Solution structures of anionic-amphoteric surfactant mixtures near the two-phase region at fixed pH
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We examine the solution structures in a mixed surfactant system of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and N,N-dimethyldodecylamine N-oxide (DDAO) in water, on both sides of the two-phase boundary, employing dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The precipitate phase boundary was accessed by lowering pH to 8, from its floating pH 9.5 value, and was experimentally approached from the monomeric and micellar regions in three ways: at fixed DDAO or SDS concentrations and at a fixed (70:30) SDS:DDAO molar ratio. We characterize the size, shape, and interactions of micelles, which elongate approaching the boundary, leading to the formation of disk-like aggregates within the biphasic region, coexisting with micelles and monomers. Our data, from both monomeric and micellar solutions, indicate that the two phase structures formed are largely pathway-independent, with dimensions influenced by both pH and mixed surfactant composition. Precipitation occurs at intermediate stoichiometries with a similar SDS:DDAO ratio, whereas asymmetric stoichiometries form a re-entrant transition, returning to the mixed micelle phase. Overall, our findings demonstrate the effect of stoichiometry and solution pH on the synergistic interaction of mixed surfactants and their impact on phase equilibrium and associated micellar and two-phase structures
Date Issued
2022-06-14
Date Acceptance
2022-06-01
Citation
Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2022, 38 (23), pp.7198-7207
ISSN
0743-7463
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
7198
End Page
7207
Journal / Book Title
Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Volume
38
Issue
23
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Materials Science
SODIUM DODECYL-SULFATE
AQUEOUS MICELLAR-SOLUTIONS
DODECYLDIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE
CATIONIC SURFACTANTS
PRECIPITATION
TEMPERATURE
SIZE
C-13
SDS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-06-03