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A Comparison Study on the Phase Behavior and Solubilization between Cn(Bim)2-2Br-Butyric Acid and CnmimBr-Butyric Acid Microemulsion Systems

  • Dan Qin , Jiao Wang , Hao Sun , Miaomiao Song and Jinling Chai
Published/Copyright: November 16, 2018
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Tenside Surfactants Detergents
From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 55 Issue 6

Abstract

The solubility, interfacial composition and solubilization ability of microemulsions containing gemini 1,4-bis(3-alkylimidazolium-1-yl) butane bromide [Cn(Bim)2-2Br]/butyric acid were studied and compared with that of microemulsions containing 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium (CnmimBr)/butyric acid. The solubilities of butyric acid (SA), and the mass fractions of butyric acid in the interfacial layer(AS) decrease, while the solubilization parameters (SP*) increase with the increase in the carbon chain length of the surfactants in Cn(Bim)2-2Br based and CnmimBr based microemulsions. A comparison of the gemini Cn(Bim)2-2Br microemulsions with CnmimBr microemulsions indicates that the values of SA and AS are in the order: Cn(Bim)2-2Br < CnmimBr, while SP* values are Cn(Bim)2-2Br > CnmimBr. With salinity increasing, the values of SA and AS decrease, while SP* values increase. With the increase in the alkyl chain length of the oil molecules, the SA values increase, AS and SP* values decrease. Temperature has less influence on the values of SA, AS and SP* of microemulsions containing Cn(Bim)2-2Br/butyric acid.

Kurzfassung

Die Löslichkeit, Grenzflächenzusammensetzung und Solubilisierungsfähigkeit von Gemini-1,4-Bis-(3-alkylimidazolium-1-yl)-butanbromid [Cn(Bim)2-2Br]/Buttersäure enthaltenden Mikroemulsionen wurden untersucht und mit den Parametern von Mikroemulsionen aus 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium (CnmimBr)/Buttersäure verglichen. Die Löslichkeit von Buttersäure (SA) und die Massenanteile von Buttersäure in der Grenzflächenschicht (AS) nehmen ab, während die Solubilisierungsparameter (SP*) mit der Zunahme der Kohlenstoffkettenlänge der Tenside in den Mikroemulsionen auf Basis von Cn(Bim)2-2Br bzw. CnmimBr ansteigen. Ein Vergleich der Gemini-Cn(Bim)2-2Br-Mikroemulsionen mit den CnmimBr-Mikroemulsionen zeigt, dass die Werte von SA und AS in der Reihenfolge Cn(Bim)2-2Br < CnmimBr liegen, während SP*-Werte Cn(Bim)2-2Br > CnmimBr sind. Bei steigendem Salzgehalt sinken die Werte von SA und AS, während die SP*-Werte ansteigen. Mit der Zunahme der Alkylkettenlänge der Ölmoleküle steigen die SA-Werte, die AS- und SP*-Werte sinken. Die Temperatur hat weniger Einfluss auf die SA-, AS- und SP*-Werte der Cn(Bim)2-2Br/Buttersäure-Mikroemulsionen.

Key words: Microemulsions; gemini 1,4-bis(3-alkylimidazolium-1-yl) butane bromide [Cn(Bim)2-2Br]; interfacial layer (AS); solubilization parameters (SP*)
Stichwörter: Mikroemulsionen; Gemini-1,4-bis-3-alkylimidazolium-1-yl)-butanbromid [Cn(Bim)2-2Br]; Grenzflächenschicht (AS); Solubilisierungsparameter (SP*)
*Correspondence address, Prof. Dr. Jinling Chai, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China, E-mail:

Dan Qin, born in 1994, Shandong Province of China, is an undergraduate student of Shandong Normal University. Her major interest is chemistry education.

Jiao Wang, born in 1994, Shandong Province of China, is an Msc candidate of Shandong Normal University. Her interest of research is the properties and applications of surfactants.

Hao Sun, born in 1985, Shandong province of China, is an Msc candidate of Shandong Normal University. His interest of research is physical chemistry of surfactant solutions.

Miaomiao Song, born in 1994, Shandong Province of China, is an Msc candidate of Shandong Normal University. Her interest of research is the phase behavior and the maximum solubilization capacity of microemulsions.

Jinling Chai, born in 1961, Shandong Province of China, is a chemistry professor. He studied solvent extraction from 1985 to 1988 in Shandong University and got an Msc degree in 1988. In 1988–1999, he worked in department of chemistry, Shandong Normal University, teaching physical chemistry. He was a PhD candidate in Shandong University in 2000–2003 and obtained a PhD degree in 2003. Since 2003, he has worked in Shandong Normal University, researching physical chemistry of surfactant solutions. Special fields of interest are Physicochemical properties and applications of surfactant aggregates.

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Received: 2018-02-11
Accepted: 2018-06-06
Published Online: 2018-11-16
Published in Print: 2018-11-16

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Keywords for this article
Microemulsions; gemini 1,4-bis(3-alkylimidazolium-1-yl) butane bromide [Cn(Bim)2-2Br]; interfacial layer (AS); solubilization parameters (SP*)

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