Fabrication of Encapsulated Gemini Surfactants [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 (1) Background: Encapsulation of surfactants is an innovative approach that allows not only protection of the active substance, but also its controlled and gradual release.
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Surface and Antimicrobial Properties of Ester-Based Gemini Surfactants [PDF]
MoleculesCationic surfactants, accounting for approximately 7% of the global surfactant market, are widely used in applications such as fabric softeners, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. Recently, gemini surfactants—comprising two amphiphilic units linked by a
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Promoting Efficacy and Environmental Safety of Pesticide Synergists via Non-Ionic Gemini Surfactants with Short Fluorocarbon Chains [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Improving the utilization rate of pesticides is key to achieve a reduction and synergism, and adding appropriate surfactant to pesticide preparation is an effective way to improve pesticide utilization.
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From self-assembly to controlled release: synthesis and properties of dynamic imine-based Gemini surfactants for curcumin delivery [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XSurfactants based on dynamic covalent bonds have attracted great interest in the past few decades due to the coexistence of covalent and non-covalent bonds.
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Cationic Gemini Surfactants in the Oil Industry: Applications in Extraction, Transportation and Refinery Products [PDF]
MoleculesThe petroleum industry faces intensifying challenges related to the depletion of easily accessible reservoirs and the growing energy demand, necessitating the adoption of advanced chemical agents that can operate under extreme conditions. Cationic gemini
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Gemini Surfactants: Advances in Applications and Prospects for the Future [PDF]
MoleculesCationic gemini surfactants, which constitute a unique class of amphiphilic molecules composed of two hydrophilic ammonium groups and two hydrocarbon tails connected by a spacer, have emerged as highly versatile functional agents with superior ...
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Study on the Synthesis, Surface Activity, and Self-Assembly Behavior of Anionic Non-Ionic Gemini Surfactants [PDF]
MoleculesThe use of surfactants in oil recovery can effectively improve crude oil recovery rate. Due to the enhanced salt and temperature resistance of surfactant molecules by non-ionic chain segments, anionic groups have good emulsifying stability.
Zhiqiang Man, Wenxiang Wu
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Catalytic influence of 16-s-16 gemini surfactants on the rate constant of histidine and ninhydrin [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 The present paper reports the catalytic influence of 16-s-16 (spacer (s) = 4, 5, 6) gemini surfactants on the rate constant of histidine and ninhydrin at 343 K and pH 5.0 using the spectrophotometric technique.
Dileep Kumar, Malik Abdul Rub
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The structure-dependent effects of newly synthesised cationic gemini surfactants against yeast cells [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe mechanism of action of cationic gemini surfactants, namely dimethyl{{3-[N-(3-{N-[3-(dimethylammonium)propyl]alkylamido}propyl}dodecylamido}propyl}}ammonium dibromides (2xCnBrG3, n = 12, 14), dimethyl carbonates (2xCnMeCO3G3, n = 12), and dimethyl{{3-[
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Biomimetic synthesis of vesicular covalent organic frameworks by gemini surfactants for in-situ enzyme cascade immobilization [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsIn nature, enzymes in biofilms often lack robustness and chemical functionality. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a robust platform for enzyme immobilization, but mimicking biofilm structures for in-situ enzyme immobilization remains ...
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