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Interactions of an anionic surfactant with poly(oxyalkylene) copolymers in aqueous solution

Kelarakis, A., Chaibundit, C., Krysmann, M.J., Havredaki, V., Viras, K. and Hamley, I.W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2009) Interactions of an anionic surfactant with poly(oxyalkylene) copolymers in aqueous solution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 330 (1). pp. 67-72. ISSN 0021-9797

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.10.045

Abstract/Summary

The interactions of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) with poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(alkylene oxide) (E/A) block copolymers are explored in this study: With respect to the specific compositional characteristics of the copolymer, introduction of SDS can induce fundamentally different effects to the self-assembly behavior of E/A copolymer solutions. In the case of the E18B10-SDS system (E = poly(ethylene oxide) and B = poly(butylene oxide)) development of large surfactant-polymer aggregates was observed. In the case of B20E610-SDS, B12E227B12-SDS, E40B10E40-SDS, E19P43E19-SDS (P = poly(propylene oxide)), the formation of smaller particles compared to pure polymeric micelles points to micellar suppression induced by the ionic surfactant. This effect can be ascribed to a physical binding between the hydrophobic block of unassociated macromolecules and the non-polar tail of the surfactant. Analysis of critical micelle concentrations (cmc*) of polymer-surfactant aqueous solutions within the framework of regular solution theory for binary surfactants revealed negative deviations from ideal behavior for E40B10E40-SDS and E19P43E19-SDS, but positive deviations for E18B10-SDS. Ultrasonic studies performed for the E19P43E19-SDS system enabled the identification of three distinct regions, corresponding to three main steps of the complexation; SDS absorption to the hydrophobic backbone of polymer, development of polymer-surfactant complexes and gradual breakdown of the mixed aggregates. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:11389
Uncontrolled Keywords:HETEROGENEOUS REACTION SYSTEM, IONIZATION MASS-SPECTROMETRY, SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS, UNSATURATED FATTY-ACIDS, GAS-PHASE OZONE, REACTIVE UPTAKE, AEROSOL-PARTICLES, ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS, TOF-SIMS, AIR/WATER INTERFACE

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