Surface Activity and Performance Properties of Gemini Salts of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate in Aqueous Solution

Gemini salts of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LABS) were prepared by neutralization of sulfonic acid with a series of low-molecular-weight diamines in aqueous solution. The equilibrium surface activity of Gemini salts of LABS was determined by measuring the surface tension as a function of surfactant concentration to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC), surface tension at the CMC (γ_CMC), and the area per molecule at the air-water interface (Ų). Electrical conductivity was measured as a function of surfactant concentration to determine the CMC and counterion binding. Dynamic surface tension was measured using a bubble pressure tensiometer to infer the rate at which the surfactant migrates to the air-water interface. Equilibrium interfacial tension against mineral oil was measured using a spinning drop tensiometer. Dynamic interfacial tension was measured using a drop volume tensiometer. The surface tension, CMC, and interfacial tension of Gemini salts of LABS decreased compared to monovalent organic and inorganic salts. The CMC decreases with increasing molecular weight of the diamine spacer group. Dynamic surface and interfacial tension of Gemini salts of LABS are lower than monovalent salts. The foam volume of Gemini salts of LABS was determined using a high shear blender test. The foam volume of Gemini salts of LABS is lower than monovalent salts and depends on the size of the spacer group. Hard-surface cleaning was measured using artificial soil applied to white Formica tiles. Soil removal was determined by optical reflectance as a function of abrasion cycles. Gemini salts of LABS show reduced hard-surface cleaning performance compared to monovalent salts. Detergency of different types of soils on cotton and polyester/cotton fabric was determined by optical reflectance measurements. Gemini salts of LABS show improved cleaning performance compared to monovalent salts. Cleaning performance increases with increasing molecular weight of the diamine spacer group. In situ neutralization of LABS with organic diamines is a simple and efficient way to prepare anionic Gemini surfactants for industrial scale applications.     

Relationship of structure to properties of surfactants. 16. Linear decyldiphenylether sulfonates

The properties of some well-characterized sodium linear decyldiphenylether (C₁₀DPE)sulfonates have been studied. Among the properties investigated are dynamic and equilibrium surface tension, critical micelle concentration (CMC), area per molecule at the aqueous solution/air interface, wetting time by the Draves technique, foaming by the Ross-Miles method, solubilization, and hydrotropy. The decyldiphenylether moiety appears to be equivalent to a terminally substituted straight alkyl chain of 16 carbon atoms. The trialkyl- and dialkyl-mono-sulfonates have solubilities of < 0.01 g/dm³ in water, but are readily soluble in hexane. The didecyldiphenyl ether disulfonate (DADS) has a very low CMC value (1.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol dm⁻³) in aqueous 0.1 N Na⁺ solution (NaCl), characteristic of surfactants with two hydrophilic and two hydrophobic groups. It also has a much larger area per molecule at the aqueous solution/air interface than the monodecyldiphenyl-ether monosulfonate (MAMS) and a much higher surface tension at the CMC. MAMS has a much lower surface tension at a surface age of 1 second (γ_1s) than either DADS or the monodecyldiphenylether disulfonate (MADS). In agreement with γ_1s and γ_eq values, wetting times increase in the order: MAMS < DADS < MADS and initial foam heights decrease in the order: MAMS > DADS > MADS. Solubilization for three water-insoluble surfactants decreases in the order: DADS > MAMS > MADS, while hydrotropy is most pronounced with the disulfonates.     

R_(12)TAC-SDS混合溶液的表面张力和泡沫性能

测定了 3 十二烷氧基 2 羟丙基三甲基氯化铵 (R12 TAC)和十二烷基硫酸钠 (SDS)复配体系的表面张力和泡沫性能。实验表明 ,复配体系的CMC及γCMC均低于单一组分。当R12 TAC和SDS以等量比复配时 ,体系表现出良好的泡沫性能。其中起泡性参数Cs为 1.99mmol/L ,Rmv 为0 86 ,稳泡性参数Ct为 2 .5 0mmol/L ,t1/ 2 m 为 91.5s。对相互作用参数的计算表明 ,该复配体系具有强烈的增效作用     

