Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207151
Keywords
fluorocarbon surfactant; quaternary ammonium salt; solution property
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This paper reports the synthesis of a novel quaternary surfactant containing a hydroxyethyl group (PFPE-C) and its surface properties in aqueous solution. The study confirms that surfactants containing hydroxyethyl groups efficiently reduce the surface tension of water and that fluorocarbon surfactants have better surface activity than hydrocarbon surfactants with similar structures. The properties of PFPE-C aqueous solutions, including micellization, aggregation, air-water interfacial adsorption, and wettability, have been systematically investigated. Primary biodegradation results indicate that 19% of PFPC-C can be degraded within one week.
This paper reports the synthesis of a novel quaternary surfactant containing a hydroxyethyl group (PFPE-C) and the surface properties of its aqueous solution (investigated by comparisons with two structurally similar chemicals, dodecyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylammonium chloride (DHDAC) and PFPE-A). The minimum surface tension (gamma CMC) and critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the PFPE-C aqueous solution were 17.35 mN/m and 0.024 mmol/L, respectively. This study confirms that surfactants containing hydroxyethyl groups efficiently reduce the surface tension of aqueous solutions, and fluorocarbon surfactants exhibit better surface activity than ordinary hydrocarbon surfactants with similar structures. The micellization, aggregation, air-water interfacial adsorption, and wettability of PFPE-C aqueous solutions have been systematically investigated. Highly concentrated PFPE-C aqueous solutions exhibit good wettability on PTFE and paraffin films. Moreover, the aggregates of PFPE-C in the aqueous solution were clearly seen as vesicles on Cryo-TEM micrographs. Primary biodegradation results indicate that 19% of PFPC-C can be degraded within one week.
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