Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Behavior of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide, tert-Octylphenol (9.5 EO) Ethoxylate and Ethanol Mixtures at the Water–Air Interface

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Abstract

The surface tension measurements of aqueous solutions of p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenoxypoly(9.5)ethylene glycol or tert-octylphenol ethoxylate (TOP10) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) mixtures with ethanol were carried out in the range of the total concentration of CTAB and TOP10 mixtures from 1 × 10−7 to 1 × 10−2 M and ethanol from 0 to 17.13 M. In the CTAB and TOP10 mixtures, the mole fractions of TOP10 were equal to 0.2; 0.4; 0.6; and 0.8, respectively. The results obtained were compared to those calculated from the Fainerman and Miller equation developed for ideal mixtures of two homologous surfactants, as well as from the Connors equation derived for the concentrated organic solutions. The calculations of the surface tension from the Fainerman and Miller equation were carried out treating the solvent and solute in a few different ways. The differences between the measured and calculated values of the surface tension were discussed in the light of molecular interaction parameter and the composition of the surface layer. The composition of the mixed surface layer at the solution-air interface was evaluated according to Rosen using the nonideal solution theory with the assumption that water with ethanol is a mixed solvent. Knowing the values of mole fractions of CTAB and TOP10 in the surface layer, the molecular interaction parameter was determined.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Rosen MJ (2004) Surfactants and interfacial phenomena. Wiley-Interscience, New York

    Book  Google Scholar 

  2. Tadros TF (2005) Applied surfactants: principles and applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

    Book  Google Scholar 

  3. Smulders E (2002) Laundry detergents. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

    Google Scholar 

  4. Zana R (1995) Aqueous surfactant-alcohol systems: a review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 57:1–64

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Yano YF (2005) Correlation between surface and bulk structures of alcohol-water mixtures. J Colloid Interface Sci 284:255–259

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Zana R, Eljebari MJ (1993) Fluorescence probing of self-association of alcohols in aqueous solution. J Phys Chem 97:11134–11136

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Franks F, Ives DJG (1966) The structural properties of alcohol–water mixtures. Q Rev Chem Soc 20:1–44

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Zdziennicka A, Szymczyk K, Krawczyk J, Jańczuk B (2012) Activity and thermodynamic parameters of some surfactants adsorption at the water-air interface. Fluid Phase Equilib 318:25–33

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Ekwall P, Mandell L, Solyom P (1970) The aqueous cetyl trimethylammonium bromide solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 35:519–528

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Jańczuk B, Bruque JM, González-Martín ML, Dorado-Calasanz C (1995) The adsorption of Triton X-100 at the air-aqueous solution interface. Langmuir 11:4515–4518

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. El Ghzaoui A, Fabregue E, Cassanas G, Fulconis JM, Delagrange J (2000) Adsorption of TX100 and TX165 at the aqueous solution-air interface: free enthalpy of adsorption and equation of state. Colloid Polym Sci 278:321–328

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Perea-Carpio R, González-Caballero F, Bruque JM, Pardo G (1983) On the adsorption of sodium alkyl sulfonates at the air-aqueous solution interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 95:513–522

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Mędrzycka K, Zwierzykowski W (2000) Adsorption of alkyltrimethylammonium bromides at the various interfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 230:67–72

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Shah SS, Jamroz NU, Sharif QM (2000) Micellization parameters and electrostatic interactions in micellar solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at different temperatures. Colloids Surf A 178:199–206

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Yuan S, Ma L, Zhang X, Zheng L (2006) Molecular dynamics studies of monolayer of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant formed at the air/water interface. Colloids Surf A 289:1–9

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Szymczyk K, Jańczuk B (2007) The adsorption at solution–air interface and volumetric properties of mixtures of cationic and nonionic surfactants. Colloids Surf A 293:39–50

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Fainerman VB, Miller R (2001) Simple method to estimate surface tension of mixed surfactant solutions. J Phys Chem B 105:11432–11438

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Fainerman VB, Miller R, Aksenenko EV (2002) Simple model for prediction of surface tension of mixed surfactant solutions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 96:339–359

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Siddiqui FA, Frances EI (1996) Equilibrium adsorption and tension of binary surfactant mixtures at the air/water interface. Langmuir 12:354–362

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Desai TR, Dixit SG (1995) Interaction and viscous properties of aqueous solutions of mixed cationic and nonionic surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 177:471–477

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Jańczuk B, Gonzalez-Martin ML, Bruque JM, Dorado-Calasanz C, Moreno del Pozo J (1995) The relationship between the interfacial free energy and the free energy of micellization of Triton X-100 and sodium dodecyl sulfonate. J Colloid Interface Sci 176:352–357

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Jańczuk B, Zdziennicka A, Wójcik W (2003) The properties of mixtures of two anionic surfactants in water at the water/air interface. Colloids Surf A 220:61–68

