Low-surface energy surfactants with branched hydrocarbon architectures

Surface tensiometry and small-angle neutron scattering have been used to characterize a new class of low-surface energy surfactants (LSESs), "hedgehog" surfactants. These surfactants are based on highly branched hydrocarbon (HC) chains as replacements for environmentally hazardous fluoroca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 30(2014), 12 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 3413-21
1. Verfasser: Alexander, Shirin (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Smith, Gregory N, James, Craig, Rogers, Sarah E, Guittard, Frédéric, Sagisaka, Masanobu, Eastoe, Julian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:Surface tensiometry and small-angle neutron scattering have been used to characterize a new class of low-surface energy surfactants (LSESs), "hedgehog" surfactants. These surfactants are based on highly branched hydrocarbon (HC) chains as replacements for environmentally hazardous fluorocarbon surfactants and polymers. Tensiometric analyses indicate that a subtle structural modification in the tails and headgroup results in significant effects on limiting surface tensions γcmc at the critical micelle concentration: a higher level of branching and an increased counterion size promote an effective reduction of surface tension to low values for HC surfactants (γcmc ∼ 24 mN m(-1)). These LSESs present a new class of potentially very important materials, which form lamellar aggregates in aqueous solutions independent of dilution
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.11.2014
Date Revised 01.04.2014
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la500332s