Potential of binary mixtures of sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (SLSA) and alkyl polyglucoside (APG10) as oil degreaser
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Sakaria N. Dina
Sakaria N. Dina is a lecturer at Chemical and Food Technology Department at Polytechnic Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail, Malaysia. She is graduated from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and currently a postgraduate student for a Master degree in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Current research interests are the environmentally friendly biodegreaser which is also the research project of the master study.
Zainal Abidin M. H. Shah is a lecturer at the Chemical and Food Technology Department at Polytechnic Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail, Malaysia. He is currently pursuing a master degree in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Cuurent reseach project is the application of biosurfactant in bioremediation.
Azman N. Raudhah is a research assistant at the University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Malaysia and currently pursuing her studies for a Ph.D programme in Bioprocess Engineering at University Teknologi Malaysia. She is graduated from Management and Science University (MSU). Her current PhD project is dealing with the production of the bio-degreaser by using agricultural waste as a substrate medium for bioremediation application.
Dr Asli U. Aisah is a senior lecturer at School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru Johor. She is currently a research fellow of the Innovation Centre of Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing (ICA) in UTM Pagoh Campus. She is holding her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath, UK. Her research intersts is situated in the field of chemical reaction engineering as well as biochemical processing, with special interest on kinetics study and reaction mechanisms. Current research is focusing on production of biosurfactant and biodegreaser from agriculture waste for oil remediation application.
Abstract
The industry is challenged to replace toxic chemical-based surfactants with environmentally friendly and biodegradable surfactants. In this study, binary mixtures of sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (SLSA) and an alkyl polyglucoside (APG10) in various proportions were investigated for their effectiveness as degreasing agents. Efficacy was characterised using surface tension measurements, oil dispersion tests, emulsification, pH and cleaning efficacy in removing engine oil from a metal plate. The surface tension results for all solutions showed a critical micelle concentration of 1500 ppm. The dispersion tests (with oil:surfactant ratios of 1:2 and 1:3) showed that the oil was fully dispersed at an oil:surfactant ratio of 1:2 i.e., at a concentration of 2500 ppm SLSA and 2000 ppm of a binary solution with a volume ratio of SLSA:APG10 of 75:25. At a ratio of 1:3, the oil was fully dispersed with 2500 ppm of a binary solution with a ratio of SLSA:APG10 of 75:25. Overall, the solution with a volume ratio of SLSA:APG10 of 75:25 was the most favourable. The results also showed that a solution containing only SLSA had good potential as a degreaser, as it achieved a cleaning performance of 90% in removing oil from the metal plate despite low emulsification levels (E24) for both surfactants. In summary, a combination of these two green surfactants can be used effectively as a degreasing agent.
About the authors
Sakaria N. Dina is a lecturer at Chemical and Food Technology Department at Polytechnic Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail, Malaysia. She is graduated from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and currently a postgraduate student for a Master degree in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Current research interests are the environmentally friendly biodegreaser which is also the research project of the master study.
Zainal Abidin M. H. Shah is a lecturer at the Chemical and Food Technology Department at Polytechnic Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail, Malaysia. He is currently pursuing a master degree in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Cuurent reseach project is the application of biosurfactant in bioremediation.
Azman N. Raudhah is a research assistant at the University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Malaysia and currently pursuing her studies for a Ph.D programme in Bioprocess Engineering at University Teknologi Malaysia. She is graduated from Management and Science University (MSU). Her current PhD project is dealing with the production of the bio-degreaser by using agricultural waste as a substrate medium for bioremediation application.
Dr Asli U. Aisah is a senior lecturer at School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru Johor. She is currently a research fellow of the Innovation Centre of Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing (ICA) in UTM Pagoh Campus. She is holding her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath, UK. Her research intersts is situated in the field of chemical reaction engineering as well as biochemical processing, with special interest on kinetics study and reaction mechanisms. Current research is focusing on production of biosurfactant and biodegreaser from agriculture waste for oil remediation application.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: The authors acknowledge that this work was sponsored by a Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Fundamental Research (UTMFR) grant (Q.J130000.2509.21H54).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Frontmatter
- Automatic Dishwashing
- How many resources can be saved by changing consumers’ automatic dishwashing behaviour?
- Textile Treatment
- Stain removal performance of moisture-wicking fabric during home laundry
- Physical Chemistry
- Tensiometric and rheological investigations of single and mixed systems consisting of cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) in aqueous solutions
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