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Szymczyk K, Zdziennicka A, Jańczuk B, Wójcik W (2005) The properties of two cationic surfactants in water at water/air interface. Colloids Surf A 264:147–156

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Bergström M (2001) Synergistic effects in mixtures of an anionic and a cationic surfactant. Langmuir 17:993–998

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Zdziennicka A (2010) Surface behavior of Triton X-165 and short chain alcohol mixtures. Langmuir 26:1860–1869

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Zdziennicka A (2009) The adsorption properties of short chain alcohols and Triton X-100 mixtures at the water–air interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 335:175–182

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Zdziennicka A, Jańczuk B (2010) Behavior of cationic surfactants and short chain alcohols in mixed surface layers at water–air and polymer–water interfaces with regard to polymer wettability. I. Adsorption at water–air interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 349:374–383

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Zdziennicka A, Jańczuk B (2011) Behaviour of anionic surfactants and short chain alcohols mixtures in the monolayer at the water-air interface. J Surfactants Deterg 14:257–267

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Villeneuve M, Ikeda N, Motomura K, Aratono M (1998) Miscibility of butanol and cationic surfactant in the adsorbed film and micelle. J Colloid Interface Sci 208:388–398

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Moreira LA, Firoozabadi A (2009) Thermodynamic modeling of the duality of linear 1-alcohols as cosurfactants and cosolvents in self-assembly of surfactant molecules. Langmuir 25:12101–12113

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. Parfitt GD, Wood JA (1969) Light scattering of sodium dodecyl sulphate in methanol-water mixtures. Colloid Polym Sci 229:55–60

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Lavi P, Marmur A (2000) Adsorption isotherms for concentrated aqueous-organic solutions (CAOS). J Colloid Interface Sci 230:107–113

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Connors KA, Wright JL (1989) Dependence of surface tension on composition of binary aqueous-organic solutions. Anal Chem 61:194–198

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Khossravi D, Connors KA (1993) Solvent effects on chemical processes. 3. Surface tension of binary aqueous organic solvents. J Sol Chem 22:321–330

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. Miller R, Aksenenko EV, Fainerman VB (2001) The elasticity of adsorption layers of reorientable surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 236:35–40

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. Joos P (1967) Thermodynamics of mixed monolayers. Bull Soc Chim Belges 76:591–600

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  37. Mulqueen M, Blankschtein D (1999) Prediction of equilibrium surface tension and surface adsorption of aqueous surfactant mixtures containing ionic surfactants. Langmuir 15:8832–8848

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. Vogel AI (2006) Preparatyka organiczna, wyd. 3. WNT, Warszawa

  39. Harkins WD, Jordan HF (1930) A method for the determination of surface and interfacial tension from the maximum pull on a ring. J Am Chem Soc 52:1751–1772

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  40. Chodzińska A, Zdziennicka A, Jańczuk B (2012) Volumetric and surface properties of short-chain alcohols in aqueous solution-air system. J Sol Chem (accepted for publication)

  41. Kahlweit M, Busse G, Jen J (1991) Adsorption of amphiphiles at water/air interfaces. J Phys Chem 95:5580–5586

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. Hayashi H, Udagawa Y (1992) Mixing state of 1-propanol aqueous solutions studied by small-angle X-ray scattering: a new parameter reflecting the shape of SAXS curve. Bull Chem Soc Jpn 65:155–159

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  43. Alavi S, Takeya S, Ohmura R, Woo TK, Ripmeester JA (2010) Hydrogen-bonding alcohol-water interactions in binary ethanol,1-propanol, and 2-propanol + methane structure II clathrate hydrates. J Chem Phys 133:074505-1–074505-8

    Google Scholar 

  44. Jańczuk B, Wójcik W, Białopiotrowicz T (1991) Study of alcohols adsorption at liquid–air interface using Eberhart equation. Polish J Chem 65:1333–1340

    Google Scholar 

  45. Zhou Q, Rosen M (2003) Molecular interactions of surfactants in mixed monolayers at the air/aqueous solution interface and in the mixed micelles in aqueous media: the regular solution approach. Langmuir 19:4555–4562

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  46. Hua XY, Rosen MJ (1982) Calculation of the coefficient in the Gibbs equation for the adsorption of ionic surfactants from aqueous binary mixtures with nonionic surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 87:469–477

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The financial support from Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Project No. N N204 352040 is gratefully acknowledged.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031, Lublin, Poland

    Magdalena Bielawska, Bronisław Jańczuk & Anna Zdziennicka

Authors
  1. Magdalena Bielawska
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bronisław Jańczuk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Anna Zdziennicka
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Anna Zdziennicka.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

Supplementary material 1 (DOC 18575 kb)

About this article

Cite this article

Bielawska, M., Jańczuk, B. & Zdziennicka, A. Behavior of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide, tert-Octylphenol (9.5 EO) Ethoxylate and Ethanol Mixtures at the Water–Air Interface. J Surfact Deterg 16, 203–212 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-012-1379-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-012-1379-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation