Influence of isopropyl alcohol on the surface-active properties of Safol 23

Abstract

The effect of isopropyl alcohol on the surface-active characteristics of SAFOL 23 nonionic surfactants was explored. The surface tension isotherms of an aqueous surfactant solution and its water-alcohol compositions were obtained. Based on a series of tension isotherms of a number of surfactant – alcohol – water systems, the compositions of mixed micelles and the values of the surfactant interaction factor in the micelle were calculated. The dependence of the surface activity of a water-alcohol composition on its composition was found and studied. The dependence of surface activity on the ratio of surfactant has the following form: alcohol is not monotonic and passes through a maximum, which is associated with a change in the function of alcohol with an increase in its content and a transition from co-surfactant to co-solvent. A feature of the adsorption process of surfactant – alcohol systems on highly dispersed PTFE was studied, namely, the free surface energy of the polymer was calculated, and isotherms of the contact angle were constructed. The cloud point of the systems was calculated and the characteristic of the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance was found. The introduction of alcohol changes the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of SAFOL 23, which allows it to be used as a solubilizer, emulsifier.