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Kodama K, Hattori S, Yasuda K, Saitoh T. Evaluation of solvent property of air-water interface based on the fluorescence spectra of 1,2'-dinaphthylamine in the aqueous solution of ultrafine bubbles. ANAL SCI 2024; 40:341-345. [PMID: 37938520 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-023-00454-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Solvent property of air-water interface was evaluated based on the fluorescence spectra of 1,2'-dinaphthylamine in water containing ultrafine bubbles (average diameter: 103 nm, standard deviation: 38 nm). Among naphthylamine derivatives whose fluorescence spectra were responsive to microscopic hydrophobicity, 1,2'-dinaphthylamine (DN) was selected because its wavelength of the maximum emission (λmax) was significantly dependent on the concentration and microenvironment of the ultrafine bubble. The λmax value of DN in water was 486 nm, while it shifted to shorter wavelength (408 nm) in the presence of 1.09 × 109 mL-1 of ultrafine bubbles. The shift of λmax value indicates that DN adsorbs on the surfaces of ultrafine bubbles and exists in hydrophobic region rather than in bulk water. By comparing with the λmax values in different solvents, the surface of ultrafine bubble was found to have similar solvent property to ethyl ether or ethyl acetate that are widely used as extracting solvents for hydrophobic organic compounds.
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- Koki Kodama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-Cho, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan.
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Kodama K, Thao NTT, Saitoh T. Effect of air bubbles on the membrane filtration of rhodamine B. ANAL SCI 2023; 39:1601-1605. [PMID: 37256501 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-023-00366-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Effect of air bubbles on the membrane filtration of a basic dye, rhodamine B (RB), using a hydrophilic PTFE membrane filter (pore size: 0.20 μm) was studied. The air bubbles were generated by vigorously mixing the aqueous solution containing 0.05% (v/v) of 1-butanol with a shaft generator of a homogenizer. RB being far smaller than the pore size of the membrane filter could not be rejected without air bubbles, but it was rejected by the membrane filter in the presence of air bubbles. The rejection ratio increased with increasing the rotation speed of the shaft generator because of the increase in the amount of air bubbles and therefore the increase in the surface area of air bubbles for the adsorption of RB. On the other hand, another basic dye, methylene blue (MB), was negligibly rejected in the same condition. Dynamic surface tension measurement of aqueous solutions containing different amounts of dye indicated that RB strongly adsorbed to the air-water interface, while MB hardly adsorbed. The results obtained in the present study strongly suggest the potential usefulness of air bubbles for the selective microfiltration of dissolved organic molecules or ions.
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- Koki Kodama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami , Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami , Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami , Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan.
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Takahashi N, Terauchi Y, Tanaka T, Yoshimi A, Yabu H, Abe K. Involvement of ionic interactions in self-assembly and resultant rodlet formation of class I hydrophobin RolA from Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2023:7186926. [PMID: 37253619 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbad066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Hydrophobins are small amphiphilic proteins that are conserved in filamentous fungi. They localized on the conidial surface to make it hydrophobic, which contributes to conidial dispersal in air, and help fungi to infect plants and mammals and to degrade polymers. Hydrophobins self-assemble and undergo structural transition from the amorphous state to the rodlet (rod-like multimeric structure) state. However, it remains unclear whether the amorphous or rodlet state is biologically functional and what external factors regulate state transition. In this study, we analyzed the self-assembly of hydrophobin RolA of Aspergillus oryzae in detail and identified factors regulating this process. Using atomic force microscopy, we observed RolA rodlet formation over time, and determined "rodlet elongation rate" and "rodlet formation frequency." Changes in these kinetic parameters in response to pH and salt concentration suggest that RolA rodlet formation is regulated by the strength of ionic interactions between RolA molecules.
