A Novel Embed Fluorescence Method for Monitoring the Change from Emulsion Polymeriztion to Microemulsion Polymerization

2013 ◽  
Vol 303-306 ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Hai Ke Feng

In this paper, we present a novel embed fluorescence method that allows one to monitor the change from emulsion polymerization to microemulsion polymerization with low monomer contents. The microemulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was investigated using N-(2-anthracene) methacrylamide (AnMA) as the probe whose fluorescence emission intensity was proportional to the conversion of MMA into the polymer.In this research, the trace amount of AnMA unit looked like embed in the MMA chain. In a solution containing 3wt% of MMA with respect to water, with the anionic surfactant of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and water-soluble initiator of potassium persulfate (KPS), the process of changing from emulsion to microemulsion has been monitored. By contrast, with the non-ionic surfactant of polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether (Brij98) or water-insoluble initiator of 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN), the process of changing from emulsion to microemulsion also have been monitored.

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haike Feng ◽  
Yi Dan ◽  
Yue Zhao

We present a fluorescence method that allows one to monitor the kinetics of microemulsion polymerization of very low monomer contents (water-to-monomer ratio can readily be superior to 1000). The microemulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was investigated using N-(2-anthracene)methacrylamide (AnMA) as the probe whose fluorescence emission intensity was proportional to the conversion of MMA into the polymer. The real-time-measurement results show that in the regime of very low monomer contents, the surfactant exerted a profound effect on the kinetic process. In a microemulsion containing 0.1 wt% of MMA with respect to water, with the anionic surfactant of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the fast polymerization was preceded by an induction period whose length increased with reducing the concentration of the water-soluble initiator of potassium persulfate (KPS). By contrast, with the non-ionic surfactant of polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether (Brij98), the induction period was short and the decrease in the KPS concentration mainly resulted in a decrease of the reaction rate. The unprecedented sensitivity of this fluorescence method made it possible to access kinetic data of microemulsion polymerization with very low monomer contents for the first time, providing new insight into the effects of surfactant and initiator on this heterophase polymerization process.


Author(s):  
V. Klovak ◽  
L. Nechpai ◽  
S. Lelyushok ◽  
S. Kulichenko

The effect of cationic, anionic and nonionic surfactants on the fluorescence properties of fluorescein and eosin Y aqueous solutions has been investigated. It has been found that sodium dodecyl sulfate does not affect the position of the maximum wavelengths of solutions of fluorescein and eosin Y in the study of the effect of an anionic surfactant on the fluorescence emission intensity of dyes. The intensity of the signal of the dye solutions when changing the concentration of anionic surfactant changes little. As the concentration of non-ionic surfactant increases, the fluorescence emission intensity of the fluorescein solutions decreases. In contrast, with increasing concentration of Triton X-100, there is an increase in the signal intensity of solutions of more hydrophobic eosin Y with subsequent access to the "plateau" at СТХ-100≥5.1·10–2 mol/L. The position of the maxima fluorescence emission wavelengths for the fluorescein solutions in the 0-1.0·10–5 mol/L range of concentrations of cationic surfactant cetylpyridinium chloride remain unchanged. The position of the maxima shifts to the long-wavelength region of the spectrum at higher concentrations of CPC. The nature of the position dependence of the fluorescence emission maxima of eosin Y solutions in the presence of cationic surfactants is similar. The effect of fluorescence quenching has also been shown in the study of the influence of organic substances of cationic nature on the signal intensity of fluorescein solutions. It has been shown that the concentration dependence is linear in the (0.1–4.0)·10–1 mol/L range of isoniazid molecule concentrations. The data obtained can be implemented in the development of conditions and methods for the determination of pharmacologically active substances of cationic nature by reaction with fluorescein in medicines.


2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 609-612
Author(s):  
Hai Ke Feng ◽  
Hua Yu Qiu ◽  
Li Yuan Ding ◽  
Cun Jin Xu

In this paper, we followed the kinetics of methyl methacrylate (MMA) through a novel fluorescence method. The real-time measurement results show that in the regime of very low monomer contents, such as a solution containing 0.1 wt% of MMA with respect to water and with the anionic surfactant of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), the kinetic of the miniemulsion could be followed by this embed fluorescence method. The processes of changing from emulsion to miniemulsion with different amount of surfactant and cosurfactant also have been monitored.


2021 ◽  
Vol 866 (1) ◽  
pp. 012025
Author(s):  
S E Sergienko ◽  
S S Timofeeva ◽  
A B Kupchinsky ◽  
G Chaneva ◽  
D I Stom ◽  
...  

Abstract The absorption of an anionic surfactant - sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) by a Elodea canadensis was studied. Macrophyte (20 g/L wet weight) reduced the concentration of this surfactant from 2 mg/L by 90% within 2 days. A negative effect of SDS on the elimination of ammonium nitrogen by E. canadensis was shown with its content from 1·10-4 M. Thus, in the presence of 1·10-4 M SDS, E. canadensis reduced the concentration of ammonium nitrogen by 51% of the initial value in 2 days (in the control - without surfactants - 92% of the pollutant was absorbed).


2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. A. Haque ◽  
M. S. Hussain

Nano-sized nickel particles have been synthesized by a bottom-up approach, using hydrazine as the reducing agent in the presence of an anionic surfactant - sodium-dodecyl sulphate (SDS). The effect of adding a nonionic polymer -polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with an anionic surfactant has been studied at two different temperatures; the rate of reduction increased as the reaction temperature was increased from 60 to 100°C. These nano-aggregated nickel particles were characterized by using SEM with EDX facilities and TEM. TEM characterization showed the presence of spherical Ni particles as fine as 10nm in diameter. However, the SEM images showed a very spiky morphology, very small spherical shaped objects were clearly observed within these spiky structures. The combination of SDS/PVP reaction produced nano-sized nickel particles which were much finer than the reactions where SDS was used on its own. PVP has shown some dispersion power, and was found to be capable of preventing nickel particles from gradual agglomeration.  Keywords: Bottom-up; SDS; PVP; 10 nm. © 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.       DOI:10.3329/jsr.v2i2.3261               J. Sci. Res. 2 (2), 313-321 (2010) 


2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qamruzzaman ◽  
Abu Nasar

AbstractThe kinetics of the degradation of metribuzin by water-soluble colloidal MnO2 in acidic medium (HClO4) were studied spectrophotometrically in the absence and presence of surfactants. The experiments were performed under pseudo-first-order reaction conditions in respect of MnO2. The degradation was observed to be of the first order in respect of MnO2 while of fractional order for both metribuzin and HClO4. The rate constant for the degradation of metribuzin was observed to decrease as the concentration of MnO2 increased. The anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), was observed to be ineffective whereas the non-ionic surfactant, Triton X-100 (TX-100), accelerated the reaction rate. However, the cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), caused flocculation with oppositely-charged colloidal MnO2; hence further study was not possible. The catalytic effect of TX-100 was discussed in the light of the available mathematical model. The kinetic data were exploited to generate the various activation parameters for the oxidative degradation of metribuzin by colloidal MnO2 in the absence as well as the presence of the non-ionic surfactant, TX-100.


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