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JOURNAL OF SURFACTANTS AND DETERGENTS
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 117-128Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-016-1898-4
Keywords
Nonionic surfactants; Synthesis; Surface activity; Application of surfactants; Wetting; Foaming properties
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Two nonionic FAEO (fatty alcohol ethoxylated) surfactants with varying solubility were obtained by the reaction of lauryl-myrisityl alcohol (LMA) with ethylene oxide to yield lauryl-myristyl/alcohol ethoxylated with 3 and 31 mol of ethylene oxide by changing the length of polyethylene glycol segment. The prepared surfactants, designated as LMAEO-3 and LMAEO-31, were characterized for their structures using spectroscopic measurements; in addition, their surface properties were investigated. The results indicated that LMAEO-31 exhibits excellent surface activity. Evaluation of the surfactants as wetting agents, anti-foamers, and minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) reducer in emulsion polymer lattices achieved promising results indicating high performance in the mentioned industrial applications.
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