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- Nao Takahashi
- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Interface Technology of Filamentous Fungi, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Breeding Engineering for Koji Mold, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Terrestrial Microbial Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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Kodama K, Saitoh T. Surfactant-free air bubble flotation-coagulation for the rapid purification of chloroquine. ANAL SCI 2023; 39:43-49. [PMID: 36219371 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-022-00196-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A simple and rapid separation method based on surfactant-free air bubble flotation and coagulation was designed for the purification of chloroquine (CQ) from its crude product. An open glass column having a sintered glass filter (for column chromatography) was used as a flotation vessel. The flotation was conducted by pouring the crude CQ into the aqueous solution containing 0.1% (v/v) of 2-propanol followed by feeding air through the glass filter to generate air bubbles. At pH 12, CQ was enriched into the foam temporary generating on the surface of water to form the coagulates within 90 s after the start of the air bubble flotation. On the other hand, reactants; 4,7-dichloroquinoline and 4-amino-1-diethylaminopentane, as well as generated impurities remained in the bulk aqueous solution. The result of dynamic surface tension measurement indicated that CQ molecules selectively adsorbed on the air-water interface and the coagulates more strongly adsorbed the interface. Adsorption and coagulation of CQ molecules on the air-water interface were also reproduced in the calculation results of a molecular dynamic simulation. The coagulates were collected from the surface of water by suction and then poured into another flotation vessel for conducting repeated separation. The time required for the respective separation process including air bubble flotation and collection by suction was within 5 min. After three-times separation, highly purified (> 99.0%) CQ was obtained with a yield of 72 ± 8%. The amounts of reactants and other impurities reduced into undetectable levels.
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- Koki Kodama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan.
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Janssen F, Mesure E, Wouters AGB. Relating the protein composition and air-water interfacial properties of aqueous flour extracts from wheats grown at different nitrogen fertilization levels. Food Chem 2022; 386:132831. [PMID: 35509165 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aqueous phase extractable proteins from wheat can play a functional role in foods requiring interfacial stabilization. We here investigated the (protein) composition of aqueous flour extracts from wheats grown at different nitrogen (N) fertilization levels and studied their air-water interfacial characteristics. An important finding was that α- and γ-gliadins were extracted from wheat flour with water, even to an extent that they in the present work comprised 62-71% of the extract proteins. Application of N fertilization during wheat cultivation led to flour extracts with higher foam stabilities and air-water interface dilatational moduli. In all cases, proteins were found to most likely be the dominant constituent at the air-water interface. Analysis of foam protein compositions revealed an enrichment of proteins with molecular weights matching those of α- and γ-gliadins. It thus seems that gliadins can to a large extent determine the foaming characteristics of aqueous wheat flour extracts.
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- Frederik Janssen
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Du Y, Bradford SA, Shen C, Li T, Bi X, Liu D, Huang Y. Novel analytical expressions for determining van der Waals interaction between a particle and air-water interface: Unexpected stronger van der Waals force than capillary force. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021:S0021-9797(21)02067-1. [PMID: 34876261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Analytical expressions for calculating Hamaker constant (HC) and van der Waals (VDW) energy/force for interaction of a particle with a solid water interface has been reported for over eighty years. This work further developed novel analytical expressions and numerical approaches for determining HC and VDW interaction energy/force for the particle approaching and penetrating air-water interface (AWI), respectively. METHODS The expressions of HC and VDW interaction energy/force before penetrating were developed through analysis of the variation in free energy of the interaction system with bringing the particle from infinity to the vicinity of the AWI. The surface element integration (SEI) technique was modified to calculate VDW energy/force after penetrating. FINDINGS We explain why repulsive VDW energy exists inhibiting the particle from approaching the AWI. We found very significant VDW repulsion for a particle at a concave AWI after penetration, which can even exceed the capillary force and cause strong retention in water films on a solid surface and at air-water-solid interface line. The methods and findings of this work are critical to quantification and understanding of a variety of engineered processes such as particle manipulation (e.g., bubble flotation, Pickering emulsion, and particle laden interfaces).
