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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2021, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (7): 583-589.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2021.07.001

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Molecular simulation study on the micellization behavior of betaine-type zwitterionic surfactants

Li Yongbin1,Wang Wendong2,Chen Jian1,Shen Jiaxun1,Liu Yi1,Sun Shuangqing2,*()   

  1. 1. Sulige Exploration and Development Branch, North China Petroleum Administration Co., Ltd., Ordos, Inner Mongolia 017300, China
    2. China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, China
  • Received:2020-10-14 Revised:2021-05-28 Online:2021-07-22 Published:2021-07-23
  • Contact: Shuangqing Sun E-mail:sunshuangqing@upc.edu.cn

Abstract:

Betaine-type zwitterionic surfactants were used as the research objects. The technique of coarse-grained molecular dynamics was used to construct alkyl betaine models of different structures, and the effects of linking group and hydrophobic tail on the aggregation in the solution system were investigated. The bending angle distribution, relative shape anisotropy and radial distribution function of aggregates (micelles) were analyzed. The shape transformation mechanism of spherical, rod-shaped and branched micelles was explored. The research results show that, with the increase of concentration, under the action of the linking group, the zwitterionic surfactant molecules bend and the small micelles are cross-linked and fused to form a rod-branched micelle transition; the increase of the chain length of hydrophobic tail will cause the changes in micelle volume thus to reduce the intermolecular interaction, and the small micelles are easy to fuse to form a sphere-to-rod transition. This article provides an innovative thinking angle for theoretical exploration for similar systems, and it has certain guiding significance for the research and application of zwitterionic surfactants.

Key words: zwitterionic surfactant, alkyl betaine, molecular simulation, micellization

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423