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Duojiao Fu1, Xinru Jia1, Ran Wei1
1School of Light Industry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology and Business University.
Abstract:
The present study was designed to provide information regarding the influences of pH and inorganic salts on the surface activity of the amido Gemini amine oxide surfactants, the formula of which was C n H2 n +1CONH(CH2)2N+O-(CH3)-(CH2)2-(CH3)N+O-(CH2)2NHCOC n H2 n +1 (n=11, 13, 15, and 17). Their biodegradability was also investigated. The results showed that the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the corresponding surface tension (γCMC) changed regularly with the increase of the mass concentration of NaCl and CaCl2. The optimal CMC and γCMC can be obtained by adjusting the inorganic salt content. Besides, the CMC near the isoelectric point of the surfactant is higher than the CMC within the isoelectric point. Furthermore, the biodegradability test revealed that the prepared surfactants had good biodegradability which was above 96% after 7 days.
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