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Lui FHY, Wang Y, Yao Y, Mobbs RJ, Pogson RE, Koshy P, Lucien FP, Zhou D, Sorrell CC. Quiescent Mineralisation for Free-standing Mineral Microfilms with a Hybrid Structure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:327-39. [PMID: 34265690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The air-solution interface of supersaturated calcium hydrogen carbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) represents the highest saturation state due to evaporation/CO2-degassing, where calcite crystals are expected to nucleate and grow along the interface. Hence, it should be possible to form a free-standing mineral-only calcium carbonate (CaCO3) microfilm at the air-solution interface of Ca(HCO3)2. The air-solution interface of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) could represent a phase boundary to introduce a hybrid microstructure of CaCO3 and carbonate-rich dicalcium hydroxide phosphate (carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite). EXPERIMENTS Supersaturated Ca(HCO3)2 was prepared at high pressure and heated to form CaCO3 microfilms, which were converted to bone-like microfilms at the air-solution interface of PBS by dissolution-recrystallisation. The microfilms were characterised by scanning electron microscopy, 3D confocal microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, laser Raman microspectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. An in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) system that simulates the aforementioned interfacial techniques was developed to elucidate the microfilms formation mechanisms. FINDINGS The CaCO3 and bone-like microfilms were free-standing, contiguous, and crystalline. The bone-like microfilms exhibited a hybrid structure consisting of a surface layer of remnant calcite and a carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite core of plates. The present work shows that the air-solution interface can be used to introduce hybrid microstructures to mineral microfilms.
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Duignan TT. The surface potential explains ion specific bubble coalescence inhibition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 600:338-343. [PMID: 34030005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Some ions can prevent bubbles from coalescing in water. The Gibbs-Marangoni pressure has been proposed as an explanation of this phenomenon. This repulsive pressure occurs during thin film drainage whenever surface enhanced or surface depleted solutes are present. However, bubble coalescence inhibition is known to depend on which particular combination of ions are present in a peculiar and unexplained way. This dependence can be explained by the electrostatic surface potential created by the distribution of ions at the interface, which will alter the natural surface propensity of the ions and hence the Gibbs-Marangoni pressure. CALCULATIONS A generalised form of the Gibbs-Marangoni pressure is derived for a mixture of solutes and the modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation is used to calculate this pressure for five different electrolyte solutions made up of four different ions. FINDINGS Combining ions with differing surface propensities, i.e., one enhanced and one depleted, creates a significant electrostatic surface potential which dampens the natural surface propensity of these ions, resulting in a reduced Gibbs-Marangoni pressure, which allows bubble coalescence. This mechanism explains why the ability of electrolytes to inhibit bubble coalescence is correlated with surface tension for pure electrolytes but not for mixed electrolytes.
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- Timothy T Duignan
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
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Wang Z, Li P, Ma K, Chen Y, Webster JRP, Campana M, Yan Z, Penfold J, Thomas RK. Multivalent counterion induced multilayer adsorption at the air-water interface in dilute Aerosol-OT solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 597:223-232. [PMID: 33872879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The formation of surface multilayer structures, induced by the addition of multivalent counterions in dilute surfactant solutions, has been widely observed in a range of anionic surfactants. The phenomenon is associated with the ability to manipulate surface properties, especially in the promotion of enhanced surface wetting, and in the presence of an extensive near surface reservoir for rapid surface delivery of surfactant and other active components. HYPOTHESIS In the single alkyl chain anionic surfactants, such as sodium dodecysulfate, SDS, sodium alkylethoxylsulfate, SAES, and alkylestersulfonate, AES, surface multilayer formation is promoted by trivalent counterions such as Al3+, and is generally not observed with divalent counterions, such as Ca2+ or with monovalent counterions. In the di-alkyl chain anionic surfactant, dodecylbenzenesulfonate, LAS, surface multilayer formation now occurs in the presence of divalent counterions. It is attributed to the closer proximity of a bulk lamellar phase, resulting in a greater tendency for surface multilayer formation, and hence should occur in other di-alkyl chain anionic surfactants. EXPERIMENTS Aerosol-OT, AOT, is one of the most commonly used di-alkyl chain anionic surfactants, and is extensively used as an emulsifying, wetting and dispersing agent. This paper reports on predominantly neutron reflectivity, NR, measurements which explore the nature of surface multilayer formation of the sodium salt of AOT at the air-solution interface with the separate addition of Ca2+ and Al3+ counterions. FINDINGS In the AOT concentration range 0.5 to 2.0 mM surface multilayer formation occurs at the air-solution interface with the addition of Ca2+ or Al3+ counterions. Although the evolution in the surface structure with surfactant and counterion concentration is broadly similar to those reported for SDS, SAES and AES, some notable differences occur. In particular the surfactant and counterion concentration thresholds for surface multilayer formation are higher for Ca2+ than for Al3+. The differences encountered reflect the greater affinity of the di-alkyl chain structure for lamellar formation, and how the surface packing is controlled in part by the headgroup structure and the associated counterion binding affinity.
