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Synthesis of a novel class of mixed-type surfmers and their properties in water

  • Linyu Li , Ming Duan , Shenwen Fang EMAIL logo , Liehui Zhang , Weihong Long and Hu Wang
Published/Copyright: May 27, 2014
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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 34 Issue 7

Abstract

Three new mixed-type surfmers were synthesized using poly(propylene oxide)/poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide) (PPO-PEO-PPO) having terminal tertiary amine group as the basic material: (1) PPO-PEO-PPO with a carboxyl group on one end (MTA); (2) PPO-PEO-PPO with a quaternary ammonium group on one end (JTA); (3) PPO-PEO-PPO with a quaternary ammonium group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end (MJTA). These products were confirmed by 1H-NMR and FT-IR. Similar to PPO-PEO-PPO, the three surfmers have a cloud point (Tcp). Both MJTA and MTA have lower Tcp than JTA. However, the cloud points of both MJTA-Na+ and MTA-Na+ are much higher than JTA. Their different Tcp may be caused by their strength of dissociation in water. In addition, at a high temperature (T>Tcp of MJTA), MJTA-Na+ can be considered a pH-sensitive surfactant. At neutral and alkaline conditions, it can be used as an emulsifier. However, at acidic conditions, it loses its emulsification property. MTA-Na+ has the same property.

Keywords: pH-sensitive; poly(ethylene oxide); surfmer
Corresponding author: Shenwen Fang, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China, e-mail:
aPresent address: 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, PR China

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No. 20135121120007) and National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 51125019).

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Received: 2013-5-3
Accepted: 2014-5-7
Published Online: 2014-5-27
Published in Print: 2014-9-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/polyeng-2013-0111
Keywords for this article
pH-sensitive; poly(ethylene oxide); surfmer

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
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  9. Preparation and characterization of oxidized starch-graft-poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) latex via emulsion polymerization
  10. Peroxide vulcanization of natural rubber. Part I: effect of temperature and peroxide concentration
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  15. Effect of the quenching temperature on the mechanical and thermophysical properties of polycarbonate pigmented with titanium dioxide
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