Recyclable surfactant containing a dynamic covalent bond and relevant smart emulsions
Pei Liu, Junhui Wu, Xiaomei Pei, Zhenggang Cui, Jianzhong Jiang, Binglei Song, Bernard P. Binks
Abstract
A novel Bola surfactant FA–AA was formed via dynamic covalent bonding of AA and FA. In acidic pH the H + AA released co-stabilizes different emulsions with nanoparticles, but in alkaline pH FA–AA returns to the aqueous phase being recycled and re-used.
Topics & Concepts
Covalent bondPulmonary surfactantChemistryAqueous solutionNanoparticlePhase (matter)Aqueous two-phase systemPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization