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The surface tensions and the phase equilibria of dilute aqueous cationic starch (CS)/surfactant systems were investigated. The degree of substitution of the CS varied from 0.014 to 0.772. The surfactants investigated were sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), potassium octanoate (KOct), potassium dodecanoate (KDod) and sodium oleate (NaOl). The concentrations of CS were 0.001, 0.01 and 0.1 w%.
Critical association concentrations (cac) occur at surfactant concentrations well below the critical micelle concentrations of the surfactants, except for KOct, KDod and NaOl at the lowest CS concentrations investigated (0.001 w%). The surface tensions of CS/surfactant solutions decrease strongly already below the cac. This is attributed to the formation of surface active associates by ion condensation. Associative phase separation of gels formed by CS and surfactant takes place at extremely low concentrations when the surfactant/polymer charge ratio is somewhat larger than 1. The gel is higly viscous and contains 40–60% water, depending on the concentration of electrolyte, the surfactant hydrocarbon chain length and the nature of the polar head of the surfactant.
The concentration at which the phase separation occurs decreases with increasing surfactant chain length and the concentration of simple electrolyte, factors that promote micelle formation. This indicates that the gels are formed by association of CS to surfactant micelles. When surfactant well in excess of charge equivalence is added, the gels dissolve because the CS/surfactant complexes acquire a high charge.
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Merta, J., Stenius, P. Interactions between cationic starch and anionic surfactants. Colloid Polym Sci 273, 974–983 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00660376
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