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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 1035-1041.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.08.010

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Study on the foam properties of mixed systems based on sodium lauroyl glutamate

Zhecheng Wang1,2,Zhihui Zheng1,2,Minjia Yuan1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Shanghai Qiran Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201702, China
    2. Shanghai Jinjia Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201210, China
  • Received:2024-09-09 Revised:2025-07-17 Online:2025-08-22 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: *E-mail: andre_ymj@163.com.

Abstract:

The foam properties of sodium lauroyl glutamate (SLG) and its compounded systems were investigated. The foaming ability and foam stability were measured by using a dynamic foam analyzer. The results showed that potassium cocoyl glycinate (PCG) could significantly enhance the foam properties of SLG due to its synergistic effect with SLG. At the optimum PCG/SLG mass ratio of 2:8, the initial bubble count per square millimeter (BCinitial) was 56.3 mm-2, which was approximately 1.2 times that of single SLG, and the half-life of bubble count (tBC 1/2) was 434.1 s, which was approximately 3.4 times of single SLG. Furthermore, this compounded system also exhibited excellent surface activity. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of this surfactant mixture was 0.022 7% and the maximum surface excess (Γmax) was relatively high. This work could provide important insights into the application of SLG in detergent products.

Key words: sodium lauroyl glutamate, foam property, amino acid surfactant, maximum surface excess

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423