scholarly journals Modeling the Behavior of Amphiphilic Aqueous Solutions

Author(s):  
Gonzalo Astray Dopazo ◽  
Cecilia Martínez-Castillo ◽  
Manuel Alonso-Ferrer ◽  
Juan Carlos Mejuto

Two types of predictive models based on artificial neural networks (ANN) and quadratic regression model developed in our laboratory will be summarized in this book chapter. Both models were developed to predict the density, speed of sound, kinematic viscosity and surface tension of amphiphilic aqueous solutions. These models were developed taking into account the concentration, the number of carbons and the molecular weight values. The experimental data were compiled from literature and included different surfactants: i) hexyl, ii) octyl, iii) decyl, iv) tetradecyl and v) octadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide. Neural models present better adjustment values, with R2 values above 0.902 and AAPD values under 2.93% (for all data), than the quadratic regression models. Finally, it is concluded that the quadratic regression and the neural models can be powerful prediction tools for the physical properties of surfactants aqueous solutions.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Nourmoradi ◽  
Mehdi Khiadani ◽  
M. Nikaeen

Multicomponent adsorption of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) was assessed in aqueous solutions by montmorillonite modified with tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (TTAB-Mt). Batch experiments were conducted to determine the influences of parameters including loading rates of surfactant, contact time, pH, adsorbate concentration, and temperature on the adsorption efficiency. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD) were used to determine the adsorbent properties. Results showed that the modification of the adsorbent via the surfactant causes structural changes of the adsorbent. It was found that the optimum adsorption condition achieves with the surfactant loading rate of 200% of the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the adsorbent for a period of 24 h. The sorption of BTEX by TTAB-Mt was in the order ofB<T<E<X. The experimental data were fitted by many kinetic and isotherm models. The results also showed that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Freundlich isotherm model could, respectively, be fitted to the experimental data better than other available kinetic and isotherm models. The thermodynamic study indicated that the sorption of BTEX with TTAB-Mt was achieved spontaneously and the adsorption process was endothermic as well as physical in nature. The regeneration results of the adsorbent also showed that the adsorption capacity of adsorbent after one use was 51% to 70% of original TTAB-Mt.


Data in Brief ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 106869
Author(s):  
Behzad Rahimi ◽  
Nayereh Rezaie-Rahimi ◽  
Negar Jafari ◽  
Ali Abdolahnejad ◽  
Afshin Ebrahimi

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3866-3872
Author(s):  
E.A. Masimov ◽  
Etibar Hummat Ismailov ◽  
S.Y. Odzhaqverdiyeva

Dynamic light scattering (DLS) method in combination with the UV/VIS spectrophotometry is used to study the interaction of polyethylene- glycols with a molecular weight  6000 ( PEG6000 ) with sodium salts of citric and succinic acids in aqueous solutions. The values of density, viscosity, refractive and diffusion indexes, the values of the hydrodynamic diameter, wavelength electronic absorption bands for PEG6000 aqueous solutions, their mixtures with succinic and citric acids are determined. It was shown that depending on the composition of the solutions the values of hydrodynamic diameter for aqueous solutions containing 1-5 wt.% PEG6000 and their mixtures with succinic and citric acids (~ 1 wt%) ranges from 3.6 to 5.2 nm. It is assumed that the formation of complexes with the sizes  that are within the above range is due to the features of interaction  and the structure of the complexes formed in solution.


2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Z. A. Noor Fadzlina ◽  
T. T. Teng ◽  
M. Abdul Rahman

The densities of the binary aqueous solutions of sodium polyacrylate (NaPM) at 20°C, 25°C, and 300C up to 0.17 m and LiCI at 25°C and 300C up to 3.13 m were measured using a vibrating tube digital densitimeter. The measured experimental data were then fitted to the polynomial d = do + IA;m'. The densities of the ternary aqueous systems NaPM-NaCI, NaPM-LiCI, and NaPM-sucrose were also =1 measured from 20°C to 30°C. The isopycnotic equation, Imi / moi was used to predict the densities of the ternary aqueous systems mentioned. The results show that predicted and observed density values are in good agreement. The overall percentage error of density prediction for the system NaPM-NaCI-H20 is 0.067. For the system NaPM-LiCI-HP,the overall percentage error is 0.074; and, for the system NaPM-sucrose-H20, the overall percentage error is 0.065.


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