scholarly journals The Discovery of the Buffer Capacity of Various Types of Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 4026
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Dubrovskii ◽  
Aleksandr L. Kim ◽  
Egor V. Musin ◽  
Bulat R. Ramazanov ◽  
Sergey A. Tikhonenko
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Acidic Medium ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Polystyrene Sulfonate ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Micron Size ◽  
Oppositely Charged

Polyelectrolyte microcapsules, which are obtained by the method of alternate adsorption of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes onto colloidal particles of micron size, are widely used in science and industry. Nevertheless, the properties of microcapsules are still poorly understood. In particular, there is no information in the literature on the buffer capacity. However, information on the presence of a buffer capacity and an understanding of its mechanisms can both simplify the use of microcapsules and expand the scope of their application. In this regard, the buffer capacity of various types of microcapsules was studied. It was found that polyelectrolyte microcapsules consisting of polyallylamine, and polystyrene sulfonate have a buffer capacity. In addition, in an acidic medium, the buffer capacity of microcapsules containing BSA is significantly greater than that of microcapsules without protein. This is due to the fact that BSA contributes to the buffering of microcapsules. Differences in the behaviour of the buffer capacity of microcapsules with the composition (PAH/PSS)3 and (PSS/PAH)3 were found. In addition, a hypothesis has been proposed that regions of unbound polyallylamine are responsible for the buffering properties of polyelectrolyte microcapsules. This hypothesis is confirmed by the fact that incubation of microcapsules in 0.5 M NaCl increases the amount of unbound polyallylamine, which leads to an increase in the buffer capacity of microcapsules at alkaline pH values higher than the buffer capacity of capsules in an aqueous solution.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE OF PH AND TEMPERATURE IN ADSORPTION METHYLENE BLUE FOR PSEUDOSTEM FIBER BANANA

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Caroline CASTANHETTI ◽  
Ana Paula FIGUEIREDO ◽  
Lucas DOMINGUINI
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Banana Fiber ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Influence Of Ph

This study examined the potential for adsorption of methylene blue, in solution of 50 mg.L-1, by banana fiber spray, to 2 g/L of solution. We carried out variations in temperature and pH of the solution. The results indicate that it is possible to use the banana fiber as adsorbent methylene blue in ambient temperature and alkaline pH values with high efficiency. The FT-IR spectrum showed the presence of carboxylic acid and hydroxyl groups on the fiber. Such groups are capable of forming hydrogen bonds with methylene blue and removing it from the aqueous solution. It was concluded that for the conditions tested, the best temperature for adsorption was 25 °C and pH to better efficiency of better temperature was 11.

Extraction of iron compounds from wood from the Vasa

Holzforschung ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 678-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Almkvist ◽  
Ingmar Persson
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Iron Compounds ◽  
Ph Values

Abstract In 2000, salt precipitates were found on surfaces of the Swedish warship Vasa, accompanied by low pH values, partly as a result of oxidation of accumulated sulfur compounds. One hypothesis is that oxidation of the sulfur compounds was catalysed by the large amounts of diverse iron compounds present in the wood. It is therefore of interest to develop a method to extract the iron compounds and simultaneously neutralise the acids. The iron compounds could be extracted using an aqueous solution of ethylenediimino-bis(2-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)acetic acid (EDDHMA) or diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA) at alkaline pH, leaving only small amounts of iron compounds. The polyethylene glycol (PEG) used as the conservation agent, salts and other water-soluble compounds were co-extracted. The extraction rate was enhanced by stirring and by higher concentrations of the chelator, but diffusion of compounds through the wood was the most important factor for the overall extraction efficiency. Extraction of iron compounds from deep inside the wood is time-consuming and may take years. The results from this study imply that aqueous extraction with strong chelators at relatively high pH, 9–11, effectively removes iron compounds and neutralises the acids present. Although the results are promising, it is still too early to start major re-conservation of Vasa wood using extraction, as all the effects on the wood are not known, but such studies are in progress.

