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Extraction and Characterization of Surfactants from Atmospheric Aerosols
Published on: April 21, 2017
Study on the Surface Properties and Aggregation Behavior of Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants with Amide Bonds
Liyan Wang1, Jia Yang1, Xianyou He1
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China.
Abstract:
A number of techniques, including conductivity, surface tension, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and 1H-1H 2D nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (1H-1H 2D NOESY), have been used to investigate the effect of amide bonds on the interfacial and assembly properties of a cationic surfactant, N-anilinoformylmethyl-N-cetyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride (AMC-C ), in aqueous solutions. The adsorption of AMC-C has been found to be much better than that of the conventional cationic surfactant, benzyl cetyldimethylammonium chloride (BAC-16) at the air/water interface and in solution. The surface tension measurements show the presence of two critical aggregation concentrations (CAC1 and CAC2) for AMC-C . The presence of a strong intermolecular hydrogen bond of AMC-C was confirmed by 1H NMR and FT-TR. The molecular interactions of AMC-C were detected by 1H-1H 2D NOESY. The results show that the rigid group (phenyl) of AMC-C was partially overlapped with its alkyl chain in aqueous solution, and the possible aggregation behavior for AMC-C was proposed. The effects of an inorganic salt (NaCl) and an organic salt (C6H5COONa) to the aggregates of AMC-C have been discussed.
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