无机电解质对十二烷基硫酸钠性质影响的研究

选择不同类型的无机电解质(NaCl、Na2SO4、Na3PO4、MgCl2、AlCl3),考察了电解质对十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)表面张力、临界胶束浓度、润湿力、发泡力、乳化力的影响规律。实验表明,无机电解质对SDS的CMC影响显著,随着无机盐的加入,CMC降低,表面活性增强。当加入的氯化钠浓度达到0.3mol/L时,SDS的CMC降到了原来的十分之一,高价位离子对CMC影响大于低价位离子,同价位不同离子影响差别不大;SDS润湿性、乳化性、泡沫性能较好,加入电解质后,其润湿性增强,乳化性、泡沫高度和稳泡性降低。     

Influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the characteristics of bovine serum albumin solutions and foams

Results from surface tension measurements on mixed solutions of the protein bovine serum alburnin (BSA) and an anionic surfactant (SDS: sodium dodecyl sulfate) suggested that at an air-liquid interface, adsorption was affected by the protein-surfactant interaction and by the relative concentration of each component in solution. Two plateaus corresponding to the critical aggregation concentration (CAC) and the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of SDS, respectively, were observed in the surface tension isotherms of SDS in the presence of BSA. The CAC and CMC depended on the concentration of BSA. Effects of SDS concentration on the conformational changes of BSA were investigated by Fourier transform-Raman spectroscopy. The results showed that the contents of α-helix decreased while the contents of random coil increased. The presence of the anionic surfactant SDS had a negative influence on the way that proteins adsorb at an air-liquid interface, leading to the change of behavior of protein-stabilized film.     

疏水型二氧化硅粒子对泡沫体系稳定性的影响

本文对市售二氧化硅粒子进行疏水改性,分别用改性前和改性后的二氧化硅粒子与十二烷基硫酸钠制备泡沫分散液,探讨了二氧化硅粒子亲、疏水性,粒子浓度,粒子在气/液界面膜上的吸附量以及动态拉伸条件下的液膜稳定性的变化规律。研究结果表明,在搅拌条件下,与改性后粒子相比,改性前粒子对维持泡沫体系的起泡性和稳定性作用较强。泡沫稳定性随二氧化硅粒子质量分数的增加而增大,在粒子浓度为0.05%时达到最大值。在拉伸条件下,改性后粒子对液膜稳定性的增强效果优于改性前粒子的作用。改性后二氧化硅粒子质量分数为0.05%的分散液的液膜拉伸最长。     

Surface and thermodynamic parameters of sodium N-acyl sarcosinate surfactant solutions

Surface tension as a function of concentration and temperature was measured for solutions of N-acyl sarcosinates, RCON(CH₃)CH₂COONa. From the intersection points in the (γ-log c) curves, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) was determined at 20, 35, 50, and 65°C. Structural effects on the CMC, maximum surface excess, and the minimum area per molecule at the aqueous solution/air interface are discussed. The free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of micellization and adsorption of surfactant solutions also were investigated.     

明胶对十二烷基硫酸钠／十六烷基溴化吡啶复配体系泡沫的稳定作用

通过对表面张力和溶液黏度的测试探讨了明胶对十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）／十六烷基溴化吡啶（CPDB）复配体系泡沫的稳定作用。结果表明，明胶与表面活性剂复配体系形成的泡沫流体，起泡能力强，稳定性好，其主要原因是明胶与SDS／CPDB缔合成聚集体，聚集体的疏水作用阻止了液膜间的液体流失。     

The Adsorption of Hydroxyl Mixed Ether Nonionic Polymeric Surfactants at Air/Water and Solid/Water Interfaces: Influence of Surfactant Molecular Structure

This paper reports the adsorption of four nonionic Hydroxyl Mixed Ether (HME) polymeric surfactants at air/water and solid/water interfaces. The characteristics of these nonionic surfactants, including surface tension, critical micelle concentration (CMC) and adsorption onto saponite and Teflon are investigated. At the air/water interface, the surface activity of the HME-surfactants decreases with an increasing degree of ethoxylation. The surface tension results indicate that CMC, surface tension at CMC (γ_CMC), and the minimum surface area per adsorbed HME-surfactant molecule (A _min) all increased with the degree of ethoxylation for surfactants with similar hydrocarbon chain lengths. Additionally, a strong adsorption onto the saponite (synthetic clay) was measured and found dependent on both the degree of ethoxylation and the hydrocarbon chain length. This adsorption was also observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). On the other hand, the adsorption of HME-surfactants on Teflon was independent of the hydrocarbon chain length.     

温度对高浓度SDS水溶液泡沫稳定性及分离的影响

高浓度表面活性物质的分离是泡沫分离过程的难题,也是制约泡沫分离技术应用于工业化生产的瓶颈.为了解决高浓度表面活性物质泡沫分离的难题,以阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)水溶液为体系,研究了在其临界胶束浓度(CMC)附近时,温度对SDS水溶液气泡直径、泡沫稳定性、富集比及回收率的影响.结果表明:温度对高浓度表面活性物质的泡沫分离有显著影响.当SDS水溶液浓度分别为1.2、2.3、3.5g·L-1,温度从30℃升高到70℃时,泡沫稳定性先增大后减小,在pH 6.9、表观气速2.4×10-3 m·s-1、装液量200 mL的操作条件下,气泡直径先减小后增大,富集比提高了3～5倍,回收率降低了34％～65％.     

Bulk and bubble-scale experimental studies of influence of nanoparticles on foam stability

Influence of silicon oxide(SiO_2) and aluminum oxide(Al_2O_3) nanoparticles on the stability of nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) mixed solution foams was studied at bulk and bubble-scale. Foam apparent viscosity was also determined in Hele-Shaw cell In order to investigate the foam performance at static and dynamic conditions. Results show that the maximum adsorption of surfactant on the nanoparticles occurs at 3 wt% surfactant concentration. Foam stability increases while the foamability decreases with the increasing nanoparticle concentration. However, optimum nanoparticle concentration corresponding to maximum foam stability was obtained at 1.0 wt% nanoparticle concentration for the hydrophilic SiO_2/SDS and Al_2O_3/SDS foams. Foam performance was enhanced with increasing nanoparticles hydrophobicity. Air-foams were generally more stable than CO_2 foams.Foam apparent viscosity increased in the presence of nanoparticles from 20.34 mPa·s to 84.84 mPa·s while the film thickness increased from 27.5 μm to 136 μm. This study suggests that the static and dynamic stability of conventional foams could be improved with addition of appropriate concentration of nanoparticles into the surfactant solution. The nanoparticles improve foam stability by their adsorption and aggregation at the foam lamellae to increase film thickness and dilational viscoelasticity. This prevents liquid drainage and film thinning and improves foam stability both at the bulk and bubble scale.     

表面活性剂和四烷基溴化铵的复配 Ⅱ.四乙基溴化铵对离子型表面活性剂在气/液表面吸附行为的影响

用表面张力法研究了有机电解质四乙基溴化铵（（Ｅｔ）４ＮＢｒ）对离子型表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠（ＳＤＳ）和十二烷基三甲基溴化铵（ＤＴＡＢ）在气／液表面吸附行为的影响。表明（Ｅｔ）４ＮＢｒ提高了ＳＤＳ和ＤＴＡＢ降低水溶液表面张力的效率。但（Ｅｔ）４ＮＢｒ仅提高ＤＴＡＢ降低水溶液表面张力的能力,却反而削弱了ＳＤＳ降低水溶液表面张力的能力。通常电解质对离子表面活性剂表面吸附层的影响主要来自与表面活性离子电性相反的反离子,它们屏蔽了表面活性剂离子头基间的电荷,致使表面活性剂在气／液表面层排列紧密。有机电解质离子（Ｅｔ）４Ｎ＋作为反离子时,除了具有电解质离子的通常性能外,其乙基和表面活性剂碳氢链间还有一定程度的弱疏水相互作用,使部分（Ｅｔ）４Ｎ＋离子嵌入ＳＤＳ吸附层的离子头基区中,较大（Ｅｔ）４Ｎ＋离子的嵌入使周围的ＳＤＳ碳氢链排列疏松,改变了朝向空气面的表面碳氢链覆盖层结构,从而削弱了其降低表面张力的能力。     