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- Zi Wang
- School of Science, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China; ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK
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- School of Science, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China.
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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Zhang W, Wu S, Qin Y, Li S, Lei L, Sun S, Yang Y. Deposition and mobilization of viruses in unsaturated porous media: Roles of different interfaces and straining. Environ Pollut 2021; 270:116072. [PMID: 33223339 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The vadose zone is the first natural layer preventing groundwater pollution. Understanding virus transport and retention in the vadose zone is necessary. The effects of different interfaces and mechanisms on virus transport and retention were investigated by studying Escherichia coli phage migration in laboratory-scale columns under unsaturated conditions. The E. coli phage was used as a model virus. Colloid filtration theory, extended Derjagin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory and two-site kinetic deposition model were used to calculate fitted parameters and interaction energies to assess virus retention at different interfaces. The collector diameters and the size of E. coli phages in the influent and effluent were compared to assess the effect of straining. The results indicated that the roles of solid-water interfaces (SWIs) and air-water interfaces (AWIs) in retaining E. coli phages are strongly controlled by the moisture content and hydrochemical conditions. Decreasing the moisture content and increasing the ionic strength (IS) of the suspension increased E. coli phage retention. At suspension ISs of 0.01 or 0.03 M and various moisture contents, E. coli phages were mainly retained at the SWIs rather than AWIs. When the IS was increased to 0.06 M, the viruses were strongly retained by becoming attached to both SWIs and AWIs. The role of straining in virus retention could not be ignored. Viruses were retained more at the SWIs and less straining occurred under acidic conditions than under neutral or alkaline conditions. This was mainly because of the effects of the pH and IS on surface charges and the model virus particle size. This study has important implications for modeling and predicting virus transport in soil affected by rainfall, snowmelt, and human activities (e.g., irrigation and artificial groundwater recharging).
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- Wenjing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Power Engineering Consulting Group, Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. of China, Xi'an, 710075, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, China
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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Wang YH, Lin Y, Yang XQ. Foaming properties and air-water interfacial behavior of corn protein hydrolyzate-tannic acid complexes. J Food Sci Technol 2019; 56:905-913. [PMID: 30906048 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-018-03553-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The complexation of corn protein hydrolyzate (CPH) with tannic acid (TA) was utilized to improve the foaming properties of CPH itself, and the air-water interfacial behavior of CPH-TA complex was also investigated. The results showed that the surface hydrophobicity of pure CPH was significantly decreased in bulk solution after the complexation with TA. Compared with pure CPH, the foams stabilized by CPH-TA complex showed higher interfacial thickness between the bubbles, which well explained the better long term stability of the corresponding foams. Therefore, the complexation maintained the good foaming capacity of CPH itself, but considerably increased its foam stability. Moreover, the air-water interfacial behavior study demonstrated that the complexation slightly decreased the interfacial activity of CPH itself, but considerably increased its interfacial viscoelasticity, suggesting more stable of the air-water interface stabilized by CPH-TA complex compared with that stabilized by CPH alone. These findings indicated that foaming properties of the surface active components were closely related with its air-water interfacial behavior. The study suggested that CPH-TA complex could be used as a stabilizer in constructing the peptides-based foams.
