Interfacial properties and foam stability effect of novel gemini-type surfactants in aqueous solutions

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• 作者：Durga P. Acharya ; José ; M. Gutié ; rrez ; Kenji Aramaki ; Ken-ichi Aratani and Hironobu Kunieda
• 关键词：Gemini surfactants ; Interfacial tension ; Dynamic surface tension ; Dilatational elasticity ; Foam stability
• 刊名：Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
• 出版年：2005
• 期刊代码：125_00219797
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：2005
• 卷：291
• 期：1
• 页码：236-243
• 文件大小：602 K

摘要

Static and dynamic surface tension and interfacial rheological behavior of a novel anionic gemini-type surfactant without a spacer group, sodium 2,3-didodecyl-1,2,3,4-butane tetracarboxylate (GS), were investigated. Very low values for critical micelle concentration (8.9×10⁻⁵ M) as well as equilibrium surface tension (22.7 mN m⁻¹) were observed for the aqueous solutions. Dynamic surface tension (DST) is very slow and less sensitive to the surfactant concentration than the conventional monomeric surfactant, suggesting the presence of a significant adsorption barrier for GS owing to a complicated molecular structure. Presence of a small concentration of GS in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solution shows a synergistic effect to form mixed micelles and lowers the cmc considerably. This synergism between GS and SDS and slow exchange of GS between bulk and interface create a rigid air–liquid interface of the SDS–GS solution, which is reflected in a higher elasticity value for the interface of the SDS–GS solution than for the SDS solution. It has been found that the presence of a small concentration of GS in SDS solution increases the foam stability noticeably. Although the stability of the wet foam is correlated with the film elasticity, the stability of dry foam cannot be explained in terms of film elasticity alone.