic polyanions have been investigated with Monte Carlo simulations representing the studied systems via primitive electrolyte models. Structural and energetic properties are obtained to highlight the impact of connecting simple ions into polyions on the interactions between electrolytes and micelles. Despite the latter, polyanions conserve their conformational properties. A marked increase in the concentration of charged species inside the micellar corona is, instead, found when polyions are present independently of their charge sign or the headgroup structure. Thus, polyelectrolytes act as "shuttle" for all charged species, with the potential of increasing reactions rates involving the latter due to mass effects. Besides, results for the polyions/micelles mixing free energy and Helmholtz energy profiles indicate that the critical micelle concentration is impacted minimally by hydrophilic polyelectrolytes, an outcome agreeing with experiments. This finding is entirely due to weak enthalpic effects while mixing hydrophilic polyions and micelles. A strong reduction in the screening of the micelle negative charge, acquired following the adsorption of anions in the corona and due to counterions layering just outside it (the so called "chameleon effect"), is forecasted when polyanions substitute monovalent anions.
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- Massimo Mella
- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100, Como, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienza ed Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100, Como, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, via J. H. Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy
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Gerola AP, Wanderlind EH, Idrees M, Sangaletti P, Zaramello L, Nome RA, Silva GTM, Quina FH, Tachiya M, Nome F, Fiedler HD. Anion binding to surfactant aggregates: AuCl4− in cationic, anionic and zwitterionic micelles. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Viscoelasticity and microstructural properties of zwitterionic surfactant induced by hydroxybenzoate salt for fracturing. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Anwer W, Ratto Velasquez A, Tsoukanova V. Acylcarnitines at the Membrane Surface: Insertion Parameters for a Mitochondrial Leaflet Model. Biophys J 2020; 118:1032-1043. [PMID: 32027823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Excessive accumulation of acylcarnitines (ACs), often caused by metabolic disorders, has been associated with obesity, arrhythmias, cardiac ischemia, insulin resistance, etc. Mechanisms whereby elevated ACs might contribute to pathophysiological effects remain largely unexplored. We have aimed to gain insight into AC interactions with the mitochondrial inner membrane. To model its outer leaflet, Langmuir monolayers and cushioned supported bilayers were employed. Their interactions with ACs were monitored with epifluorescence microscopy, which revealed a local leaflet expansion upon exposure to elevated concentrations of a long-chain AC, plausibly caused by its insertion. To assess the AC insertion parameters, constant-pressure insertion assays were performed. A value of 21 ± 3 Å2 was obtained for the AC insertion area, which is roughly the same as the cross-sectional area of an acyl chain. By contrast, the carnitine moiety was found to require an area of 37 ± 3 Å2. The AC insertion has thus been concluded to involve solely the AC acyl chain. This mode of insertion implies that the carnitine moiety, with its nontitratable positive charge, is left dangling at the membrane surface, which is likely to alter the surface electrostatics of the outer leaflet. The extrapolation of these findings has enabled us to hypothesize that, by altering the morphology and surface electrostatics of the outer leaflet, the insertion of ACs, in particular their long-chain counterparts, may trigger a nonspecific activation of signaling pathways in the inner mitochondrial membrane, thereby modulating its function and potentially leading to pathophysiological responses.
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- Wajih Anwer
- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lamch Ł, Witek K, Jarek E, Obłąk E, Warszyński P, Wilk KA. New mild amphoteric sulfohydroxybetaine-type surfactants containing different labile spacers: Synthesis, surface properties and performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 558:220-229. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Role of Ionic Headgroups on the Thermal, Rheological, and Foaming Properties of Novel Betaine-Based Polyoxyethylene Zwitterionic Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7120908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Long-term thermal stability of surfactants under harsh reservoir conditions is one of the main challenges for surfactant injection. Most of the commercially available surfactants thermally degrade or precipitate when exposed to high-temperature and high-salinity conditions. In this work, we designed and synthesized three novel betaine-based polyoxyethylene zwitterionic surfactants containing different head groups (carboxybetaine, sulfobetaine, and hydroxysulfobetaine) and bearing an unsaturated tail. The impact of the surfactant head group on the long-term thermal stability, foam stability, and surfactant–polymer interactions were examined. The thermal stability of the surfactants was assessed by monitoring the structural changes when exposed at high temperature (90 °C) for three months using 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and FTIR analysis. All surfactants were found thermally stable regardless of the headgroup and no structural changes were evidenced. The surfactant–polymer interactions were dominant in deionized water. However, in seawater, the surfactant addition had no effect on the rheological properties. Similarly, changing the headgroup of polyoxyethylene zwitterionic surfactants had no major effect on the foamability and foam stability. The findings of the present study reveal that the betaine-based polyoxyethylene zwitterionic surfactant can be a good choice for enhanced oil recovery application and the nature of the headgroup has no major impact on the thermal, rheological, and foaming properties of the surfactant in typical harsh reservoir conditions (high salinity, high temperature).
