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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (4): 233-237.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.04.004

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Preparation and properties of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonic acid

QIAO Jian-fen1,LI Jian-bo2()   

  1. 1. Shanxi Vocational and Technical College of Light Industry, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030013, China
    2. China Research Institute of Daily Chemistry Co., Ltd., Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
  • Received:2019-12-03 Revised:2020-03-21 Online:2020-04-22 Published:2020-04-24
  • Contact: Jian-bo LI E-mail:yesridci@163.com

Abstract:

Long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonic acid was synthesized from C15~19 alkyl xylene by SO3 bubbling sulfonation and characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. The sulfonation conditions of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonic acid were investigated by single factor test with its mass fraction in the product as the index. When SO3 reacted with alkyl xylene at a mole ratio of 1.2∶1, sulfonation temperature of (45±3) oC, volume fraction of SO3 vapor of 8%, aging time of 20 min, and hydrolysis time of 10 min, the mass fraction of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonic acid in the product could exceed 94.5%. The surface activity of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonate was investigated by the measurement of static surface tension and dynamic contact angle. The results indicated that, the critical micelle concentration (cmc) and surface tension at cmc (γcmc) of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonate were 1.08×10 -2 mmol/L and 31.45 mN/m at 298 K, respectively. When the concentration of long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonate was higher than 4 cmc, it showed wettability to paraffin film.

Key words: long-chain alkyl xylene sulfonic acid, gaseous sulfur trioxide, sulfonation, surface tension, contact angle

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423