Complex formation in a ternary system composed of lauroamphoglycinate, oleic acid, and water |
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Authors: | Y Nakama Y Shiojima Y Takeshita M Yamaguchi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Shiseido Laboratories, 1050, Nippa-cho, Kohoku-ku, 223 Yokohamashi, Japan |
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Abstract: | The formation of a complex, composed of lauroamphoglycinate (LG), oleic acid (OA) and water, was investigated, and this system
was applied to emulsification. The complex was formed in the water-rich area (more than 90% in this system) at a molar ratio
of OA to LG from 1 to 3, where two-phase systems of water and the complex existed. The interaction between LG and OA, both
in the aqueous solution and at the interface of liquid paraffin dissolving the OA and LG solution, was studied by pH measurements
and interfacial tension measurements, respectively. The results implied that LG and OA were linked stoichiometrically, both
in aqueous solution and at the interface, and formed complexes. X-ray diffraction patterns and the strong hydrophobicity showed
that the equimolar complex composed of LG, OA, and water was a liquid crystal with a reversed hexagonal structure. The reversed
hexagonal liquid crystal was capable of solubilizing a certain amount of liquid paraffin in its alkyl group parts while maintaining
its hexagonal structure. These results suggest the possibility to prepare a W/O-type emulsion by using the liquid crystal
formed by LG, OA, partial liquid paraffin, and water as the continuous phase. The authors could obtain a stable W/O emulsion
without coalescence of the water droplets that contained a substantial amount of water (approximately 90%). Furthermore, various
types of emulsions, O/W, W/O, W/O/W, could be prepared by changing the ratio of LG and OA. |
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Keywords: | Amphoteric-fatty acid system highly concentrated W/O emulsion liquid crystal |
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