聚氨酯海绵表面改性对Ti2AlN多孔陶瓷挂浆量的影响

利用有机泡沫浸渍法制备Ti2AlN多孔陶瓷,研究了聚氨酯海绵表面改性对陶瓷挂浆量的影响。通过对不同浓度的NaOH预处理后的海绵增重、坯体堵孔率分析表明,浓度为15%的NaOH对聚氨酯海绵的挂浆量最好;扫描电镜研究发现,聚氨酯海绵用15%NaOH溶液浸泡4h之后,再用羧甲基纤维素(CMC)预处理24h,海绵挂浆效果最佳。     

Effect of carboxymethyl cellulose addition on the properties of Si3N4 ceramic foams

The effect of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) addition on the preparation of Si₃N₄ ceramic foam by the direct foaming method was investigated. The addition of CMC in the foam slurry can reduce the surface tension, increase the viscoelasticity of foams, and improve their stability and fluidity. The foam ceramics show low shrinkage during drying owing to the CMC and the gelation of acrylamide monomers. The surface structure of dried foam is uniform, and there are no macropores and cracks on the surface. The sintered Si₃N₄ foam ceramics have very uniform pore distribution with average pore size of about 16 μm; the flexure strength is as high as 3.8–77.2 MPa, and the porosity is about 60.6–82.1%.     

茶皂素与十二烷基硫酸钠复配体系浮选去除废水中金属离子的研究

研究了非离子生物表面活性剂茶皂素(TS)和阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)复配体系的表面活性及无机盐的影响、浮选去除废水中铜离子的处理效果。结果表明,当TS与SDS的混合比例为0.2∶1~0.3∶1时,复配体系的表面张力和临界胶束浓度均降至最低,起泡性和稳泡性均比较稳定;无机盐主要对溶液中的SDS表面活性产生影响,茶皂素性质比较稳定,基本不受影响。采用TS∶SDS=0.25∶1的复配体系进行浮选,溶液中铜离子的去除效率可以达到92%。     

Surface tension of bovine serum albumin and tween 20 at the air-aqueous interface

Interfacial properties (surface tension, σ, and critical micelle concentration, CMC) of aqueous solutions of Tween 20 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate) and/or bovine serum albumin (BSA) were evaluated. Temperature, Tween 20 concentration in the aqueous phase, BSA/Tween 20 ratio, and aqueous phase composition [water, ethanol (0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 M), and sucrose (0.5 M)] were the variables studied. The CMC of Tween 20 was determined by surface tension measurements (Wilhelmy plate method). The existence of BSA-Tween 20 interactions was deduced from surface tension measurements. The results show that the effect of temperature on CMC depends on the aqueous phase composition, but the σ value at CMC, σ_CMC, does decrease as temperature is increased. The CMC and σ_CMC values also depend on the aqueous phase composition. In aqueous ethanol solutions, the CMC increases, but σ_CMC decreases. However, in sucrose aqueous solutions, the CMC decreases, but there is no significant effect on σ_CMC. The BSA-Tween 20 interactions at the interface depend on both Tween 20 concentration (C) and solute in the bulk phase. In water and aqueous solutions of ethanol and sucrose, σ values decrease in the presence of protein at C<CMC but are practically independent of C at C>CMC. This is an indication that the interfacial characteristics of the mixed film are determined by either the protein or the lipid at the higher and lower protein/lipid ratio, respectively. In the intermediate region, the existence of BSA-Tween 20 interactions dominates the interfacial characteristics of mixed films.     

