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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (5): 591-600.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.05.007

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Synthesis and properties of oleyl alcohol alkoxylates

Ping Li(),Zhengwei Zhang,Jie Chai,Peiyu Ren,Shuoyu Wang,Jiayi Sun   

  1. High Value Fine Chemicals Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, China
  • Received:2024-08-20 Revised:2025-05-11 Online:2025-05-22 Published:2025-06-11
  • Contact: *E-mail: yipingli_@126.com.

Abstract:

Oleyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ethers (OEn, n=3, 5, 7) and oleyl alcohol polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene ether (OE3P3) were synthesized from oleyl alcohol by alkoxylation. Their surface activity, and wetting, emulsifying and foaming properties were studied, as well as the properties of those liquid crystal emulsions prepared with them as emulsifiers. The results showed that the apparent critical micelle concentration (cmc) of OEn decreased with the increase of EO addition number, and the surface tension (γcmc) at the apparent critical micelle concentration was 33-34 mN/m. The surface activity of OE3P3 was quite close to that of OE3. As the EO addition number of OEn was increased, the dynamic surface activity and wetting ability were enhanced. Compared with OE3 and OE7, OE5 exhibited lower emulsifying ability and higher foam stability. Introducing PO groups into OE3 molecule could improve its dynamic surface activity, wetting ability, and emulsifying ability, but significantly reduce its foam stability. All emulsions prepared with these oleyl alcohol alkoxylates as emulsifiers formed lamellar liquid crystals and behaved as shear-thinning system. The emulsion added with OE3 had good stability.

Key words: oleyl alcohol alkoxylate, surface activity, wetting, emulsification, foam, liquid crystal

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423