Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of ethoxylated lauryl myristyl alcohol as non-ionic surfactants (surfethoxymers)

Asaad Faisal Khattab; Younis Ahmed Ismael; Ahmed Taher El-Habab

doi:10.1515/tsd-2023-2530

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Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of ethoxylated lauryl myristyl alcohol as non-ionic surfactants (surfethoxymers)

Asaad Faisal Khattab
Asaad Faisal Khattab, Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
, Younis Ahmed Ismael
Younis Ahmed Ismael, PhD student at the Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
and Ahmed Taher El-Habab
Ahmed Taher El-Habab, Expert at the Khalda Petroleum Company, Egypt.

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From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 60 Issue 6

Abstract

In this work, fatty alcohol ethoxylation surfactant PALMEROL 1214 (lauryl myristyl alcohol C₁₂–C₁₄) designated as LMA-EO-30 and novel surface-active monomer (surfethoxymers) such as Hemi Ester Lauryl Myristyl Alcohol Malate designated as HELMEM, HELMEI (itaconate) and HELMES (succinate) have been synthesized. These types of non-ionic surfactant have been characterized for their structures using spectroscopic measurements. In addition, their surface-active properties like surface tension, critical micelle concentration (CMC), HLB, the cloud point and foaming properties were investigated. The results indicated that the novel surfethoxymers HELMEM, HELMEI and HELMES exhibit an excellent surface activity and a high performance in the mentioned industrial applications.

Keywords: surfethoxymer; lauryl myristyl alcohol; ethoxylation; surface activity; foaming properties

Corresponding author: Asaad Faisal Khattab, Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Mosul, Al-Jameha, Mosul, Nenava 00964, Iraq, E-mail: asaadfaisal@uomosul.edu.iq

About the authors

Asaad Faisal Khattab

Asaad Faisal Khattab, Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.

Younis Ahmed Ismael

Younis Ahmed Ismael, PhD student at the Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.

Ahmed Taher El-Habab

Ahmed Taher El-Habab, Expert at the Khalda Petroleum Company, Egypt.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the chemistry department/college of science / University of Mosul for supporting us in completing the work.

Research ethics: Not applicable.
Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: None declared.
Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2023-05-15

Accepted: 2023-08-04

Published Online: 2023-11-02

Published in Print: 2023-11-27

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surfethoxymer; lauryl myristyl alcohol; ethoxylation; surface activity; foaming properties