Interactions between Poly(ethylene oxide) and Sodium Alkylcarboxylates As Studied by Conductivity and Gel Permeation Chromatography |
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Authors: | Blokhus Klokk |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégt. 41, Bergen, N-5007, Norway |
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Abstract: | The interactions between PEO and sodium alkylcarboxylates (octyl, decyl, and dodecyl) have been investigated by conductivity measurements and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Also included in the study was sodium dodecyl sulfate. From the conductivity measurements the critical aggregation concentration, ionization degree, and binding ratios were determined; the binding ratio was also determined from GPC. PEO–surfactant interactions were observed for all the studied surfactants, except sodium octanoate. For the polymer–surfactant complexes the ionization degree was in all cases observed to be about 0.2 higher than the ionization degree for the corresponding aqueous micelles. Further, the binding ratio decreased somewhat with decreasing chain length of the alkylcarboxylate. The Gibbs free energy showed that the polymer–surfactant interaction decreases with decreasing chain length of the alkylcarboxylates and is weaker for alkylcarboxylate compared to alkylsulfate of similar chain length. |
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Keywords: | Abbreviations: polymer–surfactant interactionsAbbreviations: critical aggregation concentrationAbbreviations: binding ratioAbbreviations: ionization degreeAbbreviations: Gibbs free energy |
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