Influence of calcium ions on rhamnolipid and rhamnolipid/anionic surfactant adsorption and self-assembly. 2013

Minglei Chen, and Chuchuan Dong, and Jeff Penfold, and Robert K Thomas, and Thomas J P Smyth, and Amedea Perfumo, and Roger Marchant, and Ibrahim M Banat, and Paul Stevenson, and Alyn Parry, and Ian Tucker, and I Grillo
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

The impact of Ca(2+) counterions on the adsorption at the air-water interface and self-assembly in aqueous solution of the rhamnolipid biosurfactant and its mixture with the anionic surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, LAS, has been studied using neutron reflectometry and small-angle neutron scattering. The results illustrate how rhamnolipids are calcium tolerant and how their blending with conventional anionic surfactants improves the calcium tolerance of the anionic surfactant. Ca(2+) has relatively little effect upon the adsorption and self-assembly of the monorhamnose, R1, and dirhamnose, R2, rhamnolipids, even at high pH, due to their predominantly nonionic nature. For R1/R2 mixtures the addition of Ca(2+) has little impact upon the adsorbed amount or the surface composition. For R2/LAS mixtures the addition of Ca(2+) results in an increased adsorption and a surface slightly richer in R2. The weak binding of Ca(2+) to R1 and R2 does result in a change to the degree of ionization of the micelles and especially for mixed R1/R2 micelles at R1-rich solution compositions. The stronger binding of Ca(2+) to LAS results in the addition of Ca(2+) having a much greater impact on the self-assembly of R1/LAS and R2/LAS mixtures. For R1/LAS mixtures the addition of Ca(2+) promotes the formation of more planar structures, even at low surfactant concentrations where in the absence of Ca(2+) mixed globular micelle formation dominates. In R2/LAS mixtures, where there is a greater contrast between the high and low preferred curvatures associated with R2 and LAS, the addition of Ca(2+) results in a more complex evolution in micellar aggregation and the degree of ionization of the micelles. This results in variations in Ca(2+) binding that promotes micellar structures in which a spatial segregation of the two surfactant components within the micelle occurs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008823 Micelles Particles consisting of aggregates of molecules held loosely together by secondary bonds. The surface of micelles are usually comprised of amphiphatic compounds that are oriented in a way that minimizes the energy of interaction between the micelle and its environment. Liquids that contain large numbers of suspended micelles are referred to as EMULSIONS. Micelle
D008968 Molecular Conformation The characteristic three-dimensional shape of a molecule. Molecular Configuration,3D Molecular Structure,Configuration, Molecular,Molecular Structure, Three Dimensional,Three Dimensional Molecular Structure,3D Molecular Structures,Configurations, Molecular,Conformation, Molecular,Conformations, Molecular,Molecular Configurations,Molecular Conformations,Molecular Structure, 3D,Molecular Structures, 3D,Structure, 3D Molecular,Structures, 3D Molecular
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002413 Cations, Divalent Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms with a valence of plus 2, which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Divalent Cations
D006017 Glycolipids Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage) Glycolipid
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000327 Adsorption The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily. Adsorptions
D000388 Air The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
D001557 Benzenesulfonates Organic salts and esters of benzenesulfonic acid.
D012210 Rhamnose A methylpentose whose L- isomer is found naturally in many plant glycosides and some gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides. Deoxymannose,Rhamnose, L-Isomer,Rhamnose, L Isomer

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