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- Yong-Hui Wang
- 1Key Laboratory of Biomarker Based Rapid-Detection Technology for Food Safety of Henan Province, Food and Bio-Engineering College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, 461000 People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Food Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640 People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Food Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640 People's Republic of China
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Sevastos D, Kotsalos E, Koliadima A. The reversed-flow gas chromatography technique as a tool for the study of the evaporation retardation of SO 2 and (CH 3) 2S from water by soluble surfactants. Sci Total Environ 2017; 578:290-296. [PMID: 27836341 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In the present work the evaporation retardation of SO2 and (CH3)2S (=DMS) from water by soluble surfactants was studied by the Reversed-Flow Gas Chromatography (R.F.G.C.) technique. Using suitable mathematical analysis, rate coefficients, kc, for the transfer of SO2 and DMS from pure or artificial sea water to the atmospheric environment were determined in the presence or the absence of surfactants. The efficiency of the three surfactants used (CTAB, TRITON X-100 and SDS) to retard the evaporation rate of SO2 and DMS from water was estimated by the decrease of the kc values in the presence of the three surfactants, compared to those in the absence of surfactants. The more efficient surfactant for the retardation evaporation of SO2 from both the pure and the artificial sea water was found to be the cationic CTAB surfactant, as the maximum decreases of the kc values were found to be 4.61×10-3cms-1 (number of films, n=1) and 3.07×10-3cms-1 (n=3), respectively. On the other hand, more efficient surfactant for the retardation evaporation of DMS from pure water was found to be the non-ionic TRITON X-100, in which the decrease of the kc value was estimated to be 18.20×10-3cms-1 (n=3) and from artificial sea water the cationic CTAB surfactant in which the decrease of the kc value was found to be 8.24×10-3cms-1 (n=3). Finally, the precision of the R.F.G.C. method in studying the retardation effect of various surfactants in the transfer of SO2 and DMS from the water body to the atmosphere is estimated (mean value 96.69%), and the experimental values of kc are compared with those given in the literature.
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- D Sevastos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece.
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Samples prepared for single-particle electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) necessarily have a very high surface-to-volume ratio during the short period of time between thinning and vitrification. During this time, there is an obvious risk that macromolecules of interest may adsorb to the air–water interface with a preferred orientation, or that they may even become partially or fully unfolded at the interface. In addition, adsorption of macromolecules to an air–water interface may occur even before thinning. This paper addresses the question whether currently used methods of sample preparation might be improved if one could avoid such interfacial interactions. One possible way to do so might be to preemptively form a surfactant monolayer over the air–water interfaces, to serve as a structure-friendly slide and coverslip. An alternative is to immobilize particles of interest by binding them to some type of support film, which—to continue using the analogy—thus serves as a slide. In this case, the goal is not only to prevent the particles of interest from diffusing into contact with the air–water interface but also to increase the number of particles seen in each image. In this direction, it is natural to think of developing various types of affinity grids as structure-friendly alternatives to thin carbon films. Perhaps ironically, if precautions are not taken against adsorption of particles to air–water interfaces, sacrificial monolayers of denatured protein may take the roles of slide, coverslip, or even both.
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- Robert M Glaeser
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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Muth M, Schmid RP, Schnitzlein K. Ellipsometric study of molecular orientations of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase at the air-water interface by simultaneous determination of refractive index and thickness. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 140:60-66. [PMID: 26735895 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Ellipsometric studies of very thin organic films suffer from the low refractive index contrast between layer and bulk substrate. We demonstrate that null ellipsometry can not only provide detailed information about the adsorption kinetics and surface excess values, but in addition on layer thicknesses with submonolayer resolution of a lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus at the air-water interface. While measuring very close to the Brewster angle, refractive indices and layer-thicknesses can both be determined with a precision that is sufficiently high to make conclusions on the density and orientation of the molecules at the interface. The orientation was found to be concentration- and pH value-dependent. At the isoelectric point, the lipase was almost vertically oriented with respect to the surface, while for pure distilled water and low lipase concentration a rather horizontal alignment was found. Further experiments, varying the size of the interfacial area in a Langmuir trough, confirm the different layer structures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marco Muth
- Chair of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, D-03046 Cottbus, Germany; Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, D-03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, D-03046 Cottbus, Germany.
