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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (2): 170-175.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.02.005

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Application of narrow-distribution fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether in modification of silica aerogel

Cheng Shi1,2,Zhen Ren1,2,*(),Guangliang Zhang1,2   

  1. 1. China Research Institute of Daily Chemical Industry, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
    2. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Functional Surfactants, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
  • Received:2024-03-12 Revised:2025-01-22 Online:2025-02-22 Published:2025-02-28
  • Contact: Zhen Ren E-mail:lwtgren@163.com

Abstract:

The surface properties of industrial-grade fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (AEO3) and narrow-distribution AEO3 in ethanol were analyzed, respectively. The wettability and dispersibility of hydrophobic silica aerogel in the ethanol solutions of the two kinds of AEO3 were comparatively studied. The results showed that the content of free fatty alcohol had significant influence on the wettability of hydrophobic silica aerogel in the ethanol solutions of AEO3. Then the modified silica aerogels by using two types of AEO3 were prepared, which indicated that the hydrophilicity of the modified silica aerogels could be modulated by changing the content of free fatty alcohol in AEO3 solution and the EO distribution. The higher the content of free fatty alcohol, the better the hydrophilicity; the lower the average EO addition number, the worse the hydrophilicity. The results showed that the contact angle of the silica aerogel modified with narrow-distribution AEO3 was closer to 90°.

Key words: fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, narrow distribution, application property

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423