Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (trimethyl + ammonium_bromide)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Kinds of Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide

  • cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide


  • Selected Abstracts


    Synthesis and comparative physicochemical investigation of partly aromatic cardo copolyesters

    JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 4 2007
    N. B. Joshi
    Abstract Copolyesters were synthesized through the condensation of 0.0025 mol of 1,1,-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane, 0.0025 mol of ethylene glycol/propylene glycol/1,4-butanediol/1,6-hexane diol, and 0.005 mol of terephthaloyl chloride with water/chloroform (4:1 v/v) as an interphase, 0.0125 mol of sodium hydroxide as an acid acceptor, and 50 mg of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide as an emulsifier. The reaction time and temperature were 2 h and 0°C, respectively. The yields of the copolyesters were 81,96%. The structures of the copolyesters were supported by Fourier transform infrared and 1H-NMR spectral data and were characterized with the solution viscosity and density by a floatation method (1.1011,1.2697 g/cm3). Both the intrinsic viscosity and density of the copolyesters decreased with the nature and alkyl chain length of the diol. The copolyesters possessed fairly good hydrolytic stability against water and 10% solutions of acids, alkalis, and salts at room temperature. The copolyesters possessed moderate-to-good tensile strength (11,37.5 MPa), good-to-excellent electric strength (19,45.6 kV/mm), excellent volume resistivity (3.8 × 1015 to 2.56 × 1017 , cm), and high glass-transition temperatures (148,195°C) and were thermally stable up to about 408,427°C in a nitrogen atmosphere; they followed single-step degradation kinetics involving 38,58% weight losses and 34,59% residues. The copolyesters followed 2.6,2.9-order degradation kinetics. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007 [source]


    Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(o -toluidine) montmorillonite nanocomposites: Effect of surfactant on intercalation

    JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 3 2007
    Rahul Singhal
    Abstract The investigation of clay based polymer nanocomposites has opened the door for the development of novel, ecofriendly advanced nano materials that can be safely recycled. Because of their nanometer size dispersion, these nanocomposites often have superior physical and mechanical properties. In this study, novel nanocomposites of poly(o -toluidine) (POT) and organically modified montmorillonite (MMT) were synthesized using camphor sulfonic acid (CSA), cetyl pyridinum chloride (CPCl), and N -cetyl- N,N,N -trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) to study the role of surfactant modification on the intercalation. The in situ intercalative polymerization of POT within the organically modified MMT layers was analyzed by FTIR, UV,visible, XRD, SEM as well as TEM studies. The average particle size of the nanocomposites was found to be in the range 80,100 nm. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007 [source]


    The use of colloidal gas aphrons as novel downstream processing for the recovery of astaxanthin from cells of Phaffia rhodozyma

    JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY, Issue 2 2008
    Maria Dermiki
    Abstract BACKGROUND: There is an increasing interest in obtaining natural products with bioactive properties, using fermentation technology. However, the downstream processing consisting of multiple steps can be complicated, leading to increase in the final cost of the product. Therefore there is a need for integrated, cost-effective and scalable separation processes. RESULTS: The present study investigates the use of colloidal gas aphrons (CGA), which are surfactant-stabilized microbubbles, as a novel method for downstream processing. More particularly, their application for the recovery of astaxanthin from the cells of Phaffia rhodozyma is explored. Research carried out with standard solutions of astaxanthin and CGA generated from the cationic surfactant hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) showed that up to 90% recovery can be achieved under optimum conditions, i.e., pH 11 with NaOH 0.2 mol L,1. In the case of the cells' suspension from the fermentation broth, three different approaches were investigated: (a) the conventional integrated approach where CGA were applied directly; (b) CGA were applied to the clarified suspension of cells; and finally (c) the in situ approach, where CGA are generated within the clarified suspension of cells. Interestingly, in the case of the whole suspension (approach a) highest recoveries (78%) were achieved under the same conditions found to be optimal for the standard solutions. In addition, up to 97% recovery of total carotenoids could be achieved from the clarified suspension after pretreatment with NaOH. This pretreatment led to maximum cell disruption as well as optimum conditioning for subsequent CGA separation. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the potential of CGA for the recovery of bioactive components from complex feedstock. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry [source]


