Physicochemical properties of alcohol polyoxyethylene ether acetate/alkyl ethoxy polyglycoside surfactant mixtures

ABSTRACT

Alcohol polyoxyethylene ether acetates (AECs) containing 10 ethylene oxide (EO) groups and a fatty chain of C_16-18 mixed with alkyl ethoxy polyglycoside can incorporate the excellent properties compared to the individual surfactants, which can broaden the range of applications in daily chemical industry. The physicochemical properties of the mixed surfactant systems were investigated by surface tension, wetting, foaming, and emulsification measurements. The phase behavior of the mixed systems was also studied. Synergism was obtained in surface tension, wetting, and foaming ability.

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KEYWORDS:

• Mixed surfactant systems
• phase behavior
• properties
• synergism

Acknowledgments

Jala Ltd. is greatly acknowledged for supplying the subject funding. We thank the engineers of Jun Zhang and Liang Bai for helpful discussions.

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Xiaolan Zhang

Xiaolan Zhang obtained her B.Sc. from Qingdao University of Science and Technology in 2014 with the major of chemical engineering and technology. She is a postgraduate student at present majoring in applied chemistry at the China Research Institute of Daily Chemical Industry. Her studies focus on the application of mixed surfactants systems containing alcohol polyoxyethylene ether acetates.

Yuan Zhou

Xiaolan Zhang obtained her B.Sc. from Qingdao University of Science and Technology in 2014 with the major of chemical engineering and technology. She is a postgraduate student at present majoring in applied chemistry at the China Research Institute of Daily Chemical Industry. Her studies focus on the application of mixed surfactants systems containing alcohol polyoxyethylene ether acetates.

Xiuquan Yang

Xiuquan Yang works as the deputy chief engineer at the China Research Institute of Daily Chemical Industry. He received his M.Sc. in fine chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 1990. His research focuses on the synthesis and application of naturally derived fine chemicals and transformation of technical achievements.