Removal of Trace Cd2+ Using Continuous Multistage Ion Foam Fractionation: Part II—The Effects of Operational Parameters

A multistage ion foam fractionation column with bubble-cap trays was employed to study the removal of cadmium ions from simulated wastewater having low Cd concentrations (10–30 mg/L), examining the effects of foam height, air flow rate, feed flow rate, and feed Cd concentration. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was used to generate foam in this study. An increase in foam height, which reduces liquid hold-up in the generated foam, resulted in the enhancement of the enrichment ratios of both SDS and Cd while the removal and residual factor of Cd showed insignificant change. An increase in air flow rate increased the foam generation rate, foamate volumetric ratio, and the removal efficiency of Cd but decreased the enrichment ratios of both Cd and SDS. The separation factors of both Cd and SDS decreased with increasing feed flow rate, which is mainly attributable to both the effects of the enhancement of foamate volumetric ratio and the increases in both SDS and Cd input rates. An increase in feed Cd concentration was found to increase Cd effluent concentration and SDS removal but to decrease the enrichment ratios of both Cd and SDS because of the increasing liquid entrainment in the produced foam.     

Counterion-coupled gemini (Cocogem) surfactants based on dodecylisopropylol amine and dicarboxylic acids: synthesis,characterization and evaluation as biocide against SRB

New cocogem surfactants were synthesized by interaction of dodecylisopropylol amine with dicarboxylic (oxalic, succinic, adipic, sebacic, tartaric, maleic, fumaric, isophthalic) acids. By tensiometric method, the surface activity of aqueous solutions of the synthesized cocogem surfactants at the border with air was studied and, by conductometric method, the specific electrical conductivity of these solutions was determined. The degree of counterion binding (β), critical micelle concentration (CMC), effectiveness of surface tension reduction (π_CMC), surface excess concentration (Γ_max), area per molecule at the interface (A_min), changes of Gibbs free energies of adsorption (ΔG_ad) and micellization (ΔG_mic) have been calculated. The character of change of the colloidal-chemical indices depending on spacer-group nature and length has been clarified. So, with an elongation of the spacer group and when passing from cis-form to trans-form, the value of CMC decreases. The obtained cocogem surfactants exhibit a considerable bactericidal effectiveness against sulfate-reducing bacteria. The bactericide properties of the cocogem surfactants containing in the spacer chain a saturated hydrocarbon fragment and benzene ring are stronger than for the others.     

Synthesis and Surface Properties of Anionic Gemini Surfactants having N-acylamide and Carboxylate Groups

A straightforward synthetic strategy to an anionic gemini surfactant having both N-acylamide and carboxylate groups in a molecule has been demonstrated. The surface properties of the anionic gemini surfactant, such as CMC (critical micelle concentration), C₂₀ (the concentration required to reduce the surface tension of the solvent by 20 mN/m), γ _CMC (the surface tension at the CMC), ∏ _CMC (the surface pressure at the CMC), Γ _max (the maximum surface excess concentration at the air/aqueous solution interface), A _min (the minimum area per surfactant molecule at the air/water interface), and the CMC/C₂₀ ratio (a measure of the tendency to form micelles relative to adsorbtion at the air/water interface), have been studied. The influence of the different concentrations of NaCl on the surface properties of the gemini surfactant has been discussed. The results have shown that the CMC values decreased with an increase in the concentration of NaCl indicating that the Na⁺ preferentially adsorbs onto the surface of the charged aggregate and facilitates the aggregate growth by suppressing the main impediment of electrostatic repulsion among head groups. Additionally, the values of Γ _max are always higher in salt solutions as compared to those in pure water due to their salting out effect. The larger pC₂₀ value indicates that the surfactant adsorbs more efficiently at the air/water interface and reduces surface tension more efficiently. In addition, the geminis in water show little or no break in their specific conductance versus surfactant molar concentration plots. This is attributable to protonation of the carboxylate group and strong Na⁺ release during micellization.     

气-液界面间表面活性剂物质的吸附状态

利用Gibbs吸附公式,通过测量溶液浓度和表面张力可以计算最大吸附量时表面活性剂的表面吸附量,进而计算得到每个分子所占有的表面积;通过与分子本身大小比较能够推测出分子在表面的吸附状态。本文利用文献值,通过计算得出常见的离子型、非离子型及Gemini型表面活性剂在CMC时的平均分子占有面积,同时将具有表面活性的丁醇一并比较。结果发现,各类分子在表面的占有面积为头基的1~2倍,紧密程度为Gemini型离子型丁醇非离子型;同类型之间,支链较多且取代基分子量较大时排列疏松。同时,温度对其影响也进行了对比分析。