    Kinetic study on the prooxidative effect of vitamin C on the autoxidation of glycerol trioleate in micelles

    JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 2 2006
    Zai-Qun Liu
    Abstract Vitamin C (L -ascorbic acid) protects human health by scavenging toxic free radicals and other reactive oxygen species formed in cell metabolism. The surplus supplementation of vitamin C, however, may be harmful to health because the level of 8-oxoguanine and 8-oxoadenine in lymphocyte DNA varies remarkably. In the process of the kinetic investigation on the 2,2,-azobis(2-amidinopropane dihydrochloride) (AAPH)-induced autoxidation of glycerol trioleate (GtH) in the micelles of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and Triton X-100, the addition of vitamin C accelerates the autoxidation of GtH even in the absence of the free radical initiator, AAPH. The initiating rate, Ri, of vitamin C (VC)-induced autoxidation of GtH is related to the micelle charge, i.e. Ri,=,14.4,×,10,6 [VC] s,1 in SDS (anionic micelle), Ri,=,1961,×,10,6 [VC] s,1 in Triton X-100 (neutral micelle) and Ri is a maximum in CTAB (cationic micelle) when the vitamin C concentration is ,300,µM. Thus, vitamin C can initiate autoxidation of GtH in micelles, especially in the neutral one. Moreover, the attempt to explore whether ,-tocopherol (TocH) could rectify vitamin C-induced autoxidation of GtH leads us to find that the rate constant of TocH reacting with the anionic radical of vitamin C (VC.,), k,inh, is ,103M,1,s,1, which is less than that of the ,-tocopherol radical (Toc.) with vitamin C (kinh,=,,105,M,1,s,1). Thus, the equilibrium constant of the reaction Toc.+VC,,TocH+VC., is prone strongly to the regeneration of Toc. by vitamin C rather than the reverse reaction. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


    Kinetics of the M-Intermediate in the Photocycle of Bacteriorhodopsin upon Chemical Modification with Surfactants

    PHOTOCHEMISTRY & PHOTOBIOLOGY, Issue 2 2010
    Li-Kang Chu
    The spectroscopic and kinetic studies of the interaction between bacteriorhodopsin in the M-intermediate and several surfactants (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, diethylene glycol mono- n -hexyl ether, ethylene glycol mono- n -hexyl ether, sodium 1-decanesulfonate and sodium 1-heptanesulfonate) have been investigated using steady-state UV,VIS spectrometry and time-resolved absorption techniques. The steady-state spectral results show that bR retains its trimeric state. Time-resolved observations indicate that the rate of deprotonation of the protonated Schiff base increases in the presence of the cationic surfactants, whereas insignificant changes are observed in the neutral or anionic surfactants. The rate of the reprotonation of the Schiff base in the transition M , N is accelerated in anionic and neutral surfactants, but is decelerated in the presence of the cationic surfactants. Surfactants with a longer hydrocarbon tail have a greater effect on the kinetics when compared with surfactants having shorter hydrocarbon tails. The opposite effect is observed when the hydrophilic head of the surfactants contains opposite charges. These distinct kinetics are discussed in terms of the difference in the modified surface hydrophilicity of the bR and the possible protein configurational changes upon surfactant treatments. [source]


    Use of different alkylammonium salts in clay surface modification for epoxy-based nanocomposites

    POLYMER COMPOSITES, Issue 3 2009
    G. Ipek Nakas
    Layered silicates become widely used reinforcement material in the polymer nanocomposite production in recent years due to their high aspect ratio, ease of processing, and low cost. In this present study, the aim was to evaluate the usability of a raw clay source (Resadiye, Turkey) in the production of epoxy/clay nanocomposites and to investigate the effects of different surface modifiers. For this purpose, raw Na,montmorillonite clay was first purified and then surface modified by using different types of alkylammonium salts: tetramethyl ammonium bromide, benzyl triethyl ammonium bromide, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and octadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide. Purification and surface modification of this clay were evaluated by using the following analyses; X-ray diffraction (XRD), cation exchange capacity (CEC), particle size distribution, and dissolved organic content. These analyses simply indicated that surface modification increased both interlayer spacing between the silicate layers and CEC of the clay. These improvements were directly proportional with the chain length of the surface modifier. Nanocomposite specimens were produced by adding 0.5 wt% surface modified clay into the epoxy matrix. These specimens were characterized by XRD, Si-mapping facility of SEM, and mechanical tests. XRD results indicated an exfoliated structure whereas Si-mapping showed the uniform distribution of clay particles in epoxy, leading to improved mechanical properties, for instance more than 100% increase in fracture toughness of the neat epoxy specimen. POLYM. COMPOS., 2009. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers [source]


