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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 509-515.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.08.001

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Effects of synergy on the surface activities and aggregates of surfactant mixtures

HE Bin-bin1(),SHEN Jun2,XU Hu-jun1(),WANG Wen-xuan1   

  1. 1. School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
    2. Shanghai Branch, Unilever (China) Investing Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200335, China
  • Received:2019-11-18 Revised:2020-07-30 Online:2020-08-22 Published:2020-08-25
  • Contact: Hu-jun XU E-mail:binbinhe1479@163.com;xu6209@163.com

Abstract:

The mixture of sodium N-lauroyl glutamate (SLG) and dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC) and the mixture of SLG and dodecyl betaine (BS-12) in different ratios were studied to investigate the effects of the interactions between different types of surfactants on surface chemical properties and micelle formation. The surface chemical properties of the mixed systems with different molar ratios were investigated by regular solution theory. Laser light scattering was used to characterize the micelle distribution and average hydrodynamic radius of the mixed systems. Fluorescence probing method was used to measure micropolarity and micellar aggregation number. The results indicated that both the mixed systems showed synergy of overall enhancement. The two systems showed the best synergy when x (SLG) =50%, and the interaction between anionic and cationic surfactants was stronger. The SLG/DTAC system tended to produce single stable aggregates at a concentration of ten times cmc, but the size after mixing was smaller than that of single components. The SLG/BS-12 system formed rod-shaped micelles at a concentration of ten times cmc, and the micelle size distribution was wide.

Key words: sodium N-lauroyl glutamate, surface chemical property, mean hydrodynamic radius, micropolarity, micellar aggregation number

CLC Number: 

  • TQ423