简介:CTAB/TX-100microemulsion-basedgel(MBG),whichcouldbesoakedinaqueoussolutionforalongtimewithoutmechanicalstrengthandshapechanges,wassuccessfullyprepared.LipaseimmobilizedinthisgelhadahigheractivitythanthatinCTABMBGwhencatalyzedtheesterificationreactionbetweenn-hexanoicacidandn-octanolanditsenantioselectivitywasslightlyhigherwhencatalyzedthestereoselectiveesterificationreactionbetweenracemicibuprofenandn-octanol.Inaqueoussolution,lipaseinCTAB/TX-100MBGcouldcatalyzesmoothlythehydrolysisreactionofoliveoilandcouldbereusedmanytimeswithouttheevidentchangeofMBGmechanicalstrengthalthoughitsactivitydecreased41.8%afternine-timerecycles.
简介:CuSmicrocrystalsweresuccessfullypreparedthroughamildsolvothermalreactioninethyleneglycol(EG)withtheassistanceofcationicsurfactantcetyltrimethylammoniumbromide(CTAB).Aninterestingmorphologyevolutionfromflower-likemicrospherestohollowmicrospheres,andfinallytosmoothnanoflakeswasobservedwhenincreasingtheamountofCTAB.TheproductswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),andUV—visspectroscopy.ItwasfoundthattheamountofCTABplayedanimportantroleindeterminingthemorphologyoftheCuSmicrocrystals.Electricalmeasurementrevealsthattheas-preparedCuSmicrosphereswereofhighconductivity,whichmightfavortheirdeviceapplications.ItisexpectedthatCuSmicrocrystalswithcontrolledmorphologiesandstructureswillhaveimportantapplicationsinsolarcells.Thissimplebuteffectivemethodcouldalsobeextendedtothecontrolledgrowthofotherinorganicmicrocrystals.
简介:Theγ-Fe2O3nanoparticlescoatedwithDBSandCTABwerepreparedbythemicroemulsionmethod.Thecoatedsamplesshowenhancednonlinearopticalpropertiescomparedwiththeirbulkcouterpart.The.Moessbauerspectraatroomtemperatureweremeasuredforthecoatedferricoxides.Themonolayersoftheorganicmoleculearefoundtohaveastrongchemicalbondwiththesurfaceatomsandthushaveasignificantinfluenceontheelectronstructureofparticlesurface.@1999ActaMetallurgicaInc.