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Reverse micellar modified mixed anionic and zwitterionic surfactant system for antibiotic extraction. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Silva GT, Quina FH. Ion–micelle interactions and the modeling of reactivity in micellar solutions of simple zwitterionic sulfobetaine surfactants. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gao S, Song Z, Lan F, Li P, Zhang A, Hu J, Jiang Q. Studies on Physicochemical Properties and Aggregation Behavior of Two Pairs of Betaine Surfactants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shifeng Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
- School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Gao S, Song Z, Lan F, Zhao J, Xu T, Du Y, Jiang Q. Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Novel Phenyl-Containing Sulfobetaine Surfactants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shifeng Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- CNOOC EnerTech-Safety & Environmental Protection Company, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Department of Production Optimization, China Oilfield Services Limited, Tianjin 300459, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China
- School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Mohamad-Aziz SN, Mishra P, Zularisam A, Sakinah AM. Isooctane-based anionic and zwitterionic surfactant: Synergistic interaction of mixed reverse micelle and solubilisation of erythromycin. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.110882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ortiz-Martínez VM, Gómez-Coma L, Ortiz A, Ortiz I. Overview on the use of surfactants for the preparation of porous carbon materials by the sol-gel method: applications in energy systems. REV CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2018-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Porous carbon materials attract great interest because of the wide range of applications in electrochemical energy systems, especially in the case of structured and porosity-tuned carbons prepared by template-assisted methods. The use of surfactant prevents the collapse of the porous structure during the air-drying stage in the sol-gel process, which is regarded as a critical stage in this method. This work offers an overview on the use of surfactants as templates for the manufacture of tunable porous carbon materials by the sol-gel method mainly using the polymerization reaction of resorcinol (R) and formaldehyde (F). The use of surfactants avoids the application of other economically disadvantaged drying techniques such as supercritical fluids and freeze-drying. The surfactant-assisted sol-gel methods reported in the literature for the fabrication of porous carbons are widely discussed, as well as the potentiality of the synthesized materials as electrodes in electrochemical systems, which greatly depends on the final porous structure. Besides, this work offers information on hybrid methods in which surfactants are used not only for the fabrication of porous carbon materials with mesoporous/microporous structure but also for the development of advanced structures and composites, including nanomaterials with enhanced properties. Finally, future prospects in the synthesis of carbon materials prepared by surfactant-assisted sol-gel method are presented.
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- Víctor Manuel Ortiz-Martínez
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Cantabria , Av. Los Castros 46 , Santander 39005 , Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Cantabria , Av. Los Castros 46 , Santander 39005 , Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Cantabria , Av. Los Castros 46 , Santander 39005 , Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Cantabria , Av. Los Castros 46 , Santander 39005 , Spain
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Zhao X, Lu X, Liu Z, Zheng S, Liu S, Zhang Y. Gas-liquid interface extraction: An effective pretreatment approach to retard pore channel wetting in hydrophobic membrane application processes. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Xu Y, Zhang X, Zhou X, Liu H, Xu B. Synergistic interactions between zwitterionic surfactants derived from olive oil and an anionic surfactant. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2018.1510785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Yeming Xu
- School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Characterization of rock-fluid and fluid-fluid interactions in presence of a family of synthesized zwitterionic surfactants for application in enhanced oil recovery. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gerola AP, Costa PF, Quina FH, Fiedler HD, Nome F. Zwitterionic surfactants in ion binding and catalysis. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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