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Study of Foaming Properties and Effect of the Isomeric Distribution of Some Anionic Surfactants

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Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

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Using different reaction conditions of photosulfochlorination of n-dodecane, two samples of anionic surfactants of sulfonate type are obtained. Their micellar behavior has been already reported and the relationship between their isomeric distribution and their chemical structures and micellar behaviors have been more thoroughly explored. In this investigation, we screened the foaming properties (foaming power and foam stability) by a standardized method very similar to the Ross–Miles foaming tests to identify which surfactants are suitable for applications requiring high foaming, or, alternatively, low foaming. The results obtained for the synthesized surfactants are compared to those obtained for an industrial sample of secondary alkanesulfonate (Hostapur 60) and to those of a commercial sample of sodium dodecylsulfate used as reference for anionic surfactants. The foam formation and foam stability of aqueous solutions of the two samples of dodecanesulfonate are compared as a function of their isomeric distribution. These compounds show good foaming power characterized in most cases by metastable or dry foams. The highest foaming power is obtained for the sample rich in primary isomers which also produces foam with a relatively high stability. For the sample rich in secondary isomers we observe under fixed conditions a comparable initial foam height but the foam stability turns out to be low. This property is interesting for applications requiring low foaming properties such as dishwashing liquid for machines. The best results are observed near and above the critical micellar concentrations and at 25 °C for both the samples.

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Abbreviations

SAS:

Secondary alkanesulfonates

SDS:

Sodium dodecylsulfate

CMC:

Critical micellar concentration

IR:

Infrared

CR:

Conversion rate of n-dodecane

R1SO2Cl:

Primary isomer

R2SO2Cl:

Secondary isomers

exp:

Experimental data

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), BP 32 El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Hakima Azira & Amel Tazerouti

  2. Département de Chimie, Université Mouloud Mammeri, (UMMTO), Tizi Ouzou, Algeria

    Hakima Azira

  3. Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, (ENSIACET/ INP) Toulouse, 5 rue Paulin Talabot, 31106, Toulouse, France

    Jean Paul Canselier

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Azira, H., Tazerouti, A. & Canselier, J.P. Study of Foaming Properties and Effect of the Isomeric Distribution of Some Anionic Surfactants. J Surfact Deterg 11, 279–286 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-008-1093-3

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