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- Chair of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, D-03046 Cottbus, Germany
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Kumahor SK, Hron P, Metreveli G, Schaumann GE, Vogel HJ. Transport of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles in unsaturated sand. Sci Total Environ 2015; 535:113-121. [PMID: 25827720 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chemical factors and physical constraints lead to coupled effects during particle transport in unsaturated porous media. Studies on unsaturated transport as typical for soils are currently scarce. In unsaturated porous media, particle mobility is determined by the existence of an air-water interface in addition to a solid-water interface. To this end, we measured breakthrough curves and retention profiles of citrate-coated Ag nanoparticles in unsaturated sand at two pH values (5 and 9) and three different flow rates corresponding to different water contents with 1 mM KNO3 as background electrolyte. The classical DLVO theory suggests unfavorable deposition conditions at the air-water and solid-water interfaces. The breakthrough curves indicate modification in curve shapes and retardation of nanoparticles compared to inert solute. Retention profiles show sensitivity to flow rate and pH and this ranged from almost no retention for the highest flow rate at pH=9 to almost complete retention for the lowest flow rate at pH=5. Modeling of the breakthrough curves, thus, required coupling two parallel processes: a kinetically controlled attachment process far from equilibrium, responsible for the shape modification, and an equilibrium sorption, responsible for particle retardation. The non-equilibrium process and equilibrium sorption are suggested to relate to the solid-water and air-water interfaces, respectively. This is supported by the DLVO model extended for hydrophobic interactions which suggests reversible attachment, characterized by a secondary minimum (depth 3-5 kT) and a repulsive barrier at the air-water interface. In contrast, the solid-water interface is characterized by a significant repulsive barrier and the absence of a secondary minimum suggesting kinetically controlled and non-equilibrium interaction. This study provides new insights into particle transport in unsaturated porous media and offers a model concept representing the relevant processes.
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- Samuel K Kumahor
- Department of Soil Physics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle-Saale, Germany.
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 368, Raum 422, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Universität Koblenz-Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, Fortstr. 7, D-76829 Landau, Germany.
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- Universität Koblenz-Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Group of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, Fortstr. 7, D-76829 Landau, Germany.
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- Department of Soil Physics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle-Saale, Germany; Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120 Halle-Saale, Germany.
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Firouzi M, Howes T, Nguyen AV. A quantitative review of the transition salt concentration for inhibiting bubble coalescence. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 222:305-18. [PMID: 25109881 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Some salts have been proven to inhibit bubble coalescence above a certain concentration called the transition concentration. The transition concentration of salts has been investigated and determined by using different techniques. Different mechanisms have also been proposed to explain the stabilizing effect of salts on bubble coalescence. However, as yet there is no consensus on a mechanism which can explain the stabilizing effect of all inhibiting salts. This paper critically reviews the experimental techniques and mechanisms for the coalescence of bubbles in saline solutions. The transition concentrations of NaCl, as the most popularly used salt, determined by using different techniques such as bubble swarm, bubble pairs, and thin liquid film micro-interferometry were analyzed and compared. For a consistent comparison, the concept of TC95 was defined as a salt concentration at which the "percentage coalescence" of bubbles reduces by 95% relative to the highest (100% in pure water) and lowest (in high-salt concentration) levels. The results show a linear relationship between the TC95 of NaCl and the reciprocal of the square root of the bubble radius. This relationship holds despite different experimental techniques, salt purities and bubble approach speeds, and highlights the importance of the bubble size in bubble coalescence. The available theoretical models for inhibiting effect of salts have also been reviewed. The failure of these models in predicting the salt transition concentration commands further theoretical development for a better understanding of bubble coalescence in salt solutions.
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Rocha JM, Caseli L. Adsorption and enzyme activity of sucrose phosphorylase on lipid Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 116:497-501. [PMID: 24572493 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The production of bioelectronic devices, including biosensors, can be conducted using enzymes immobilized in ultrathin solid films, for which preserving the enzymatic catalytic activity is crucial for optimal performance. In this sense, nanostructured films that allow for control over molecular architectures are of interest. In this paper, we investigate the adsorption of sucrose phosphorylase onto Langmuir monolayers of the phospholipid dimyristoylphosphatidic acid, which caused the surface pressure isotherms to expand. With polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS), the amide bands from the enzyme could be identified, with the C-N and C=O dipole moments lying parallel to the air-water interface. Structuring of the enzyme into an α-helix was noted, and this structure was preserved when the mixed enzyme-phospholipid monolayer was transferred in the form of a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film. The latter was demonstrated with measurements of the catalytic activity of sucrose phosphorylase, which presented the highest enzyme activity for multilayer LB film. The approach presented in this study not only allows for optimized catalytic activity toward sucrose but also permits to explain why certain film architectures exhibit superior performance.
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- Jefferson Muniz Rocha
- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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