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The high viscosity and the strong molecular interaction of EMI-TFSI with the polymer brush gave a large entropy change during the wetting process to result in a slower spreading velocity.We employ ion mobility spectrometry and density functional theory to determine the structure of Au7(PPh3)7H52+ (PPh3 = triphenylphosphine), which was recently identified by high mass resolution mass spectrometry. Experimental ion-neutral collision cross sections represent the momentum transfer between the ionic clusters and gas molecules averaged over the relative thermal velocities of the colliding pair, thereby providing structural insights. Theoretical calculations indicate the geometry of Au7(PPh3)7H52+ is similar to Au7(PPh3)7+, with three hydrogen atoms bridging two gold atoms and two hydrogen atoms forming single Au-H bonds. Collision-induced dissociation products observed during IMS experiments reveal that smaller hydrogen-containing clusters may be produced through fragmentation of Au7(PPh3)7H52+. Our findings indicate that hydrogen-containing species like Au7(PPh3)7H52+ act as intermediates in the formation of larger phosphine ligated gold clusters. These results advance the understanding and ability to control the mechanisms of size-selective cluster formation, which is necessary for scalable synthesis of clusters with tailored properties.A perfluoroalkyl ketone-based molecular probe was found to show highly enantioselective fluorescent enhancement in the fluorous phase when treated with an amino alcohol generated from the asymmetric reaction of a meso-epoxide with an alkyl amine. The two enantiomeric probes (R)- and (S)-2 were used to screen catalysts for this asymmetric reaction. The use of the probe in the fluorous phase allowed the fluorescent sensing of the products to be conducted away from the other reaction components with minimized interference. It was further found that when (R)- or (S)-2 was used to determine the enantiomeric composition of the amino alcohol product, there was a large nonlinear effect. That is, only when one enantiomer of the substrate was in excess was there a large fluorescence enhancement for the chirality-matched probe-substrate interaction. This allowed the racemic probe rac-2 to be used to evaluate the asymmetric induction in the catalyst screening. The catalyst screening using the fluorescent probes led to the discovery of a more enantioselective and efficient method for the desymmetrization of 1,2-epoxycyclohexane with iPrNH2 to form the corresponding chiral amino alcohol. This work presents a novel method to conduct catalyst screening for asymmetric synthesis and has potential to become a high-throughput process.The objective of this work was to characterize and study the behavior of the adsorption process of cellulose/biochar cryogels through isotherm models and adsorption kinetics. The cryogels were produced from a cellulose suspension obtained by mechanical fibrillation of 0.75 and 1.5% w/w unbleached long-fiber cellulose of the Pinus elliotti species. Into this suspension, 5, 10, and 20% w/w (relative to cellulose mass) biochar were added; then, the suspension was frozen and freeze-dried. After this, 2 mL of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) was deposited on the cryogels. Characterization analyses were performed on the cryogels, including specific mass and porosity and sorption capacity, in addition to the study of adsorption kinetics and isotherms. The cryogels showed a porosity of above 90% and a specific gravity of less than 0.035 g cm-3. The heterogeneous sorption capacity varied according to the concentration of cellulose used, and with the addition of 5% w/w biochar in the cellulose cryogel, the highest sorption capacity was obtained, 73 g g-1 of petroleum and 54 g g-1 of SAE20W50 oil. In the study of adsorption isotherms, the Freundlich model best fitted the process. Therefore, it was concluded that the process of petroleum adsorption by the cellulose cryogel occurs in multiple layers. In addition, the cellulose/biochar cryogel developed in the present work is suitable for use in the adsorption of organic liquids.There has been a recent drive to develop non-fluorinated superhydrophobic coatings due to the toxicity, cost, and environmental impact of perfluorinated components. One of the main challenges in developing superhydrophobic coatings in general and non-fluorinated superhydrophobic coatings in particular is optimization of mechanical durability, as the rough asperities required for maintaining superhydrophobicity tend to be easily removed by abrasion. Although rough and self-similar hydrophobic surfaces composed of loosely adhered particles or highly porous structures tend to produce excellent superhydrophobicity, they have low inherent mechanical durability and their longevity under real conditions is compromised. To address this issue, this work investigates the addition of a polymeric matrix material (the binder) to hydrophobic nanoparticles (the filler) to produce spray-coated superhydrophobic surfaces with improved inherent mechanical durability. Hansen solubility parameters were used to tune the interactions between the binder, filler, and solvent used to deliver the coating. It was found that lowering the binder/filler miscibility and using a poor solvent mixture generates more surface roughness, thereby lowering the minimum filler load required to achieve superhydrophobicity. This leads to an overall more inherently durable system that remains hydrophobic for thousands of light abrasion cycles.It is hypothesized that polymeric lignin surfactants have different affinities for stabilizing oil-water emulsions and that the emulsifying performance of these surfactants is highly affected by their adsorption performance at the oil-water interface. To validate this hypothesis, the adsorption performance of sulfethylated lignin (SEKL) surfactant at different oil-water interfaces was examined by assessing the contact angle, dynamic interfacial tension, and surface loading (Γ). Moreover, the interfacial adsorption kinetics of SEKL was comprehensively assessed in different oil-water systems to reveal the mechanisms of the SEKL adsorption at the interface. this website Also, the impacts of SEKL concentration and ionic strength on the performance of SEKL as an effective emulsifier for the emulsions were assessed. Furthermore, the droplet size and instability index of the emulsions were systematically correlated with the adsorption performance of SEKL at the interface of oil and water. For the first time, by implementing a modified Ward Toradai diffusion model, two distinct early stages of the adsorption of SEKL at the oil interface were identified.
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