scholarly journals The Influence of Polyanions and Polycations on Bacteriophage Activity

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 914
Author(s):  
Egor V. Musin ◽  
Aleksandr L. Kim ◽  
Alexey V. Dubrovskii ◽  
Ekaterina B. Kudryashova ◽  
Elena V. Ariskina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Acidic Medium ◽  
Dextran Sulfate ◽  
Phage Therapy ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Polystyrene Sulfonate ◽  
Inhibition Effect ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules ◽  
Antibiotic Drugs

Phage therapy is a great alternative to antibiotic drugs, but it can’t effectively overcome the over-acidic medium of the stomach. We offer the use of polyelectrolyte microcapsules as a protective means of bacteriophage. It is necessary to understand the influence of polyelectrolytes on bacteriophage survival. The work studied the effect of polyanions and polycations on the coliprotetic bacteriophage’s viability. We have shown that polyallylamine decreased bacteriophage’s viability during increasing polyelectrolyte concentration and polyarginine had a lower inhibitory effect (then PAH) on the activity of the bacteriophage due to polyelectrolyte concentration from 0.05 to 5 mg/mL. It was shown that the inhibition of the bacteriophage by polyallylamine had an electrostatic nature and the use of high ionic strength prevented the formation of the PAH-protein capsid complex. Polystyrene sulfonate does not affect bacteriophage viability during increasing polyelectrolyte concentration from 0.05 mg/mL to 1 mg/mL. Polystyrene sulfonate decreases the viability of bacteriophage from 5 mg/mL of polyelectrolyte concentration. Dextran sulfate inhibits bacteriophage activity at 20–30%. Dextran inhibits bacteriophage activity by 80% at diapason concentration from 0.05 to 5 mg/mL and loses the inhibition effect from a concentration of 5 mg/mL.

Ag (I) Catalyzed Oxidation of SO2 in Aqueous Solution Differing Effect of Benzoate Ions in Acidic Medium

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar Sharma ◽  
Pradeep Parasher ◽  
Rashmi Sharma ◽  
Davarakonda S.N. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Acidic Medium ◽  
Differing Effect ◽  
Catalyzed Oxidation

Pattern Formation in the Methylene Blue-Fructose-Oxygen System in Aqueous Solution and in Gel Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1394-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubica Adamčíková ◽  
Mária Hupková ◽  
Peter Ševčík
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Pattern Formation ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Initial Reactant ◽  
Nonlinear Reaction ◽  
Oxygen System ◽  
Hydrodynamic Processes ◽  
Liquid Layer Thickness ◽  
Catalyzed Oxidation

Spatial patterns in methylene blue-catalyzed oxidation of fructose at alkaline pH were found in aqueous solution and in gel systems. In a thin liquid layer (thickness >2.4 mm) a mixture of spots and stripes was formed by interaction of a nonlinear reaction and the Rayleigh or Maragoni instabilities. The pattern formation was affected by initial reactant concentrations and by the thickness of the reaction mixture layer. Long-lasting structures were formed in gel systems (polyacrylamide, agar, gelatin). These patterns also arise primarily from hydrodynamic processes.

scholarly journals Double-Cross-Linked Networks Based on Methacryloyl Mucin

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1706
Author(s):  
Elena Olăreț ◽  
Brîndușa Bălănucă ◽  
Andra Mihaela Onaș ◽  
Jana Ghițman ◽  
Horia Iovu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Chemical Modification ◽  
Structural Modification ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Acid Aqueous Solution ◽  
Reaction Media ◽  
Double Cross

