Several novel and some previously known, mostly sugar-based, surfactants have been synthesized and some of their surface properties
have been characterized and compared with those of commercial nonylphenol ethoxylates. The surfactant solubility in water,
ethanol, and dodecane was studied. The properties of these compounds as emulsification agents in systems composed of the surfactant
with water/isopropyl myristate, water/rapeseed oil, and water/dodecane are presented. The aqueous solubility of the surfactants
follows the general trend expected from their hydrophilic-lipophilic balance according to Griffin (HLBG), but it is also clear
that the nature of the headgroup and the structure of the nonpolar part affect the solubility in a manner not aptured in the
standard HLBG concept. An ester or amine group as the connecting unit between the hydrophile and the hydrophobe produces a
more water-soluble surfactant than the corresponding amide derivative. Some effective emulsifiers were found. For instance,
the surfactants with a dehydroabietic nonpolar group appear to be promosing emulsifiers. Most sugar-based surfactants were
able to form macroemulsions of up to around 2 wt/vol% of oil. The stability of many of these amulsions was very high, extending
for months. 相似文献
Natural fiber‐reinforced biodegradable polyester composites were prepared from biodegradable polyesters and surface‐untreated or ‐treated abaca fibers (length ca. 5 mm) by melt mixing and subsequent injection molding. Poly(butylene succinate)(PBS), polyestercarbonate (PEC)/poly(lactic acid)(PLA) blend, and PLA were used as biodegradable polyesters. Esterifications using acetic anhydride and butyric anhydride, alkali treatment, and cyanoethylation were performed as surface treatments on the fiber. The flexural moduli of all the fiber‐reinforced composites increased with fiber content. The effect of the surface treatment on the flexural modulus of the fiber‐reinforced composites was not so pronounced. The flexural strength of PBS composites increased with fiber content, and esterification of the fiber by butyric anhydride gave the best result. For the PEC/PLA composites, flexural strength increased slightly with increased fiber content (0–20 wt.‐%) in the case of using untreated fiber, while it increased considerably in the case of using the fiber esterified by butyric anhydride. For the PLA composite, flexural strength did not increase with the fiber reinforcement. The result of soil‐burial tests showed that the composites using untreated fiber have a higher weight loss than both the neat resin and the composites made using acetylated fiber.
Flexural modulus of PBS composites as a function of fiber content. 相似文献