Dodecyl isopropylolamine has been synthesized on the basis of dodecylamine and propylene oxide. The structure of dodecyl isopropanolamine has been determined by X‐ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR‐ and NMR‐spectroscopic methods. Ionic surfactants have been synthesized by interaction of dodecyl isopropylolamine with various acids (HCl, HBr, acetic and propionic) and alkyl halides (methyl iodide, ethyl bromide and n‐propyl bromide). Colloidal‐chemical parameters, petroleum‐collecting and petroleum dispersing capacities of the synthesized cationic surfactants have been studied.
New quaternary ammonium salts are synthesized by octylamine, nonylamine, dodecylamine, and hexadecylamine reacting with propylene oxide at a mole ratio of 1:2, followed by reaction with 2‐chloroethanol. By tensiometric measurements of aqueous solutions, their surface activity has been determined. Using the results of these measurements and electroconductometric studies, important parameters such as critical micelle concentration (CMC), efficiency of surfactant adsorption, surface pressure at the CMC, changes of Gibbs free energies for micelle formation, and adsorption were estimated. By application of the Gibbs adsorption isotherm, indices such as maximum surface excess concentration and minimum surface area/molecule at the air–water interface were also calculated. Petroleum‐collecting properties of these surfactants were investigated. Among these quaternary ammonium surfactants, the surfactant based on dodecylamine, propylene oxide, and 2‐chloroethanol exhibits the highest petroleum‐collecting capacity.
On the basis of measurements of conductivity and surface activity, adsorption and micellization parameters such as critical micellization concentration (CMC), adsorption efficiency, effectiveness of surface tension reduction, and a degree of counterion dissociation (α) for four new ammonium surfactants, octyl-ammonium chloride in aqueous solutions have been determined. The values of CMC determined by two different methods are compared, and they show reasonable agreement. Using the results of electroconductometric and tensiometric measurements, enthalpy (ΔH), the Gibbs free energy (ΔG), and entropy (ΔS) for processes of adsorption and micellization have been computed. The influence of the length of the alkyl chain in the synthesized salts on surface activity and thermodynamic parameters has been clarified. The petrocollecting capacity of the obtained surfactants has been studied on the surface of waters having various mineralization degrees. It has been revealed that the surfactant containing C 12 chain is the most effective petrocollecting reagent among the synthesized salts.
A series
of cationic gemini surfactants, N,N′-bis(alkyl)-N,N′-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediammonium
dibromide, [C
n
H2n+1(CH3CH(OH)CH2)NH(CH2)2NH(CH2CH(OH)CH3)C
n
H2n+1]Br2 (where n is the
tail chain length, n = 9, 12, and 14), referred to
as C
n
C2C
n
[iso-Pr(OH)] was synthesized. Via conductometric and tensiometric
methods, at different temperatures (283 to 313 K), specific electrical
conductivities and surface tensions of the aqueous solutions of these
cationic gemini surfactants were determined. According to the obtained
values, micellization and adsorption parameters such as critical micellization
concentration (CMC), maximum surface excess (Γmax), minimal cross sectional surface area of surfactant polar group
(A
min), adsorption efficiency (pC20), surface pressure (π), and binding degree of counterion
(β) were calculated. The values of standard Gibbs free energy
(ΔG°), enthalpy (ΔH°), and entropy (ΔS°) were also
computed. Via the dynamic light scattering method, diameters of aggregates
of the synthesized cationic gemini surfactants were determined in
water. It was established that the diameters of these aggregates decrease
with a temperature rise. Antibacterial properties of the synthesized
cationic surfactants against sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were
studied.
Reactions of octanol, nonanol, decanol, and dodecanol with epichlorohydrin were carried out in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a catalyst. The synthesized non‐ionic surfactants were modified with triethanolamine. Surface activity at the water‐air interface and electrical conductivity of the resulting surfactants at 10, 20, 30 and 40 °C were determined and thermodynamic parameters of micellization and adsorption were calculated. It was established that the synthesized quaternary ammonium salts have the ability to localize thin crude oil films on the water surface formed due to spill.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.