Mucin is a glycoprotein with proven potential in the biomaterials field, but its use is still underexploited for such applications. The present work aims to produce a synthesis of methacryloyl mucin single-network (SN) hydrogels and their double-cross-linked-network (DCN) counterparts. Following the synthesis of the mucin methacryloyl derivative, various SN hydrogels are prepared through the photopolymerization of methacrylate bonds, using reaction media with different pH values. The SN hydrogels are converted into DCN systems via supplementary cross-linking in tannic acid aqueous solution. The chemical modification of mucin is described, and the obtained product is characterized; the structural modification of mucin is assessed through FTIR spectroscopy, and the circular dichroism and the isoelectric point of methacryloyl mucin is evaluated. The affinity for aqueous media of both SN and DCN hydrogels is estimated, and the mechanical properties of the systems are assessed, both at macroscale through uniaxial compression and rheology tests and also at microscale through nanoindentation tests.

Determination and correlation of solubility of thiamine nitrate in water+ethanol mixtures and aqueous solution with different pH values from 278.15K to 303.15K

2015 ◽  
Vol 400 ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haisheng Wang ◽  
Yujia Qin ◽  
Dandan Han ◽  
Xiaona Li ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ph Values

scholarly journals Effect of alkaline pH on photosynthetic water oxidation and the association of extrinsic proteins with Photosystem Two

1989 ◽  
Vol 258 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Chapman ◽  
J De Felice ◽  
K Davis ◽  
J Barber
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Partial Recovery ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Extrinsic Proteins ◽  
Reversible Phase ◽  
Photosynthetic Water Oxidation ◽  
Optimal Ph

Incubation of a membrane preparation enriched in Photosystem Two (PSII) at alkaline pH inhibited the water-splitting reactions in two distinct steps. Up to pH 8.5 the inhibition was reversible, whereas at higher alkalinities it was irreversible. It was shown that the reversible phase correlated with loss and rebinding of the 23 kDa extrinsic polypeptide. However, after mild alkaline treatments a partial recovery was possible without the binding of the 23 kDa polypeptide when the assay was at the optimal pH of 6.5 and in a medium containing excess Cl-. The irreversible phase was found to be closely linked with the removal of the 33 kDa extrinsic protein of PSII. Treatments with pH values above 8.5 not only caused the 33 kDa protein to be displaced from the PSII-enriched membranes, but also resulted in an irreversible modification of the binding sites such that the extrinsic 33 kDa protein could not reassociate with PSII when the pH was lowered to 6.5. The results obtained with these more extreme alkaline pH treatments support the notion that the 23 kDa protein cannot bind to PSII unless the 33 kDa protein is already bound. The differential effect of pH on the removal of the 23 kDa and 33 kDa proteins contrasted with the data of Kuwabara & Murata [(1983) Plant Cell Physiol. 24, 741-747], but this discrepancy was accounted for by the use of glycerol in the incubation media.

Effects of Surface Properties and Solvent PH Values on the Adsorption/Desorption Abilities of Mesoporous SBA-15 to Methylene Blue Molecules

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 352-355
Author(s):  
Hui Liu ◽  
Hong Liang Li ◽  
Meng Xue Wang ◽  
Jing Jing Sang ◽  
Xiu Song Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Surface Properties ◽  
Weak Base ◽  
Adsorption Ability ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Model Molecule ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

Methylene blue (MB) was used as model molecule to investigate the effects of surface properties and solvent pH values on the adsorption and desorption (or release) behaviors of mesoporous SBA-15 materials. It was found that the treatment of SBA-15 with a pH 7.8 aqueous solution can enhance the adsorption rate and capacity in comparison with the pristine SBA-15. The effect of pH values on MB releasing from the weak base treated SBA-15 and the pristine one have been studied and been compared in pH values range from 0.5 to 7.0. Both of them showed a maximum releasing rate at about pH 2 and all of the treated SBA-15 samples showed a higher releasing quantity than the pristine ones. The influence mechanisms of base treatment on the adsorption ability and that of pH values on the releasing properties of SBA-15 samples have been analyzed and been discussed based on the composition, the morphology, the surface area and pore size distribution and adsorption/desorption measurements.

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