Cosolvent, role

Alcohol molecules can also partition into the water or oil phases where they play a cosolvent role. As such, the alcohol molecules can change the polarity of these phases, with a general trend toward reducing the miscibility gap, by turning the aqueous phase less polar and the oil phase more polar [65]. If a very large proportion of alcohol is added, the structure tends to disappear and a consolute system is reached where all molecules are randomly distributed. Very early enhanced recovery techniques proposed were using alcohol as a solvent for both the water and crude oil phases, of course at a price that was prohibitive. 

Further, for studying the role of pH and salt concentrations on bulk-electrostatic and non-bulk electrostatic contributions the same approach was made to experiments on the influence of the alcohols mentioned above on the oxygen affinity at various KC1 concentrations and pH-values 144,146). The results obtained indicate that at a low alcohol concentration the bulk-electrostatic contributions are dominant and that with increasing size of the alkyl group, alcohol and KC1 concentration, the nonbulk electrostatic, hydrophobic contributions increase. Recent results of kinetic measurements of 02 release show that cosolvents such as alcohols and formamide influence mainly the allosteric parameter L, i.e. -the equilibrium between T and R conformation and that the separation of the alcohol effects into bulk-electrostatic and hydrophobic (non-bulk electrostatic) contributions is justified. 

Concluding this brief survey of the effects of cosolvents and temperatures on noncovalent binding forces between proteins, we may assume that while the dielectric constant may play a role in the cryoprotection of protein crystals, changes in interaction forces may confer protection or in some cases be responsible for crystal destruction. However, we must bear in mind that hydrogen bonds and salt links involved in the regions of contact between proteins will be strengthened and/or stabilized at low temperatures within certain limits of pan values, which should aid in the cryoprotection of protein crystals. 

When the poor anodic stability of DMC or EMC alone on a similar cathode surface is considered, the role of EC in stabilizing the solvent system becomes obvious. A conclusion that could be extracted from these studies is that the existence of EC not only renders the electrolyte system with superior cathodic stability by forming an effective SEI on the carbonaceous anode but also acts as a key component in forming a surface layer on the cathode surface that is of high breakdown potential. It is for its unique abilities at both electrodes that EC has become an indispensable cosolvent for the electrolyte used in lithium ion cells. 

A subsequent picosecond electronic absorption spectroscopic study of TPE excited with 266- or 355-nm, 30-ps laser pulses in cyclohexane found what was reported previously. However, in addition to the nonpolar solvent cyclohexane, more polar solvents such as THF, methylene chloride, acetonitrile, and methanol were employed. Importantly, the lifetime of S lp becomes shorter as the polarity is increased this was taken to be evidence of the zwitterionic, polar nature of TPE S lp and the stabilization of S lp relative to what is considered to be a nonpolar Sop, namely, the transition state structure for the thermal cis-trans isomerization. Although perhaps counterinmitive to the role of a solvent in the stabilization of a polar species, the decrease in the S lp lifetime with an increase in solvent polarity is understood in terms of internal conversion from to So, which should increase in rate as the S -So energy gap decreases with increasing solvent polarity. Along with the solvent-dependent hfetime of S lp, it was noted that the TPE 5ip absorption band near 425 nm is located where the two subchromophores— the diphenylmethyl cation and the diphenylmethyl anion—of a zwitterionic 5ip should be expected to absorb hght. A picosecond transient absorption study on TPE in supercritical fluids with cosolvents provided additional evidence for charge separation in 5ip. 

In ionic block copolymers, micellization occurs in a solvent that is selective for one of the blocks, as for non-ionic block copolymers. However, the ionic character of the copolymer introduces a new parameter governing the structure and properties of micellar structures. In particular, the ionic strength plays an important role in the conformation of the copolymer, and the presence of a high charge density leads to some specific properties unique to ionic block copolymers. Many of the studies on ionic block copolymers have been undertaken with solvents selective for the ionic polyelectrolyte block, generally water or related solvents, such as water-methanol mixtures. However, it has been observed that it is often difficult to dissolve ionic hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymers in water. These dissolution problems are far more pronounced than for block copolymers in non-aqueous selective solvents, although they do not always reflect real insolubility. In many cases, dissolution can be achieved if a better solvent is used first and examples of the use of cosolvents are listed by Selb and Gallot (1985). 

