Surface properties and coffee drop formation of natural surfactant: a case study of Albizia procera
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Asha Tongbram
Asha Tongbram was born in Manipur, India in 1991. She received her M.Sc. degree from Sikkim University in 2016. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharyya. Her area of interest is Soft matter.
Amitabha Bhattacharyya was born in Kolkata, India in 1966. He received his M.Sc. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1992 and Ph.D. from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore in 1999. Currently he is Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India. His area of interest is Soft Matter.
Abstract
Saponins are natural surfactants that are readily biodegradable, generally non-toxic to humans and environmentally friendly. In this work, the surface properties, coffee ring effect and characterisation of the extract of Albizia procera pod were studied. It showed good washing power and good soil or dirt dispersion and cleaned effectively at low surface tension. The extract is equivalent to commercial detergents, making it a viable biosurfactant. In addition to the critical micelle concentration, there is a lower concentration at which the surface tension curves flatten out. We have named this concentration “Minor Critical Micelle Concentration”. The surfactant also reduces the coffee ring effect of a drying droplet and provides a reasonably uniform distribution of suspended particles. This effect can be used to estimate the critical micelle concentration. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the extract shows the presence of the functional groups –OH, C–H, C=C and C–O–C, which are also found in saponins.
About the authors
Asha Tongbram was born in Manipur, India in 1991. She received her M.Sc. degree from Sikkim University in 2016. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharyya. Her area of interest is Soft matter.
Amitabha Bhattacharyya was born in Kolkata, India in 1966. He received his M.Sc. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1992 and Ph.D. from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore in 1999. Currently he is Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India. His area of interest is Soft Matter.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Department of Physics, Geology, and Chemistry, Sikkim University for providing their experimental facilities.
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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: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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- Frontmatter
- Physical Chemistry
- A methodology for measuring the characteristic curvature of technical-grade ethoxylated nonionic surfactants: the effects of concentration and dilution
- Study of molecular interactions of monoethanolamine with some higher alcohols at 298.15 K
- Applications
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