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Ping Li1, Zhengwei Zhang1, Jie Chai1
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China.
Abstract:
Three oleyl-based sulfosuccinates with different polyoxyethylene (EO) chain length (MS-OEn, where n = 3, 5, 7) were synthesized, and their structure were confirmed using FT-IR and ¹H NMR analyses. The surfactant's adsorption properties, aggregation behavior and practical performance were systematically investigated. Equilibrium surface tension measurements elucidated the surface adsorption properties such as critical micelle concentration (cmc) values and the corresponding surface tensions at cmc (γcmc). Dynamic surface tension analysis indicated slower adsorption kinetics for surfactants with longer EO chains. Aggregation studies demonstrated that MS-OE3 formed vesicles, whereas no such vesicular structures were observed in the aqueous solutions of MS-OE5 and MS-OE7 at equivalent concentrations. Further, it was observed that foam stability decreased with an increase in EO units, while MS-OE3 exhibited the best wetting ability. Notably, the liquid crystal emulsion formulated with MS-OE7 demonstrated exceptional long-term stability.
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