Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride, 25 Percent in Water

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2261
Author(s):  
Enikő Bárdos ◽  
Viktória A. Márta ◽  
Szilvia Fodor ◽  
Endre-Zsolt Kedves ◽  
Klara Hernadi ◽  
...  

Bismuth oxychloride photocatalysts were obtained using solvothermal synthesis and different additives (CTAB—cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAC—cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, PVP–polyvinylpyrrolidone, SDS–sodium dodecylsulphate, U—urea and TU—thiourea). The effect of the previously mentioned compounds was analyzed applying structural (primary crystallite size, crystal phase composition, etc.), morphological (particle geometry), optical (band gap energy) parameters, surface related properties (surface atoms’ oxidation states), and the resulted photocatalytic activity. A strong dependency was found between the surface tension of the synthesis solutions and the overall morpho-structural parameters. The main finding was that the characteristics of the semiconductors can be tuned by modifying the surface tension of the synthesis mixture. It was observed after the photocatalytic degradation, that the white semiconductor turned to grey. Furthermore, we attempted to explain the gray color of BiOCl catalysts after the photocatalytic decompositions by Raman and XPS studies.


2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 791-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianli Liu ◽  
Shu Tao ◽  
Xin Yu ◽  
Guanghong Liu ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
...  

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1337
Author(s):  
Respati K. Pramadewandaru ◽  
Jeong-Hu Shim ◽  
Young-Wook Lee ◽  
Jong-Wook Hong

The exploration of efficient nanocatalysts with high activity and stability towards water electrolysis and fuel cell applications is extremely important for the advancement of electrochemical reactions. However, it remains challenging. Controlling the morphology of bimetallic Pd–Pt nanostructures can be a great way to improve their electrocatalytic properties compared with previously developed catalysts. Herein, we synthesize bimetallic Pd–Pt nanodendrites, which consist of a dense matrix of unsaturated coordination atoms and high porosity. The concentration of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride was significant for the morphology and size of the Pd–Pt nanodendrites. Pd–Pt nanodendrites prepared by cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (200 mM) showed higher activities towards both the hydrogen evolution reaction and methanol oxidation reaction compared to their different Pd–Pt nanodendrite counterparts, commercial Pd, and Pt catalysts, which was attributed to numerous unsaturated surface atoms in well-developed single branches.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12509
Author(s):  
Joana Angélica Loureiro ◽  
Stéphanie Andrade ◽  
Lies Goderis ◽  
Ruben Gomez-Gutierrez ◽  
Claudio Soto ◽  
...  

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. An important hallmark of PD involves the pathological aggregation of proteins in structures known as Lewy bodies. The major component of these proteinaceous inclusions is alpha (α)-synuclein. In different conditions, α-synuclein can assume conformations rich in either α-helix or β-sheets. The mechanisms of α-synuclein misfolding, aggregation, and fibrillation remain unknown, but it is thought that β-sheet conformation of α-synuclein is responsible for its associated toxic mechanisms. To gain fundamental insights into the process of α-synuclein misfolding and aggregation, the secondary structure of this protein in the presence of charged and non-charged surfactant solutions was characterized. The selected surfactants were (anionic) sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), (cationic) cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), and (uncharged) octyl β-D-glucopyranoside (OG). The effect of surfactants in α-synuclein misfolding was assessed by ultra-structural analyses, in vitro aggregation assays, and secondary structure analyses. The α-synuclein aggregation in the presence of negatively charged SDS suggests that SDS-monomer complexes stimulate the aggregation process. A reduction in the electrostatic repulsion between N- and C-terminal and in the hydrophobic interactions between the NAC (non-amyloid beta component) region and the C-terminal seems to be important to undergo aggregation. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurements show that β-sheet structures comprise the assembly of the fibrils.


Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6710-6718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheyu Luo ◽  
Jaewan Ahn ◽  
Dong Qin

We report the fabrication of Ag–Pd concave nanocrystals by introducing the Pd(ii) precursor into an aqueous suspension of Ag nanocubes in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) under ambient conditions.


2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 4012-4019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Nause ◽  
David A. Hoagland ◽  
Helmut H. Strey

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