The photosensitive micellar system with prospect in drag reduction and heat transfer enhancement has been the research focus of science and industry.In this paper,a new type of photosensitive micellar system formed by cetyl trimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) and trans-chlorocinnamic acid(trans-CICA) was investigated.The effects of counter-ion concentration,surfactant concentration,UV irradiation time,and the position of substituent groups of counter-ion on photorheological properties were discussed.The results indicate that after UV irradiation the relative viscosity and thixotropy of micellar systems reduce obviously.At the same time,the relative viscosity of micelle systems and concentration of trans-CICA decline during UV irradiation time.The flow curves of micellar solutions before and after UV irradiation could be described by non-linear co-rotational Jeffreys model correctly.The rheokinetic equation was firstly established to describe the relationship between relative viscosity of micelle systems and conversion of trans-CICA.
A photorheologically reversible micelle composed of polymerizable cationic surfactant n-cetyl dimethylallyl am- monium chloride （CDAAC） and trans-4-phenylazo benzoic acid （trans-ACA） was prepared. The effects of molar ratio of CDAAC/trans-ACA, time of UV and visible light irradiation and temperature on the rheological properties of micellar system were investigated. The results show that before UV irradiation the system with an optimum CDAAC/trans-ACA molar ratio of 1.4 forms viscoelastic micelles at 45 ℃. After 365 nm UV irradiation, the viscos- ities of micelle systems with different concentrations at fixed molar ratio of 1.4 are decreased by 85%-95%. The CDAAC/trans-ACA （14 mmol. L- 1/10 mmol. L- 1 ） micelle system exhibits shear thinning property and its viscos- ity is decreased obviously with the increases of UV irradiation time less than I h. The rheological process during LIV irradiation for CDAAC/trans-ACA （14 mmol- L- 1/10 mmol. L 1） micelle proves that viscosity, elastic modulus G＇ and viscous modulus G＂ will reduce quickly with the UV light. Furthermore, the micelle system after 1 h UV- irradiation is able to revert to its initial high viscosity with 460 nm visible light irradiation for 4 h, and the micelle can be cycled between low and high viscosity states by repetitive UV and visible light irradiations. The LIV-Vis spectra of CDAAC/trans-ACA micelle indicate that its photosensitive theological properties are related closely to photoisomerization of trans-ACA to c/s-ACA.
Jie ChenBo FangHao JinLicheng YuMeng TianKejing LiLeiping JinMo Yang
