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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (12): 842-847.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.12.005

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A study on the stability of CO2-triggered Pickering emulsion based on tetradecyldiethylenetriamine

FENG Xiao-jun(),ZHANG Peng,LI Rui-rui,LAI Lu()   

  1. College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434023, China
  • Received:2020-09-29 Revised:2020-11-19 Online:2020-12-22 Published:2020-12-22
  • Contact: Lu LAI E-mail:18827123486@163.com;lailuchem@163.com

Abstract:

The CO2-triggered O/W Pickering emulsion was prepared with SiO2 nanoparticles and tetradecyldiethylenetriamine (C14DETA) as emulsifiers and n-decane as oil phase. At 25 ℃, the emulsion could be smartly switched “on (stable)” and “off (unstable)” by bubbling CO2 and N2 alternately. C14DETA was protonated into C14DETA-CO2 by bubbling CO2, and then adsorbed to the surface of negatively charged SiO2 particles through electrostatic interaction, resulting in in-situ hydrophobic effect and transforming SiO2 particles into surface-active particles and thus stabilizing the emulsion. However, C14DETA-CO2 was deprotonated into C14DETA by bubbling N2, which induced the elimination of in-situ hydrophobic effect, thus leading to complete demulsification of the emulsion. The emulsifying conditions were optimized: the volume ratio of oil/water was 1:1; the mass fraction of SiO2 particles was 0.05% and the concentration of C14DETA-CO2 was 2×10-3 mol/L. The Pickering emulsion needed less surfactant and had stronger stability than the emulsion with C14DETA as the surfactant.

Key words: nano-SiO2, tetradecyldiethylenetriamine, CO2-triggered Pickering emulsion, emulsifying property

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423