    Effect of clay/water ratio during bentonite clay organophilization on the characteristics of the organobentonites and its polypropylene nanocomposites

    POLYMER ENGINEERING & SCIENCE, Issue 9 2009
    Suédina M.L. Silva
    A sodium bentonite (montmorillonite-based layered silicate clay) was organically modified with cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (cetrimide), using different clay/water ratios,but the same clay/cetrimide ratio,to suspend the bentonite clay and perform its organophilization. Infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis indicated the incorporation of organic modifier into the bentonite. Wide-angle X-ray scattering showed that the incorporation of surfactant significantly increased the interlayer spacing in the bentonite for all concentrations studied. It was found that clay/water ratio employed during the modification affects neither the amount of organic salt incorporated nor the interlayer spacing in the organobentonites, but influences its degree of structural disorder. Lower clay/water ratios resulted in a more disorderly structure, as established by the decrease of the areas under the X-ray peaks as the clay/water ratio diminishes. The modified bentonites were melt compounded with maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene. X-ray diffraction patterns of the hybrids revealed that the more disorderly organobentonites were better dispersed in the polymer matrix, indicating that, in the present system, the structure of polymer nanocomposites obtained were affected by the clay/water ratio used in organobentonite preparation. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2009. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers [source]


    Separation of astaxanthin from cells of Phaffia rhodozyma using colloidal gas aphrons in a flotation column

    BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, Issue 2 2010
    Maria Dermiki
    Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the separation of astaxanthin from the cells of Phaffia rhodozyma using colloidal gas aphrons (CGA), which are surfactant stabilized microbubbles, in a flotation column. It was reported in previous studies that optimum recoveries are achieved at conditions that favor electrostatic interactions. Therefore, in this study, CGA generated from the cationic surfactant hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were applied to suspensions of cells pretreated with NaOH. The different operation modes (batch or continuous) and the effect of volumetric ratio of CGA to feed, initial concentration of feed, operating height, and flow rate of CGA on the separation of astaxanthin were investigated. The volumetric ratio was found to have a significant effect on the separation of astaxanthin for both batch and continuous experiments. Additionally, the effect of homogenization of the cells on the purity of the recovered fractions was investigated, showing that the homogenization resulted in increased purity. Moreover, different concentrations of surfactant were used for the generation of CGA for the recovery of astaxanthin on batch mode; it was found that recoveries up to 98% could be achieved using CGA generated from a CTAB solution 0.8 mM, which is below the CTAB critical micellar concentration (CMC). These results offer important information for the scale-up of the separation of astaxanthin from the cells of P. rhodozyma using CGA. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2010 [source]


    Preparation of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Al-MSU-S Using Ionic Liquids as Template

    CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 10 2006
    Xin-Yu Yu
    Abstract Mesoporous molecular sieves Al-MSU-S has been prepared from the precursor of zeolite Y using ionic liquids 1-hexadecane-3-methylimidazolium bromide (CMIMB) as a template in basic medium, which exhibited larger pore diameter, pore volume and surface area than that synthesized using cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) template. [source]


    Effect of Sodium Halide on Dynamic Surface Tension of a Cationic Surfactant

    CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 8 2005
    Lü Feng-Feng
    Abstract The equilibrium and dynamic surface tension (DST) of the novel cationic surfactant, 3-(p -nonylphenoxy)-2-hydroxylpropyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, abbreviated as RTAB, were studied. The effect of sodium halide such as NaCl, NaBr and NaI on the DST behavior of the RTAB solution below its CMC was studied in detail. Due to the preferential adsorption, the effect of hydration and salting out, the ability to reduce the DST values at the same concentration was in the order of NaI>NaBr>NaCl. Attributed to its high surface activity, the equilibrium time of the DST of the surfactant solution was insensitive to the ionic strength. [source]