The role of the solvent is complex polarity, solubility of reactants and products, diffusion and counter-diffusion effects, and also interaction with the active centers [88]. Using a triphase system (solid-liquid-liquid) in the absence of any cosolvent, a considerable increase in the conversion of various water-immiscible organic compounds (toluene, anisole, benzyl alcohol, etc.) can be achieved [89]. 

For example, styrene oxide has been converted into the corresponding CC in scC02 with DMF with 85% yield. As reported also by others [139,140], DMF-when used as a cosolvent-plays a key role in the reaction as it improves the fixation of C02 into epoxides so as to afford carbonates. This beneficial effect may be due either to a participation in the ring opening of the epoxide, or in a preliminary coordination of C02. 

Deviations from log-linear behavior can still occur even if none of the above explanations is valid for your system [71-74], Deviations are typically at low and/or high concentrations of cosolvent. Typically, negative deviations are observed at low cosolvent concentrations and positive deviations are observed at high cosolvent concentrations. In Rubino and Yalkowsky s [72] review of this topic, deviations could not be consistently attributed to physical properties of the cosolvent-water mixtures or alterations in the solute crystal. They concluded that changes in the structure of the solvent play a role in deviation from expected log-linear solubilities. 

Although many early synthetic studies employed HMPA as a cosolvent, its mechanistic role remained unclear. Its role was later clarified by Molander, who studied the influence of HMPA concentration on the product distributions from the Sml2-mediated reductive cyclisations of unactivated olefinic ketones.16 The addition of HMPA was required to promote efficient ketyl-alkene cyclisation, and correlations between the concentration of HMPA, product ratios and diastereoselectivities were apparent (Scheme 2.6). In the absence of HMPA, attempted cyclisations led to the recovery of starting material 1, reduced side-product 3 and desired cyclisation product 2. Addition of 2 equiv of HMPA provided 2 and only a small fraction of 3. Further addition of HMPA (3-8 equiv) provided 2 exclusively (Scheme 2.6). 

Role of Cosurfactants/Cosolvents in Formation and Stabilization of Microemulsion Systems... 

ROLE OF COSURFACTANTS/COSOLVENTS IN FORMATION AND STABILIZATION OF MICROEMULSIONS... 

Kahlweit, M., Busse, G, and Faulhaber, B. (1996), Preparing microemulsions with alkyl monoglucosides and the role of alkanediols as cosolvents, Langmuir, 12,861-862. 

Based on the previous considerations, some authors proposed thermodynamic-based approaches to SAS. De la Fuente Badilla et al attempted to develop a thermodynamic-based criterion for optimum batch antisolvent precipitation (GAS) using a definition of the volume expansion that takes into account the molar volume of the system studied. They analyzed various binary and ternary systems and concluded that the pressure corresponding to a minimum value of the liquid-phase volume expansion coincides with the pressure at which the solute precipitates. In a subsequent work, Shariati and Peters further highlighted the role of SC-CO2 in GAS. It acts as a co-solvent (cosolvency effect) at lower concentrations, whereas at higher concentrations it acts as an antisolvent. 

Based on these results, we explored the possibility of using octanol as an amphiphilic cosolvent without the need for AOT. With the addition of octanol at a concentration of 0.5 M, it becomes possible to solubilize water at 0.05 M at only 80 bar. The Xmax is close to that of pure octanol, so that it is unlikely that water pools were formed. The cosolvent octanol could play an important role in SCF technology by increasing the solubilization of water. 

In developing a process the chemist may encounter water in the roles of impurity, beneficial additive, or solvent. Some examples of water as solvent and cosolvent were discussed in Chapter 4. Water may also be necessary in the crystallization of a desired hydrate (see Chapters 11 and 12). This chapter will examine some of the more subtle effects of water on processing. 

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