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  • Green Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Surfactant Chemistry

Background:

  • Oligomeric surfactants offer unique properties like low surface activity and enhanced viscosity.
  • Currently, no carbon dioxide (CO2)-switchable oligomeric surfactants are available.
  • CO2 can reversibly convert tertiary amines to quaternary ammonium salts, enabling switchable properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize a novel CO2-responsive oligomeric surfactant using epoxidized soybean oil.
  • To investigate the CO2-stimulated switchable behavior of the synthesized oligomeric surfactant.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of oligomeric surfactant from epoxidized soybean oil.
  • Conductivity measurements to analyze response to CO2 addition and removal.
  • Viscosity measurements of the surfactant solution under varying CO2 conditions.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized oligomeric surfactant demonstrated a clear response to CO2 stimulation, confirmed by conductivity analysis.
  • The viscosity of the oligomeric surfactant solution significantly increased upon CO2 sparging.
  • The viscosity returned to its initial low level when CO2 was removed.

Conclusions:

  • Successful synthesis of a bio-based, CO2-responsive oligomeric surfactant from epoxidized soybean oil.
  • Demonstrated CO2-induced switchable surface activity and viscosity in the novel surfactant.
  • This research opens avenues for developing new bio-based CO2-stimulated surfactants.